Comparison

Birthday Countdown vs Halloween Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdown

Never miss an important date again with this easy-to-use countdown and reminder app. Get timely notifications, import contacts, and customize your alerts. Premium features offer widgets for your home and lock screens, plus Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Birthday countdowns
  • Customizable reminders
  • Import from contacts/calendar/Facebook
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • Dark Mode
  • Share countdowns
Features
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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

About

Halloween Countdown

This app displays a countdown to Halloween on your home and lock screens. It features an animated spooky scene, interactive elements like a "BOO!" scare, and quick access to Halloween music and sharing options. Enjoy the anticipation with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Animated Halloween scene
  • Interactive 'BOO!' scare
  • Halloween music integration
  • Shareable countdown
  • Ad-free and no data collection
Features
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Halloween Countdown puts October 31 on your Home Screen. Open the app for a full-screen purple-and-pumpkin countdown with drifting bats, fog, and a glowing moon. On Halloween Eve, the count switches to hours. Tap the pumpkin for a BOO! scare, complete with a haptic jolt. Tap Music to open the Halloween Party playlist in Apple Music, or tap Share to send friends how many days are left. WIDGETS • Home Screen widgets in Small, Medium, and Large • Lock Screen widgets: circular, rectangular, and inline • Tap a Home Screen widget for Halloween music in Apple Music • Widgets update every night at midnight, and every hour on Halloween Eve FEATURES • Live days-until-Halloween countdown • Hour-by-hour countdown on Halloween Eve • Animated Halloween scene (respects Reduce Motion) • Tap the pumpkin for a BOO! • Music and Share buttons • "Add the Widget" button with step-by-step tips No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No data collected. Just the wait until Halloween. Requires iOS 17 or later. Music playback uses the Apple Music app; a subscription may be needed to play the full playlist.

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown4 screens
Halloween Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Halloween Countdown at none against Birthday Countdown's 5. Halloween Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). Birthday Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (8K vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birthday Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Halloween Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halloween Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Countdown has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Countdown ships an update every 8 days, Halloween Countdown daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Birthday Countdown versus Halloween Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday CountdownHalloween Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCAdam Fisher

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

Halloween Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Birthday Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • Birthday Special Offer$1.99
  • Birthday Widget Offer$4.99
  • Birthday Widget$9.99
None

Halloween Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown free?
Birthday Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halloween Countdown free?
Halloween Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown or Halloween Countdown?
Halloween Countdown is rated higher. Birthday Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Halloween Countdown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Birthday Countdown or Halloween Countdown have ads?
Birthday Countdown shows ads; Halloween Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown or Halloween Countdown?
Birthday Countdown ships an update every 8 days, and Halloween Countdown daily. Most recently, Birthday Countdown was updated on November 2, 2026 and Halloween Countdown on October 31, 2026.

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