Comparison

Countdown@ vs Widget Countdown

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create custom event countdowns
  • Count up from past events
  • Event timeline with diary and notes
  • Widget for important events
  • Stylish event tracking
Features
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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

About

Widget Countdown

Create custom countdowns for any event and display them directly on your home and lock screens. Personalize your countdowns with gradients, background images, and fonts. All features are free to use.

Highlights
  • Customizable events
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Colourful gradients
  • Custom background images
  • Custom font choice
Features
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A truly free countdown app. Where you can create fully customisable events and add them to your Home Screen. No need for a silly subscription to add widgets or images; all the features in this app are free and always will be. Main Features: - Colourful Gradients - Custom Background Images (from library or AI-generated) - Custom Font Choice - Home screen & Lock Screen Widgets Useful for: - Friends’ Birthdays - Upcoming events - When that important deadline is coming up - Concerts / Festivals - School and Exams - Holidays - Reminders - Appointments This app allows you to keep everyday events close to heart...

Screenshots

Countdown@4 screens
Widget Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown@ at 4.7 against Widget Countdown's 4.1. Countdown@ also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (39K vs 51). Widget Countdown's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 37%). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widget Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown@ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Countdown@'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Widget Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown@ ships an update every 5 days, Widget Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown@ versus Widget Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown@Widget Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39K ratings) — better4.1 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K — better51
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., LtdBradley Cable

Customer experience

Countdown@

All ratings39,048 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative52.5%

Widget Countdown

All ratings50 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative16.9%

User reviews

Countdown@

From 39K App Store ratings

What 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

Widget Countdown

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Completely free with no subscription required
  • 🎨 Customizable widgets with background image support
  • 📱 Works seamlessly as home screen widgets
  • 🎯 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🖼️ Ability to use personal photos as backgrounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widget functionality inconsistent across devices
  • 🌍 Limited language support
  • ⚙️ Limited customization options for time format
  • ❌ No countdown repeat feature (weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • 🔧 Confusing setup process for new users

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

Widget Countdown

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widgets disappear after app update
  • Widget shows blank space or doesn't display
  • Cannot save new events or edits
  • Photo selection window closes unexpectedly
  • Primary and secondary color options don't work
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  • Widget stuck in 'continue editing' mode
  • App crashes regularly requiring reinstall
  • Widget functionality broken on some iOS versions
  • App stops working after update
  • Cannot add events to widget

Requested features

15 requests
  • Multi-language support
  • Customizable time format (days, hours, minutes combinations)
  • Count-up feature in addition to countdown
  • Recurring events (weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Ability to rearrange events manually or by date
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  • Countdown with time of day (not just midnight)
  • Font preview before selection
  • Ticking clock animation with hours, minutes, seconds
  • Medium widget size option
  • Automatic removal of past events from widget
  • Format with years, months, and days display
  • Date format customization (MM/DD/YYYY for US users)
  • Wide-format widget option
  • Ability to label countdowns separately from display text
  • Adjustable text position and styling on widgets

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown@

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Widget Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Countdown@ free?
Countdown@ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Countdown free?
Widget Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown@ or Widget Countdown?
Countdown@ is rated higher. Countdown@ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Widget Countdown averages 4.1 from 51 ratings.
Do Countdown@ or Widget Countdown have ads?
Both Countdown@ and Widget Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown@ or Widget Countdown?
Countdown@ ships an update every 5 days, and Widget Countdown monthly. Most recently, Countdown@ was updated on September 28, 2026 and Widget Countdown on September 1, 2026.

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