Comparison

Ready Time vs Countdown widget

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

Head to head
About

Ready Time

This app helps you manage your schedule and avoid being late for appointments and events. It calculates when you need to leave and alerts you for tasks, offering features like calendar integration and task suggestions.

Highlights
  • Alerts for Countdowns and Tasks
  • Calendar Autocomplete
  • Task Suggestions
  • Search for Countdowns
  • Flight alerts with pre-filled details
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Always running late? Ready Time works backward from your deadline to schedule every step and alerts you when it's time to start each one. Add your steps (pack, shower, drive, whatever). Set your deadline. Ready Time calculates start times and sends a notification for each one. ・Morning routines: know when to start each thing so you're not rushing ・Catching a flight: from packing to TSA, timed out ・Getting kids out the door: the version where nobody yells ・Dinner prep: work backward from "guests arrive at 7" Features: ・Alerts for each step in your plan ・Add a destination to any step to see travel time by driving, cycling, or walking ・Shared plans: share with friends and family; they get the same reminders, so you're all ready together ・Calendar integration: tap a flight or event to start a new plan with the details filled in ・Step suggestions from your history ・Time Lock: pin a step to a fixed time and schedule everything else around it ・Buffers between steps ・Repeating daily and weekly plans ・Sync, duplicate, and archive ・Start a new plan from a template No subscription. No ads. No login. You already know what you need to do. Ready Time just tells you when. --- Terms & Conditions: https://getreadytime.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://getreadytime.com/privacy/ Ivan ivan@getreadytime.com

About

Countdown widget

Design personalized countdown and count-up widgets for any event. Customize with themes, styles, and app icons. Track birthdays, holidays, vacations, and more with aesthetic looks and iCloud sync. Supports various widget sizes and modes.

Highlights
  • Custom countdown and count-up widgets
  • Multiple widget styles and themes
  • iOS Lock Screen and Standby widgets
  • Customizable app icons and fonts
  • Add personal photos
  • iCloud sync
  • Count up from past events
Features
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Create Custom Countdown or Count up widget with lots of themes, styles and App Icons. Count down to your next event: Birthday, Vacation, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Party, Halloween, Christmas, and lots more in Aesthetic looks. Create Multiple widget Features Include. • iOS 26 Standby Widget. • iOS 26 LockScreen Widget & Transparent Widget. • Multiple App Icons. • Transparent Widget. • Variety of Widget Style & Theme • Watch App & iCloud sync • Count up from past events • Stylish Fonts. • Beautiful colour , gradient Presets. • Add your Own Photos. • Light & Dark modes. • Supports all size of widgets. No Ads. Add your Custom widget with ease and edit later in no time. Upcoming version will include Apple watch supports and more themes. Download Now New Countdown Widget and Enjoy!!! Offers auto-renewing unlimited-access subscription options. $9.99/Year as Annually Subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTune account, and your account will be charged within 24-hour to the end of the current period .Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your iTunes store after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of use: https://motivateapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://motivateapps.com/privacyClean.html

Screenshots

Ready Time4 screens
Countdown widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown widget at 1.3K against Ready Time's 10. Countdown widget also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Ready Time's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads, 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. Ready Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Countdown widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ready Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown widget has 1.3K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ready Time's written reviews are positive against 88% of Countdown widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ready Time ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ready Time versus Countdown widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReady TimeCountdown widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better4.5 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.2% of reviews
Number of ratings101.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNerd TowerAmit Verma

Customer experience

Ready Time

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown widget

All ratings1,256 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.4%

Bugs and requests

Ready Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Countdown widget not working on lock screen
  • Countdown based on EST instead of user's timezone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Sync with calendars
  • Show hours, minutes, and seconds in countdown

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ready Time

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown: Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Repeating Plans, Themes & More$4.99
4 purchases

Countdown widget

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro.$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Countdown Pro.$8.99
  • Countdown Pro.$12.99
  • Countdown Pro.$14.99

Questions

Is Ready Time free?
Ready Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown widget free?
Countdown widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ready Time or Countdown widget?
Ready Time is rated higher. Ready Time averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Countdown widget averages 4.5 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Ready Time or Countdown widget have ads?
Neither Ready Time nor Countdown widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ready Time or Countdown widget?
Ready Time ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown widget weekly. Most recently, Ready Time was updated on August 25, 2026 and Countdown widget on September 30, 2026.

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