Countdown to Everything vs Countdown Widget Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown to Everything
Track important upcoming events with a customizable countdown. Create unlimited events, organize them with color-coded folders, and receive personalized alerts. Add widgets to your home screen and lock screen for quick access.
- Unlimited event creation
- Color-coded event folders
- Repeating event setup
- Customizable countdown units
- Personalized alerts
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Calendar event import
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Countdown to Everything is a simple and customizable app to count down the days until any events in your life. Features: - Create unlimited events for any time in the past or future - Group events into color coded folders - Set up repeating events (yearly, monthly, weekly, daily) - Customize countdown units (years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes) - Customize alerts (yearly, monthly, weekly, daily) - Personalize each countdown and widget - Add widgets to your home screen and lock screen - Import events from your calendar
Countdown Widget Plus
Create visually appealing countdown timers for your home screen. Personalize them with custom backgrounds, colors, and templates for any event, from birthdays to holidays. Receive notifications to ensure you never miss an important date.
- Home screen countdown widgets
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Recurrent event tracking
- Multiple pre-designed templates
- Event reminder notifications
- Preset event ideas
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Create Beautiful Countdown Widgets for All Your Events! Never miss a special moment again with Countdown Widget Plus! Customize stunning countdowns for holidays, birthdays, weddings, and more—right on your Home Screen. Track Your Events in Style: Easily create countdowns for any event with a few taps. Personalize your widget with custom backgrounds, colors, and themes to make each event stand out. Choose from 10+ beautiful templates or create your own. Key Features: Countdown Widgets for your Home Screen Custom Backgrounds: Choose colors, gradients, or images from your gallery Recurrent Events: Set up reminders for birthdays, holidays, or anniversaries 10+ Templates: Pre-designed styles to get started quickly Preset Ideas: Get inspired with pre-made countdowns for popular events Notifications: Get reminders so you never miss an important date Perfect for Every Occasion: Use Countdown Widget Plus to track: Birthdays Holidays like Christmas and Halloween Weddings and Anniversaries Graduation, Exams, and other big milestones And more! The free version includes 4 essential templates to help you get started, with even more customizable options available in the full version. Download Countdown Widget Plus today and get all your important countdowns at a glance!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown to Everything at none against Countdown Widget Plus's 1. Countdown to Everything also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Countdown Widget Plus's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (217 vs 7). On price, rating, ads 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. Countdown Widget Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown to Everything asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Countdown to Everything against 4.7 for Countdown Widget Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget Plus has 217 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Countdown to Everything's written reviews are positive against 71% of Countdown Widget Plus's.
Countdown to Everything ships an update every 5 months, Countdown Widget Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown to Everything | Countdown Widget Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (217 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 217 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Johnson | Matteo Fabris |
Customer experience
Countdown to Everything
Countdown Widget Plus
Bugs and requests
Countdown to Everything
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown Widget Plus
Reported bugs
9 issues- Lock screen widget not functioning
- Widget fails to update without manual refresh
- Widget resets to incorrect values
- Unable to restore premium purchase after reinstall
- Custom widgets not appearing in widget selection
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- Cannot view full countdown list in stacked widgets
- App crashes on iPhone 12 Pro Max widgets
- Widget addition fails on home screen
- Glitching and daily refresh issues
Requested features
15 requests- Cross-device synchronization with iCloud
- Count-up functionality in addition to countdown
- Lock screen widget support
- Calendar integration
- Photo editing and brightness adjustment
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- Light mode option
- More font choices and size adjustments
- Ability to move title and counter independently
- Photo crop, rotate, flip, and resize capabilities
- Landscape orientation for iPad
- Monthly countdown option
- Selective day counting (weekdays only)
- Multiple countdowns in single widget
- iPad orientation support
- Hours and minutes configuration options
In-app purchases
Countdown to Everything
No in-app purchases
Countdown Widget Plus
- Unlock All$3.99
Questions
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