Birthday Countdown vs Countdown Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birthday Countdown
Never miss an important birthday again with this easy-to-use countdown and reminder app. Set custom notifications, import contacts, and even view upcoming events on your Apple Watch. Premium features include lock screen widgets and data export.
- Birthday countdowns
- Customizable notifications
- Import from contacts/calendar
- Apple Watch support
- Lock screen widgets (Premium)
- Share countdowns
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Birthday Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown and reminder app for the all the important birthdays in your life. Never forget a birthday again! Features: • Check your birthdays on the Lock Screen or Home Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Check upcoming birthdays on your Apple Watch • Create as many events as you'd like • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Get notifications at the time of your choosing on each birthday day. You can also get notified 1 day or 1 week before each birthday • Import birthdays from your calendar • Import birthdays from your contacts • Import birthdays from your facebook • Dark Mode • Widget to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Export your birthdays through an ICS file (Premium feature) • Pick an emoji to identify each birthday ——— TERMS & PRIVACY ——— Terms of use (https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/93268760) Privacy & Policy (https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/93268760) EULA (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at birthdaycountdownapp@gmail.com
Countdown Creator
Create visually appealing countdown widgets for upcoming holidays and personal events. Customize your countdowns with photos, text, and colors. Share your countdowns with friends and get notified when your event arrives.
- Customizable countdown widgets
- Add photos and custom text
- Built-in holiday list
- Share countdowns via Messages
- Home screen widgets
- iCloud sync
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Celebrate every moment with Countdown Creator – create beautiful countdown widgets to look forward to your next occasion. Countdown cards are completely customizable. Add photos, text styles, and colors to make your countdown look great. Search for beautiful high-quality photos with Unsplash, built right into the app. Or use photos from your own photo library. Holidays are built-in for easy countdown setup, with over 20 to choose from: national holidays, religious observances, and cultural celebrations. Just select the holiday you want, and we’ll create it for you – no need to figure out the date. Plus, the countdown rolls over to the next year once the holiday passes. Use the Messages app to send countdowns to friends. Select the Countdown Creator iMessage app in the drawer, and simply choose a countdown to send. Your friend will receive a copy of your countdown, and they can save it on their own device. Easily display widgets on your home screen. Choose a countdown from the widget settings and see how many days are left at a glance. You’ll receive a notification when the countdown is done, and you’ll be treated to a confetti celebration. And with iCloud sync, your countdowns are always up-to-date across all your devices. Countdown Creator is the ultimate tool for staying excited and connected to the special moments in your life. Download the app today and start counting down to the moments that matter most!
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Verdict
Birthday Countdown and Countdown Creator both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Birthday Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Creator's. Birthday Countdown also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 6). Countdown Creator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Birthday Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Countdown Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Birthday Countdown against 4.7 for Countdown Creator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Countdown has 7.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Birthday Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Creator's.
Birthday Countdown ships an update weekly, Countdown Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday Countdown | Countdown Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.8K ratings) — better | 4.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Find Appiness LLC | Joseph Rupertus |
Customer experience
Birthday Countdown
Countdown Creator
Bugs and requests
Birthday Countdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- Dates randomly changing or being off by a day
- App crashing or becoming unusable after updates
- Notifications not working as expected
- Inability to open or access the app after a reset
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to use personal photos
- Provide more reminder time options
- Allow adding notes/details for birthdays
- Improve widget functionality and customization
- Implement import/export backup functionality
Countdown Creator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Birthday Countdown
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Birthday Special Offer$1.99
- Birthday Widget Offer$4.99
- Birthday Widget$9.99
Countdown Creator
- Countdown Premium$2.99
Questions
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