Comparison

Countdown Widget with Emoji vs Habit Tracker

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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Count down to the moments that matter, with the emoji that captures them perfectly. Pick a date. Set an emoji. Watch your countdown on your iPhone Duo, 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

Habit Tracker

This app helps you build and maintain positive daily routines through an intuitive interface. It offers seamless integration with Apple Watch and interactive home screen widgets for easy habit tracking. Gain insights into your progress and stay motivated with customizable notifications and privacy-focused iCloud storage.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic design
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Customizable notifications
  • Privacy-centric iCloud storage
  • Insightful statistics
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Boost Your Productivity with Haby – The Ultimate Habit Tracker! Transform your daily routines with Haby’s intuitive design and powerful features. Track your habits seamlessly with Apple Watch and interactive home screen widgets. Why Choose Haby? – Minimalistic Design: Dive into a clutter-free experience that puts your habits at the forefront. – Apple Watch Integration: Stay connected with your goals directly from your wrist. Mark off habits as you go, keeping your momentum alive no matter where you are. – Interactive Widgets: Interact with your habits from your home screen. Our widgets allow you to mark completions without ever opening the app, blending seamlessly into your daily routine. – Customizable Notifications: Tailor notifications to your lifestyle. Set specific titles, subtitles, and times for each habit, ensuring you're reminded exactly when you need it. – Privacy-Centric: Your data stays yours, securely stored in iCloud. We prioritize your privacy, ensuring your progress is for your eyes only. – Insightful Statistics: Get detailed insights into your habit performance. Discover insights into your habit streaks, current progress, and more, all designed to keep you motivated and well-informed on your journey to self-improvement. – Haby is more than just a habit tracker; it's a companion on your journey to bettering yourself, one habit at a time. Whether you're looking to establish new routines or maintain existing ones, our app is here to support you every step of the way. Subscription Plans for Unlimited Access: Haby offers auto-renewing subscriptions for uninterrupted access. Manage subscriptions in your iPhone Settings. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Access ends after the current payment period upon cancellation. No refunds for unused portions. Choose from: – Annual Subscription – Monthly Subscription Need Help? Contact Us! For questions or assistance, contact us at support@veevoo.app. Terms of Use: https://veevoo.app/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://veevoo.app/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Countdown Widget with Emoji4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Widget with Emoji at 4.5 against Habit Tracker's 4.0. Countdown Widget with Emoji also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (341 vs 38). Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Habit Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget with Emoji holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget with Emoji has 341 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Countdown Widget with Emoji's written reviews are positive against 59% of Habit Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget with Emoji ships an update every 6 weeks, Habit Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Widget with Emoji versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Widget with EmojiHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (341 ratings) — better4.0 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews59.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings341 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLasmit TLB LtdDmitry Sergunov

Customer experience

Countdown Widget with Emoji

All ratings341 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative30.9%

Habit Tracker

All ratings37 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative29.5%

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)
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  • 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

Habit Tracker

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
5 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro Plan$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Year Plan$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Haby Lifetime access$6.99
  • Lifetime access$9.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget with Emoji free?
Countdown Widget with Emoji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget with Emoji or Habit Tracker?
Countdown Widget with Emoji is rated higher. Countdown Widget with Emoji averages 4.5 out of 5 from 341 ratings, while Habit Tracker averages 4.0 from 38 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget with Emoji or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Countdown Widget with Emoji nor Habit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget with Emoji or Habit Tracker?
Countdown Widget with Emoji ships an update every 6 weeks, and Habit Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown Widget with Emoji was updated on November 6, 2026 and Habit Tracker on November 4, 2026.

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