New Year's Countdown 2025 vs Bears Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Year's Countdown 2025
This app provides a real-time countdown to the arrival of the new year 2026. Easily share your excitement with friends and loved ones through iMessage stickers and social sharing features. Perfect for staying updated on the remaining time until the celebration, no matter where you are.
- Real-time countdown to 2026
- Share countdown with friends
- iMessage sticker sharing
- Celebration companion
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Soon it will be time again! The new year 2026 is coming and we can't wait to finally welcome it. This little app always shows you exactly how long it will be until 2026. Also, you can just share the countdown with your friends and you can rejoice together. Share great stickers with your loved ones via iMessage. Whether you're dining with family, celebrating with friends or sitting in front of the TV while Dinner for One is running, our countdown app is always with you and tells you how long you have to wait! We wish you a happy new year and all the best for the year 2026!
Bears Countdown
Beautifully designed countdowns for important events like birthdays, anniversaries, and vacations. Features hand-drawn art, home screen widgets, and the ability to add notes and set intentions for future plans.
- Hand-drawn bear artworks
- Home screen widgets (iOS 14)
- Event notes for details
- Past event history
- Set intentions for future plans
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Bears Countdown is the most beautiful way to countdown to birthdays, anniversaries, vacations and even work deadlines! On iPhone, iPad and Mac. ...HAND-DRAWN ARTWORKS... Lots of beautifully drawn bear artworks with a gorgeous pastel color palette to bring every event to life. ...WIDGETS (iOS 14)... Countdown from your home screen without even having to open the app! All three widget sizes included. ...NOTES... Write notes for each event, like ideas for birthday gifts/anniversaries, things to remember for upcoming trips, and important points for work deadlines. ...HISTORY... Look back on past events and the notes you wrote for them. ...SET INTENTIONS... Set intentions for plans that you don’t have a date for yet, like promising yourself to catch up with a friend you haven't seen in a while, or starting a new workout routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: New Year's Countdown 2025 at Free against Bears Countdown's $3.99. New Year's Countdown 2025 also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Bears Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 62%). On in-app purchases 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
New Year's Countdown 2025 is free to download; Bears Countdown costs $3.99 up front. New Year's Countdown 2025 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bears Countdown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bears Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 748 and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of New Year's Countdown 2025's written reviews are positive against 89% of Bears Countdown's.
New Year's Countdown 2025 ships an update every 8 days, Bears Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New Year's Countdown 2025 | Bears Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (748 ratings) | 4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 89.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 748 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Kirchner | Isuru Wanasinghe |
Customer experience
New Year's Countdown 2025
Bears Countdown
User reviews
New Year's Countdown 2025
From 748 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⏱️ Accurate countdown to midnight
- 🌍 Multi-timezone support with country selection
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- ⚡ Works reliably when needed
- 🎯 Does exactly what it promises
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive advertisements
- 👀 Poor text contrast and readability
- 💰 Cheap appearance and basic design
- 🐛 Timezone detection inconsistencies
- ⏰ Timing accuracy issues for some users
Bears Countdown
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Cute and aesthetically pleasing design
- 📆 Helpful for keeping track of events and important dates
- 🔍 Useful countdown feature
- 🎨 Wide variety of illustrations and themes
- 💰 One-time purchase for unlimited access
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited free version (only 5 events)
- 🔍 Difficulty finding specific illustrations
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🤖 Limited customization options
Bugs and requests
New Year's Countdown 2025
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect time display for certain timezones
- Timezone detection fails for non-US locations
- Potential security/virus concerns reported
- Text contrast issues affecting visibility
Requested features
4 requests- Custom background images or GIFs
- Countdown audio/sound effects for speakers
- Improved visual design and aesthetics
- Better ad implementation or ad-free version
Bears Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dates randomly shifting back by a day
- Widget not working properly on macOS Ventura
- Inability to scroll through months and dates on desktop
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to set reminders for specific times
- Implement recurring event options (e.g., every 2 weeks)
- Allow syncing between devices
- Introduce a search function for illustrations
- Add support for Apple Watch
In-app purchases
New Year's Countdown 2025
- Buy me a lucky charm$0.99
- Pro Version$2.99
- Buy me a firework$3.99
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- Buy me a champagne$11.99
Bears Countdown
- Dragons$0.99
- Christmas Apple$0.99
- Snowman$0.99
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- Vegan Milk$0.99
- Red Envelopes$0.99
- Exam$0.99
- Princess$0.99
- Meditation$0.99
- Deliveries$0.99
- Bears Unlimited$2.99
Questions
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