Countdown@ vs Countdown ◉
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown@
Easily track important life events with stylish countdown timers. Create custom events like vacations, birthdays, and holidays. View upcoming events with a convenient widget and even count up from past milestones.
- Create custom event countdowns
- Count up from past events
- Event timeline with diary and notes
- Widget for important events
- Stylish event tracking
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Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com
Countdown ◉
Track important dates and count down to your next big event. This app allows you to set custom events with personalized backgrounds and receive daily notifications. Keep your countdowns private with PIN protection.
- Set custom events
- Track multiple events
- Customizable backgrounds
- Daily countdown notifications
- PIN protection
- Counting up after event
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Don't want to miss anything important? Enter your location and a date, and the Countdown App will count the seconds to your big day! FEATURES - Beautiful, sleek and elegant design - Set your favorite event as cover with ease and style - Track as many events as you want - Customizable order of events - Customizable background for each event - Fully customizable widget - Daily countdown notifications - PIN protection to keep your privacy - Supports countdown to events and counting up once they arrive Easily set up notifications for any event and get a definite number of days that are left until it approaches!
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Verdict
Countdown@ and Countdown ◉ both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Countdown ◉'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s. Countdown ◉ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown@'s advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 2.4K). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown ◉ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdown@ against 4.7 for Countdown ◉. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 2.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Countdown@'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Countdown ◉'s.
| Parameter | Countdown@ | Countdown ◉ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (39K ratings) | 4.7 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 2.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd | 迪刚 宋 |
Customer experience
Countdown@
Countdown ◉
User reviews
Countdown@
From 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable countdown
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Ability to select background and music
Room to improve
- 🔔 Countdown only triggers a notification, not an alarm
- 🔒 Widget functionality locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
Countdown ◉
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 📅 Helpful for tracking events
- 🖼️ Ability to customize background
- 🎨 Clean and appealing design
- 🔍 Useful countdown feature
Room to improve
- 💰 Forced 5-star rating to access all features
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 🤔 Unclear instructions/guidance
Bugs and requests
Countdown@
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not displaying as customized
- Inability to delete past events
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set countdown as alarm
- Sync countdowns across devices
- More customization options for widget
- Allow multiple countdowns in widget
Countdown ◉
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Integration with calendar app
- Ability to set custom reminders
In-app purchases
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
Countdown ◉
No in-app purchases
