Comparison

Countdown vs Final

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

Final

Easily track upcoming events with personalized countdowns. Organize, customize, and share your excitement for birthdays, holidays, and more. Make every moment count with this intuitive utility.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdowns
  • Multiple event tracking
  • Event organization
  • Customization options
  • Sharing functionality
Features
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Countdown to your favorite events with elegance and precision. Whether it’s a birthday, vacation, wedding, fitness goal, or big game day, keep track of every moment with personalized countdowns for all your milestones. With Final Countdown, anticipation becomes part of the joy. Experience stunning concentric rings, custom color themes, and interactive Home and Lock Screen widgets that keep what matters most just a glance away. KEY FEATURES: • Unlimited Countdowns & Count-Ups: Count down to future milestones or track days elapsed since a special day (habits, anniversaries, streaks). • Concentric Circular Rings & Progress Bars: Visualize time remaining with fluid, animated rings and percentage progress indicators. • Interactive iOS Widgets: Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that update seamlessly throughout your day. • Handcrafted Designer Themes: Choose from vibrant palettes including Sunset, Ocean, Aurora, Neon, Ember, Lavender, Midnight, and Forest. • Smart Reminders & Notifications: Never miss a moment with custom alerts leading up to the exact minute. • Categorize & Personalize: Organize events by Travel, Celebration, Life, Work, and Fitness with custom icons and notes. • Privacy First & iCloud Sync: Your events stay private and seamlessly synchronized across all your devices. Make every second count. Download Final Countdown today and start celebrating every milestone!

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Final4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 4.8 against Final's 2.3. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (191K vs 3) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). Final's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 and Final sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 191K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 2 days, Final every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Countdown versus Final: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownFinal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (191K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings191K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCRoberto Martín López

Customer experience

Countdown

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

Final

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Final

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
1 purchases

Final

One-time1
  • Final-Countdown-pro$0.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Final free?
Final is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Final?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 191K ratings, while Final averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown or Final have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Final does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Final?
Countdown ships an update every 2 days, and Final every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Final on October 30, 2026.

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