Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown by Kired

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown

Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders, organize events with tags, and view upcoming dates on your home screen or Apple Watch. Syncs across devices and offers various counting options.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown timer
  • Event reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • Event sharing
  • iCloud sync
  • Repeatable countdowns
Features
Currently charting
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Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: • Check your events on the Lock Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Glance at your events on your Apple Watch • Glance at your events using our widget in StandBy (Premium feature) • Place our Widget anywhere on your Home Screen to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Auto Import (Premium): Connect your calendars to Countdown and automatically add new events. • Pick any color you'd like for your countdown background • In addition to receiving a notification when it is time for your event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 1 week before the event. • Choose the format in which you want to see your countdown (Premium feature) • Create as many events as you'd like • Count up from past events (available on each countdown page) • Sync your events across your devices with iCloud • Set your countdowns to repeat yearly, monthly, weekly or daily • Sort your events from the closest to the most distant • Dark Mode • Add notes to your events • Count only working days • Have many events? Organize them with tags Add as many events as you want: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Cruise, Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Birth, Baby, Graduation, Pregnancy, Trip, New Home, Retirement, Game, Goals, Concert and many more. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at countdown@findappiness.co

About

Countdown by Kired

Easily track important dates like birthdays, holidays, and events with custom countdowns. Receive timely reminders and review past events with archived countdowns. Never miss a moment again.

Highlights
  • Custom event countdowns
  • Seasonal backgrounds
  • Event reminders
  • Push notifications
  • Archived countdowns
Features
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Never forget anything important! Events, birthdays, concerts, holidays and more! Set your own countdown and watch the time fly by. Set special reminders to alert you at the time of the event. You don’t need to keep it in your head anymore, we got you! Whats in the app? - Do you have some events and holidays you can’t remember? We have your back. Create countdown for every occasion - Countdowns with seasonal backgrounds - Create your own events and remainders. The app with push notifications when you need it - Look at the past with archived countdowns where you can see your past plans If you have a feedback for us or a feature to request don't hesitate and just shake your iPhone and leave us a message.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdown by Kired3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown by Kired at none against Countdown's 3. Countdown by Kired also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (186K vs 1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown by Kired asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown by Kired holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 186K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 4 days, Countdown by Kired every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Countdown versus Countdown by Kired: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdown by Kired
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (186K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings186K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#32 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCRadek Novak

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings186,316 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews2,474 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.3%

Countdown by Kired

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not updating automatically
  • Countdown display issues after iOS 14 update
  • Inability to delete archived events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to count up from past events
  • Provide more date/time format options
  • Implement calendar view for all events
  • Allow custom backgrounds for widgets
  • Add support for weekly/monthly repeating events

Countdown by Kired

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

One-time3
  • Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
  • Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
  • Countdown Widget$6.99
None

Countdown by Kired

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown by Kired free?
Countdown by Kired is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Countdown by Kired?
Countdown by Kired is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 186K ratings, while Countdown by Kired averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Countdown or Countdown by Kired have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Countdown by Kired does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown by Kired?
Countdown ships an update every 4 days, and Countdown by Kired every 5 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on September 24, 2026 and Countdown by Kired on August 10, 2026.

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