TVAirScreen vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TVAirScreen
Instantly display photos and PDFs from your iPhone on your Apple TV without needing AirPlay. Ideal for slideshows, presentations, or sheet music, it offers a simple way to share content on the big screen.
- Send photos and PDFs to Apple TV
- iPhone screen remains active
- Independent of AirPlay
- Simple setup process
- Instant display
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Pass the remote, not the phone. Stop crowding around one tiny screen. TVAirScreen puts your photos on your Apple TV in seconds, so the whole room can enjoy them together — big, bright and easy to browse with the Siri Remote. NO SETUP. NO ACCOUNTS. NO APPLE ID. Your iPhone and Apple TV connect directly. There's no AirPlay to configure, no Apple ID to share and nothing to sign up for. Guests can put their own photos on your TV without touching your settings. A CODE FOR NEW PHONES Your TV shows a 4-digit code. A new phone enters it once and is remembered from then on. Phones that already use your TV keep working. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Send a whole album in one go — photos arrive in the order you picked them • Press Play/Pause on the Siri Remote for an instant, looping slideshow • Swipe left and right to browse on the big screen • Share straight from Photos, Files or Safari with the TVAirScreen share button • Send PDFs — every page becomes a slide. Perfect for sheet music, lessons and presentations • Pick from Photos or Files, or take a new photo with the camera • Your iPhone stays awake while connected, so the show keeps going • View photos and PDFs full screen on your iPhone, with pinch-to-zoom MADE FOR MOMENTS LIKE • Holiday photos with the grandparents on the couch • Parties, weddings and reunions — every guest can add their shots • Travel slideshows the evening you get home • Classrooms, meetings and presentations • Choir, band and church rehearsals with the music on the big screen • Holiday rentals — let your guests share to the TV FREE TO START. PRO IS YOURS FOREVER. Send up to 5 photos at a time for free, with no account. Unlock Pro once — no subscription — for unlimited batches and PDFs. Bought TVAirScreen before it became free? Pro is already yours. GET STARTED 1. Install TVAirScreen on your Apple TV, or scan the QR code it shows. 2. Open TVAirScreen on your iPhone and tap “Connect to Apple TV”. 3. Enter the code from the TV the first time, choose your photos, and watch them appear. Requires the TVAirScreen app on your Apple TV.
Countdown Widget
This app helps you count down to important dates like birthdays, holidays, and trips with customizable widgets. It supports public holidays from 27 countries and allows you to share your countdowns.
- Home screen widgets for countdowns
- Import public holidays from 27 countries
- Track days, weeks, months, or years
- One-time purchase, no subscriptions
- Shareable event cards
- Customizable event ordering
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Till Then is a countdown app for everything you are looking forward to. Add birthdays, trips, holidays, anniversaries, or any date that matters, and see exactly how many days are left, right from your Home Screen. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Follow the final stretch as a Live Activity. The last hours tick down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never have to open the app to know how close you are. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Four widget sizes let you glance at your upcoming events without opening the app. Small, medium, large, and extra-large, all designed to fit right in on any Home Screen. Choose what each one shows: your whole list, a single featured moment, one category, or a timeline of what is ahead. ON YOUR WRIST A full Apple Watch app, plus complications for your watch face. Pick any countdown and keep it in view all day. HOLIDAYS FROM 27 COUNTRIES Import public holidays with a single tap. Add them all at once or pick your favorites. Moving holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Midsummer are calculated years ahead, so they always land on the right day. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO TRACK Track days, weeks, months, or years until any date. Add one-time events or annual repeating events, or count up from a date that has already passed. Give a countdown an exact time of day and watch it tick down in hours, then in minutes. Reorder your list exactly how you want, or let the app sort automatically by what is coming up next. MAKE IT YOURS Give any countdown a photo of its own. It fills the featured card, your widget and the card you share. Repeat a countdown in the same week every year, and type "Trip July 12" to have the date suggested for you. JUST ASK "What's next in Till Then?" or "How long until my birthday?" Siri answers on the spot. Your countdowns turn up in Spotlight too, with the time remaining right there in the result. BRING YOUR DATES WITH YOU Import events from your calendar, and send any moment back to it with a reminder. Everything stays on your device and syncs privately through iCloud. No account, no tracking. SHARE THE EXCITEMENT Long-press any event to share a Story-format card, or send a live link that keeps counting down for whoever opens it. Perfect for letting friends know how many days until your birthday, wedding, or next big adventure. MADE TO FEEL AT HOME A polished dark mode, eight signature gradient styles, 180 symbols to pick from, and 13 languages. FREE FOR 7 DAYS Try everything free for a week. After that, a single purchase unlocks Till Then for good. No subscription, and nothing is charged automatically. Already bought Till Then? Everything stays yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Widget at none against TVAirScreen's 1. Countdown Widget also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). TVAirScreen's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. TVAirScreen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
TVAirScreen ships an update every 3 months, Countdown Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TVAirScreen | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 翔宇 孙 | David Svensson |
Customer experience
TVAirScreen
Countdown Widget
In-app purchases
TVAirScreen
- TVAirScreen Pro$4.99
Countdown Widget
No in-app purchases









