Countdown Timer. vs Countdown Widget & Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer.
A user-friendly countdown application with a beautiful interface and extensive customization options. It offers Apple Watch and iCloud support, smart notifications, and widgets to keep you informed about upcoming events. The app is compatible with older iOS versions.
- Customizable countdowns with user pictures
- Apple Watch and iCloud synchronization
- Smart notifications for upcoming events
- Widget support for quick access
- Compatibility with iOS 10 and above
- Localization in multiple languages
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Simple, convenient, functional, beautiful countdown with widget, Apple Watch and iCloud support. In addition, this application supports older versions of devices. Smart notifications will help you keep track of upcoming events! Features: * Beautiful detail view (with custom user's pictures); * Support for Apple Watch; * Support iOS10 and above; * iCloud sync; * Notifications; * Widgets; * Many functions during creation (such as "Repeat", "Keep count when end", "Select notification time", etc.); * Customization of countdowns; * Localization for English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian languages.
Countdown Widget & Photos
This app helps you visualize time to upcoming events or track time since past milestones. Customize countdowns with personalized backgrounds and add them as widgets to your Home and Lock Screen. Receive smart reminders for approaching dates and share your countdowns with others.
- Countdown and count-up timers
- Customizable Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Personalized backgrounds and themes
- Smart event reminders
- Easy countdown sharing
- Ad-free experience
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Create a photo countdown for a birthday or trip, or count days since a milestone. Home & Lock Screen widgets. No ads. One-time Premium, no subscription. From vacations and birthdays to anniversaries, goals, and deadlines, stay excited about what’s next, and celebrate how far you’ve come with customizable countdown and count-up widgets on iPhone. Free: • Countdown & Count-Up: days until an event, or days since a milestone • Home, Lock Screen, and Extra Large widgets, plus Live Activities on Dynamic Island • Card looks and Polaroid frames; birthday and holiday templates • Import events from Calendar • Reminders as the day gets closer, and confetti when it arrives • Easy sharing Premium (one-time unlock, no subscription): • Unlimited events • Extra looks, fonts, photos, and templates. Preview in the editor before you save • Skip weekends so only workdays count until a trip or deadline • Watermark-free sharing • All future updates included What people say “I use this app whenever I have a vacation or something exciting coming up.” “This one truly stands out for its beautiful iOS widgets and easy-to-use interface.” No ads. No subscriptions. Download free and start your first countdown. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Timer. at 4.8 against Countdown Widget & Photos's 4.0. Countdown Timer. also leads on ratings volume (114 vs 7) and device support (4 vs 1). Countdown Widget & Photos's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). 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
Both are free to download. Countdown Timer. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget & Photos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Timer. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timer. has 114 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Countdown Timer.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown Widget & Photos's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Countdown Timer. ships an update every 6 months, Countdown Widget & Photos every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer. | Countdown Widget & Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (114 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danylo Andriushchenko | Costhap |
Customer experience
Countdown Timer.
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In-app purchases
Countdown Timer.
- Remove ads.$1.99
Countdown Widget & Photos
- Lifetime Unlock$2.99
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