Comparison

Countdown vs Dog Birthdays

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 upcoming events with a free countdown and reminder app. Customize each event with emojis and colors, and stay organized with tags and widgets. Syncs across devices and offers optional premium features for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Customizable event colors and emojis
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable reminders and alarms
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Import events from calendars and contacts
  • Event grouping with tags
Features
Currently charting
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Countdown is a free, easy-to-use countdown and reminder app for all of life's big events. Your next vacation, birthday, wedding, concert, graduation or retirement is always one glance away. Create unlimited events and make each one your own. Downloaded over 20 million times. It's been a joy to shape Countdown with your feedback for more than eight years. We're looking forward to many more. ——— WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH ——— • See your next event with free circular and inline Lock Screen widgets • Show one event or a list of upcoming events in Home Screen widgets, and filter lists by tag or pinned events (Premium) • Show your event's emoji, title and time left in the rectangular Lock Screen widget, and keep countdowns visible in StandBy (Premium) • Check your countdowns on Apple Watch and add them to your watch face ——— REMINDERS & ALARMS ——— • Get a reminder on the big day and the day before, at a time you set • Add custom reminders minutes, hours, days, weeks or months in advance (Premium) • Set alarms that ring even when your iPhone is on silent (Premium; requires iOS 26.1 or later) ——— MAKE IT YOURS ——— • Pick an emoji and a color for every countdown, and add notes • Make events repeat every day, week, month or year, or on your own schedule, like every two weeks or the last Friday of the month • See the age someone turns on their birthday and the years celebrated on an anniversary • Add holidays and big events in one tap from suggestions for your country • Count only weekdays, or see the time since a past event • Choose how you see the time left, with units from years to seconds (Premium) ——— STAY ORGANIZED ——— • Group events with tags and pin your favorites to the top • Archive events once they pass, so your list shows what's next • Archive or delete past events automatically (Premium) • Sort by date or drag events into your own order • Search for events, duplicate them and edit several at once ——— SYNC, IMPORT & SHARE ——— • Your events stay up to date on your iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud • Bring in events from your calendars and birthdays from your contacts • Automatically turn new calendar events into countdowns with Auto Import (Premium) • Add your countdowns to your calendar • Send a link so friends and family can count down with you • Check countdowns with Siri and create them with Shortcuts ——— YOUR PRIVACY ——— Your plans are personal. We never use your countdowns for advertising, and our analytics never see the titles, dates or notes you enter. ——— PREMIUM ——— One purchase. No subscriptions. Unlock all widgets, custom reminders, alarms, Auto Import, every countdown format and more. Premium also removes ads. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and read every email. Get in touch at countdown@findappiness.co

About

Dog Birthdays

Easily calculate and remember all of your dog's birthdays, including their accelerated first year. Get countdowns and home screen widgets to never miss a celebration. Personalize with your dog's details for accurate tracking.

Highlights
  • Dog birthday calculator
  • Countdown timer
  • Home screen widget
  • Personalized for your dog
  • Accurate date calculation
Features
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Never Miss a Dog Birthday Again! Celebrate every milestone in your dog’s life with our Dog Birthday Calculator! From the moment your pup enters your life, time flies—and now, you can cherish each special moment. In the first year of a human’s life, your dog has 15 birthdays! Our app calculates every single one of them, giving you a precise date for each doggy birthday and a live countdown to the next celebration. Simply enter your dog’s name, size, and birthdate, and let the app do the rest! Key Features: • Doggy Birthday Calculator: Get the exact dates of every birthday your dog would have in its life. • Countdown Timer: Always know how many days are left until the next big celebration. • Home Screen Widget: Keep track of your dog’s upcoming birthdays right from your home screen—never miss a chance to celebrate! • Personalized for Your Dog: Customize with your dog’s name, size, and birthday for accurate results. With our app, every tail wagging, paw-shaking moment counts! Whether your furry friend is a small, medium, or large breed, we’ve got all their special days covered. Download now and start celebrating every moment of your dog’s life! Make Every Dog Birthday Special!

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Dog Birthdays3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 4.8 against Dog Birthdays's 3.0. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (191K vs 6) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). Dog Birthdays's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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 2 one-off in-app purchases. Dog Birthdays asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 191K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Countdown versus Dog Birthdays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDog Birthdays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (191K ratings) — better3.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings191K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCStefan Mayr

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings190,150 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews2,557 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.4%

Dog Birthdays

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Dog Birthdays

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown

One-time2
  • Countdown Widget Offer$2.29
  • Countdown Widget$3.99
None

Dog Birthdays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dog Birthdays free?
Dog Birthdays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Dog Birthdays?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 191K ratings, while Dog Birthdays averages 3.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Countdown or Dog Birthdays have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Dog Birthdays does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Dog Birthdays?
Countdown ships an update every 2 days, and Dog Birthdays every 2 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dog Birthdays on November 4, 2026.

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