Comparison

Countdown ▼ vs Event Countdown Timer & Widget

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

Head to head
About

Countdown ▼

Track upcoming events and important dates with a customizable countdown. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions, with options to add photos, locations, and notes. Share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Add unlimited events
  • Countdown in days, hours, minutes, or seconds
  • Customizable photos and backgrounds
  • Birthday import from Contacts
  • Event reminders and notifications
  • Event sharing
  • Custom categories and sorting
Features
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Countdown to your favorite events and important dates! Great for keeping track of upcoming birthdays, holidays, sporting events, Christmas, New Years, weddings, anniversaries, parties and any special events. FEATURES - Easily add your own events - Add unlimited events - Countdown until or countdown from a date - Display days, hours, minutes or seconds - Pick your own photo or pick from a huge collection of built-in photos - Add birthday's from your Contacts app - Add a location or note to each event - Repeat an event - Get notified on the day of the event - Add to favorites - Quickly sort by categories - Add your own categories - Share your event - Change the color, font and background image of each event --------------------------------------------------- TAPMEDIA PRO SUBSCRIPTION - You will receive access to the apps in the TapMedia PRO bundle for the duration of the subscription. - Subscription length: Monthly (includes one week free trial). - Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. - Payments will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - You may cancel a subscription during its free period via the subscription setting through your iTunes Account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Privacy Policy: http://tapmedia.co.uk/privacy.htm Terms of Use: http://tapmedia.co.uk/terms.htm

About

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and celebrate past moments with count-ups. Personalize your experience with numerous backgrounds, widgets, and reminder options. Share your special dates with friends and family, and keep them synchronized across devices.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns for future events
  • Create count-ups for past moments
  • Unlimited background choices
  • Multiple time formats
  • Repeatable event scheduling
  • Customizable event reminders
  • Multiple widget options
Features
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Create countdowns to birthdays, vacations, weddings, concerts, and other important events. Create count ups to remember past special moments forever. 13 reasons to download Event Countdown: - Create countdowns for upcoming events - Create count ups for special moments from the past - A virtually unlimited amount of backgrounds to choose from - View multiple countdowns at the same time - Select from multiple time formats - Schedule events to repeat every day, week, month, or year - Choose if/when you want to be reminded of special events - 6 different widgets to choose from - App icon displays how many days until next event - Share countdowns with your friends and family - Keep your countdowns in sync across devices - A simple, intuitive, and beautiful design - Highly rated with an average of 4+ stars Countdown Pro: The Pro version of Event Countdown can be purchased via an annual subscription to remove ads, create unlimited events, and sync countdowns across devices. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews every year unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.sixstarapps.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.sixstarapps.com/privacy/ HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP? If you have any question about the app, or need help about something, please do not hesitate to contact us at www.SixStarApps.com. We’ll be happy to help!

Screenshots

Countdown ▼4 screens
Event Countdown Timer & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown ▼ at none against Event Countdown Timer & Widget's shown. Countdown ▼ also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 52%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Countdown ▼ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Event Countdown Timer & Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown ▼ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown ▼ has 2.3K ratings behind it against 341, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Countdown ▼'s written reviews are positive against 52% of Event Countdown Timer & Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ▼ ships an update every 3 months, Event Countdown Timer & Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown ▼ versus Event Countdown Timer & Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ▼Event Countdown Timer & Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better4.5 (341 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better51.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better341
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMedia LtdNew Marketing Lab, Inc

Customer experience

Countdown ▼

All ratings2,250 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative11.1%

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

All ratings341 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative35.5%

User reviews

Countdown ▼

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💕 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • 🎨 Lots of options for personalization
  • 🗓️ Helpful for managing events and dates
  • 🆓 Free app with no payments required

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Cannot share events
  • 🔔 Lack of notification options
  • 🖼️ No widget for quick access
  • 🕰️ Countdown format could be improved

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

From 341 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Clean and minimalistic design
  • 🖼️ Photo background feature
  • 🔄 Sync across iOS devices
  • 🌟 Looks and performs great
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paid for more than two countdowns
  • 🚫 Cannot erase old countdowns
  • 💳 Added charges after purchase
  • 🔒 Requires photo access for timers
  • 📱 No iPad app available

Bugs and requests

Countdown ▼

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working on some devices
  • Incorrect date/time display issues
  • Saving and loading events problematic

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add widget support
  • Improve notification system
  • Allow more customization options
  • Include actual event date in countdown

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • Custom photo crashes app
  • Cannot erase old countdowns
  • App crashes multiple times
  • Widget not available
Show 4 more
  • Cannot unsubscribe
  • Paid for pro version, still asked to pay
  • Days counted incorrectly (off by one)
  • Picture background cut out

Requested features

14 requests
  • Show actual date for listed events
  • Widget to count days since an event
  • Show 'Today' instead of skipping event
  • Fortnightly reminder setting
  • Dark/night theme
Show 9 more
  • Change font on photos
  • Add several photos per countdown
  • Notes option for countdowns
  • iPad version for full screen
  • Ability to change font
  • Ongoing events feature
  • Dark mode support in widget and app
  • Share to another person
  • Add to a calendar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown ▼

Subscriptions1
  • TapMedia PRO - 1 month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro (annual)$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Pro (lifetime)$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown ▼ free?
Countdown ▼ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Event Countdown Timer & Widget free?
Event Countdown Timer & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown ▼ or Event Countdown Timer & Widget?
Countdown ▼ is rated higher. Countdown ▼ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Event Countdown Timer & Widget averages 4.5 from 341 ratings.
Do Countdown ▼ or Event Countdown Timer & Widget have ads?
Event Countdown Timer & Widget shows ads; Countdown ▼ does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown ▼ or Event Countdown Timer & Widget?
Countdown ▼ ships an update every 3 months, and Event Countdown Timer & Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Countdown ▼ was updated on October 9, 2026 and Event Countdown Timer & Widget on October 4, 2026.

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