Comparison

Countdown vs PottyTime

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

PottyTime

Easily log your dog's potty breaks, receive smart reminders, and track progress with insightful charts. Supports multiple dogs and family sharing for seamless housetraining. Features GPS mapping and PDF export for vets.

Highlights
  • Log potty breaks in seconds
  • Smart home alerts for departures/arrivals
  • Dashboard with daily stats and success rate
  • Charts and insights for potty patterns
  • GPS map and walk tracking
  • Family sharing for household logging
  • Apple Watch and widget support
Features
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PottyTime makes housetraining your dog simple. Log potty breaks in seconds, get smart reminders when you leave or come home, and track your pup's progress with charts and insights. Whether you're training a new puppy or managing multiple dogs, PottyTime keeps everyone on schedule. ◆ LOG IN SECONDS Tap to log pee, poop, both, or accidents. Long-press to add a note like "at the park" or "morning walk." Every event is timestamped and stored instantly. ◆ SMART HOME ALERTS Set your home location and PottyTime reminds you to take your dog out when you leave or return. Customize the alert radius and set quiet hours so you're never disturbed at night. ◆ DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE See daily pees, poops, and accidents, your weekly success rate, time since the last break, and when the next one is predicted. ◆ CHARTS & INSIGHTS Discover your dog's patterns — peak potty times, weekly success and accident trends, and a trend line, all in clean, easy-to-read charts. ◆ GPS MAP & WALK TRACKING Every potty event is pinned to a map with color-coded markers. Track walks with GPS, view routes, and filter by dog or date. ◆ POTTY REMINDERS Get nudged when it's time for the next break. PottyTime suggests an optimal interval based on your dog's habits, or set your own. ◆ APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS Log from your wrist with the companion Watch app. Add Home Screen or Lock Screen widgets to check your pup's status without opening the app. ◆ FAMILY SHARING Everyone in your household can log for the same dogs. Create a household, share an invite code, and all events sync in real time. Household creation is a one-time in-app purchase — joining is free. ◆ MULTIPLE DOGS Track as many dogs as you need. Each gets their own stats, history, and map pins. ◆ SIRI SHORTCUTS Say "Log a pee in PottyTime" or "When was the last potty" and Siri handles it. ◆ CALENDAR & HISTORY Browse past days on an interactive calendar with color-coded dots. Tap any day to see every event with time, type, and notes. ◆ AND MORE • PDF export for your vet or trainer • 6 accent color themes • Dark mode, light mode, or match your system • Privacy-first: Sign in with Apple, GPS is optional, delete your data anytime

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
PottyTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PottyTime at none against Countdown's shown. PottyTime also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (189K vs 3) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and PottyTime 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

PottyTime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 189K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of PottyTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 3 days, PottyTime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Countdown versus PottyTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownPottyTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (189K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings189K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCALLEN NGUYEN

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings188,830 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews2,547 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.3%

PottyTime

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
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

PottyTime

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
1 purchases

PottyTime

One-time1
  • Family Sharing$19.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PottyTime free?
PottyTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or PottyTime?
PottyTime is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 189K ratings, while PottyTime averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown or PottyTime have ads?
Countdown shows ads; PottyTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or PottyTime?
Countdown ships an update every 3 days, and PottyTime every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 17, 2026 and PottyTime on October 6, 2026.

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