Comparison

Countdown! Reminders and Timer vs Countdown Widget Timer

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

Head to head
About

Countdown! Reminders and Timer

This app helps you manage your time with precise countdowns, event reminders, and a suite of utility tools. It offers extensive customization for widgets and notifications, ensuring you never miss an important moment. Features include lunar calendar support, age calculation, and QR code generation.

Highlights
  • Second-accurate countdowns
  • Customizable widgets (70+ lock screen, 100+ desktop)
  • Lunar calendar support
  • Built-in utility tools (Age Calculator, QR Generator, etc.)
  • Push notification reminders
  • Data backup to iCloud
Features
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Countdown is a reminder and time management app, it will remind you to cherish your time at all times, which can be accurate to the second. Support lunar calendar display, support classification management function, support custom widget background, support percentage form, change percentage accuracy, so that you can see the time change every minute and every second, remind you to cherish time. At the same time, it supports "CPU Panel", "Hourly Reporting", "Age Calculator", "Full Screen clock", "Date cCalculator", "QR Code Generation" and other tools. It can help you make project plans, set reminders for meetings, arrange your schedule, and keep you focused. It can also be used to record memo events and help you better manage your time. [Features] # 70+ Lock Screen Widgets and 100+ Desktop Widgets; # Full support for Apple Watch. Enjoy a clean‑looking interface with a rich selection of watch complications; # Can be accurate to the second, always remind you to cherish the time and see the time change; # Support reminders, remind you of upcoming events through push notifications; # Supports holiday and leave information; # Support dynamic wallpapers; # Support lunar calendar selection, do not miss every lunar festival; # Customizable widget backgrounds, custom widget colors, and custom widget definitions; # Support recalculation every day, every week, every month; # Built-in multiple tools, including "CPU Panel", "Dynamic Island", "Hourly Reporting", "Device Panel", "Age Calculator", "Full Screen clock", "Date cCalculator", "QR Code Generation" and other tools; # Desktop widgets can customize the background, font, font color, transparency and blur; # Support event pin; # Support automatic event sequencing; # Support classification management function, better help you manage all event reminders; # You can set the background for each event, small and beautiful time reminder application; # Support the function of backing up data to iCloud, no longer have to worry about data loss; # Provide a variety of cool animations to give you a different mood; # Customizable push notification ringtones to make you unique; # Support network search to provide you with richer content; # New and concise operation interface makes operation more concise; # Supports percentage form. VIP features include: All Widgets, all Tools, all Static wallpapers and Dynamic wallpapers, 100% pure ad-free and automatic data backup, and can enjoy all future VIP features. 【Monthly VIP Instructions】 1. Subscription period: 1 month 2. Subscription price: 3 yuan per month 3. Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the itunes account 4. Cancellation of payment: If you need to cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription expires 5. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be debited within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one month after the deduction is successful 【Yearly VIP Instructions】 1. Subscription period: 1 year 2. Subscription price: 24 yuan per year 3. Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the itunes account 4. Cancellation of payment: If you need to cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription expires 5. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be debited within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one year after the deduction is successful 【Permanent VIP】 Unlimited permanent use of VIP features, all Widgets, all Tools, all Static wallpapers and Dynamic wallpapers, 100% pure ad-free and automatic data backup, and can enjoy all future VIP features. Privacy Policy: https://shijianguihuaju.cn/2020/01/01/countdown-law/ User Agreement: https://shijianguihuaju.cn/2020/01/01/countdown-law/

About

Countdown Widget Timer

Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, or personal goals, and view remaining time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds directly on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event timers
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Home screen widget display
  • Flexible notification settings
  • Annual recurrence options
Features
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It's time to get acquainted with a cool countdown timer that will remind you of important events and dates! Birthdays of friends and relatives, a month without sweets, training at a strictly allocated time, approaching New Year and Valentine's Day - now you will not forget anything, you will have time everywhere and prepare for important events in advance! The app allows you to create a countdown clock that will show how much time in days, hours, minutes and seconds is left until the desired event. App Features: - Create timers in unlimited quantities, of any duration, whether it's 9 months of pregnancy or 2 weeks before your long-awaited vacation; - Pick up ready-made backgrounds, different colors, or place your own photos on the event screen; - Place the widget anywhere on your Iphone home screen so you can count down important dates at all times; - Receive notifications when an event is nearing completion by setting flexible settings; - Set annual recurrences and more. Legal information Privacy Policy: https://appboxgroup.com/countdown/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://appboxgroup.com/countdown/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown! Reminders and Timer4 screens
Countdown Widget Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Widget Timer at Free against Countdown! Reminders and Timer's $0.99. Countdown Widget Timer also leads on ratings volume (484 vs 74). Countdown! Reminders and Timer's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On rating, 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

Countdown Widget Timer is free to download; Countdown! Reminders and Timer costs $0.99 up front. Countdown! Reminders and Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Countdown Widget Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Countdown! Reminders and Timer against 4.6 for Countdown Widget Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget Timer has 484 ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Countdown! Reminders and Timer's written reviews are positive against 43% of Countdown Widget Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown! Reminders and Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widget Timer every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown! Reminders and Timer versus Countdown Widget Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown! Reminders and TimerCountdown Widget Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (74 ratings)4.6 (484 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings74484 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer霞 王App Box

Customer experience

Countdown! Reminders and Timer

All ratings74 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

Countdown Widget Timer

All ratings484 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.6%
Negative42.4%

Bugs and requests

Countdown! Reminders and Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Widget Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not showing up on home screen
  • Purchased features not working as expected
  • App crashing after updates
  • Countdown dates not accurate

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add repeat weekly/monthly option
  • Allow more than one countdown for free
  • Add option to show weeks in widget
  • Improve widget customization

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdown! Reminders and Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly VIP$0.491 Month
  • Yearly VIP1 Year trial$3.491 Year
One-time4
  • Transparent WidgetFree
  • Unlock all dynamic wallpapers$0.99
  • Unlock all Tools$0.99
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  • Permanent VIP$3.99
7 purchases

Countdown Widget Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Full access for one week$3.997 Days
  • Full access for one month$6.491 Month
  • Full access for three months$11.993 Months
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  • Full access for one year7 Days trial$13.491 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Full Access$3.99
  • Premium access forever$3.99
  • Access to premium Lifetimeme$3.99

Questions

Is Countdown! Reminders and Timer free?
Countdown! Reminders and Timer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget Timer free?
Countdown Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown! Reminders and Timer or Countdown Widget Timer?
Countdown Widget Timer is rated higher. Countdown! Reminders and Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Countdown Widget Timer averages 4.6 from 484 ratings.
Do Countdown! Reminders and Timer or Countdown Widget Timer have ads?
Both Countdown! Reminders and Timer and Countdown Widget Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown! Reminders and Timer or Countdown Widget Timer?
Countdown! Reminders and Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown Widget Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Countdown! Reminders and Timer was updated on September 23, 2026 and Countdown Widget Timer on September 23, 2026.

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