Comparison

Countdown Widget with Emoji vs Color widgets

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget with Emoji

Track upcoming events with a personalized countdown. Choose a date, assign a representative emoji, and see how much time remains until your special occasion. Features include customizable widgets and calendar integration.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Emoji representation
  • Customizable widgets
  • Calendar import
  • Dark Mode support
  • Apple Watch app
  • iCloud sync
Features
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SjdkfsjdklfCount down to the moments that matter, with the emoji that captures them perfectly. Pick a date. Set an emoji. Watch your countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy display, and Apple Watch. No other countdown app lets you express every event with emoji. From birthdays to vacations to weddings, every countdown looks like the moment it represents. A COUNTDOWN FOR EVERY OCCASION Events & Birthdays Track days until birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, baby showers, and the personal milestones that matter most. Set a birthday once and it reschedules automatically every year. Holidays & Seasons Count down to Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year’s, and every seasonal moment in between. Holiday countdowns roll over automatically year after year. Weddings & Anniversaries From save the date to the big day, watch your wedding countdown tick down day by day. Couples use Emoji Countdown to share progress, plan ahead, and savor the anticipation. Vacations & Trips Counting days until your next holiday, whether it’s a beach trip, a summer break, or a long weekend? Pair the trip with an emoji and feel the excitement build every time you glance at your phone. Retirement & Life Milestones Counting down to retirement, your last day of work, a house move, or a new chapter? Big life changes deserve their own widget. Pin them to your Home Screen and reclaim a little anticipation. Daily Reminders Use Emoji Countdown as a visual reminder for deadlines, fitness goals, exam dates, and weekly recurring events. Your countdown list works like a calendar, only easier to glance at and harder to forget. FEATURES • Free Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets so you can see every countdown at a glance, no subscription required • Apple Watch app for checking countdowns from your wrist • Calendar import: one tap pulls birthdays, holidays, and deadlines straight from your iOS Calendar • Any emoji, any color, so every countdown matches the moment it represents • Widget customization with colors, gradients, blur effects, borders, and themes so every widget looks exactly the way you want • Repeating events: set a birthday or holiday once and it rolls over automatically each year • Dark Mode support • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • No ads, no clutter, just your countdowns FAQ Is Emoji Countdown free? Yes. Free to download, and the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets are included. Can I make a wedding, birthday, or holiday countdown? Yes. Emoji Countdown works for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, Christmas, Halloween, vacations, retirement, and anything else worth waiting for. Does it work on Apple Watch? Yes. The native Apple Watch app lets you check every countdown from your wrist. Can I add countdowns to my Home Screen and Lock Screen? Yes. Add a widget to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy display and your countdown stays visible at a glance. Can I import events from my calendar? Yes. One tap pulls birthdays, holidays, and deadlines straight from your iOS Calendar. Will my countdowns sync across my devices? Yes. iCloud keeps everything in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Can I customize how the widget looks? Yes. Pick any emoji and any color, then choose from gradients, blur effects, borders, and themes to make every widget look exactly the way you want. Do birthdays and holidays repeat every year? Yes. Set a recurring event once and Emoji Countdown rolls it over automatically each year. Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/42970297

About

Color widgets

Easily record, remind, and celebrate life's special moments with custom countdowns and widgets. Never miss an anniversary, birthday, or important event again.

