Countdown to Everything vs Countdown Cabinet
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 Cabinet
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Countdown Cabinet helps you keep important dates visible without creating an account. Create simple countdowns for birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, deadlines, paydays, payment milestones, retirement dates, document expirations, and custom events. Use date-only countdowns for long-term events, or turn on a target time when hours and minutes matter. Key features: - Countdown list for upcoming dates and deadlines - Categories with quick visual icons - Optional target time for same-day deadlines and appointments - Local reminders you choose per event - Home-screen widgets for selected events - Yearly repeat for birthdays and anniversaries - Search and category filters - JSON backup export/import - English and Korean language support Countdown Cabinet is local-first. Your event titles, notes, dates, and widget choices stay on your device. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no analytics. The free app may show a clearly labeled banner ad on the event list after you have events, but ads do not appear in event editing, settings, notifications, or widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown to Everything at none against Countdown Cabinet's shown. Countdown Cabinet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countdown to Everything ships an update every 5 months, Countdown Cabinet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown to Everything | Countdown Cabinet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Johnson | HARRY KIM |
In-app purchases
Countdown to Everything
No in-app purchases
Countdown Cabinet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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