Highlights
  • Anniversary management
  • Countdown function
  • Customizable widgets
  • Push notification reminders
  • One-click sharing
Features
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Color widgets - Every Important Moment in Life is Worth Remembering In the busy and ordinary daily life, there are always some special days that shine with extraordinary light - whether it's the birthdays of relatives and friends, love anniversaries, or the countdown to important personal moments, each anniversary is an irreplaceable memory point in life. For this reason, we have carefully created the "Color widgets" app, which aims to help you record, remind, and celebrate every important moment in your life, so that love and warmth can always accompany you. Introduction to core functions: Anniversary Management: Easily add various commemorative days, whether it's love anniversaries or family birthdays, with just one click recording, never missing. Countdown function: Set an exclusive countdown for each anniversary, whether it's a long-awaited trip or an intense exam preparation. As time passes, the sense of anticipation increases day by day. Exquisite widget decoration: Provides multiple exquisite widgets that are compatible with different mobile desktop styles. The widgets support custom display content, such as remaining days, photos, etc., making your phone screen a window to showcase love and anticipation. As the anniversary approaches, we provide warm reminders through push notifications to ensure that you never miss any opportunity to express your love or celebrate. One click sharing function, transmit this joy to family and friends through social media or private messages, and witness beautiful moments together. Every day is worth commemorating, and every emotion can receive the gentlest treatment. Download 'Color widgets' and let's cherish and celebrate every 365 days in our lives together, so that love and memories never fade. This subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your plan within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel auto-renewal in your account settings. Auto-renewal must be canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire when you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://shunweninc.github.io/posts/wenxichao/fuwu Privacy Policy:https://shunweninc.github.io/posts/wenxichao/privacy

Screenshots

Countdown Widget with Emoji4 screens
Color widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget with Emoji at none against Color widgets's shown. Color widgets's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Widget with Emoji sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Color widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Countdown Widget with Emoji against 4.5 for Color widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 336 and 148 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Countdown Widget with Emoji's written reviews are positive against 71% of Color widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget with Emoji ships an update every 6 weeks, Color widgets monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Widget with Emoji versus Color widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Widget with EmojiColor widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (336 ratings) — better4.5 (148 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings336 — better148
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLasmit TLB Ltd熹超 温

Customer experience

Countdown Widget with Emoji

All ratings336 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral11.4%
Negative29.1%

Color widgets

All ratings148 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Widget with Emoji

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Glitchy emoji selection
  • Contact form not sending
  • Doesn't work on Apple Watch SE 2
  • Icon selection not appearing until re-opened
  • Widgets not supported (claimed)
Show 20 more
  • All dates disappeared
  • Error messages with calendar sync
  • Bug fix for iOS 17 calendar permission API changes
  • Adding dates is difficult, keeps popping back
  • Crashes when adding new entry
  • Emojis not being transferred
  • Widget data incorrect
  • Cannot open on Apple Watch
  • New dates not showing on Apple Watch app
  • Cannot add new reminder
  • Cannot add event from calendar
  • Widget doesn't always update with system settings
  • Widget stopped showing anything after countdown ended
  • Widget is a blank box
  • App not working anymore since update
  • Edger not complying with dark/light mode switch
  • Cannot remove added dates once they have passed
  • Title not showing on widget
  • Cannot set time for events
  • App persists in flipping to September when trying to select January

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to hide menu bar
  • Menu bar visually aligns with events
  • Insert own photos instead of Apple icons
  • Section for past events
  • Make more features free
Show 8 more
  • Add Russian language support
  • Ability to add recurring dates
  • Notifications when countdown is completed
  • Allow choosing past dates to show days since
  • Type emoji directly to choose
  • Option to add a title to events
  • Ability to pay for pro once instead of subscription
  • Create a small widget for a specific countdown

Color widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown Widget with Emoji

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Club - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Club - Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime - No subscription$14.99
3 purchases

Color widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly Plus3 Days trial$2.993 Months
  • Six Months Plus3 Days trial$4.996 Months

Questions

Is Countdown Widget with Emoji free?
Countdown Widget with Emoji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color widgets free?
Color widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget with Emoji or Color widgets?
Countdown Widget with Emoji is rated higher. Countdown Widget with Emoji averages 4.6 out of 5 from 336 ratings, while Color widgets averages 4.5 from 148 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget with Emoji or Color widgets have ads?
Color widgets shows ads; Countdown Widget with Emoji does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget with Emoji or Color widgets?
Countdown Widget with Emoji ships an update every 6 weeks, and Color widgets monthly. Most recently, Countdown Widget with Emoji was updated on October 15, 2026 and Color widgets on October 14, 2026.

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