Comparison

Countdown@ vs Countdown Widget + Calendar

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

Countdown Widget + Calendar

Easily track important events and milestones with beautiful visuals and customizable settings. Stay organized with timely reminders, versatile display formats, and a convenient date calculator. Sync across devices and never miss a special moment.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen Widgets
  • Quick Glance Widgets
  • iCloud Sync
  • Notifications & Reminders
  • Versatile Display Formats
  • Personalized Backgrounds
  • Date and Time Calculator
Features
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Countdown Events Calendar is the beautiful way to count down to every moment that matters — birthdays, holidays, trips, weddings, exams, and deadlines. Create stunning countdowns in seconds and watch the days melt away. NEW IN THIS VERSION • Import from Calendar — turn your Apple Calendar events into countdowns with a single tap. • Repeating countdowns — birthdays and anniversaries roll over automatically and never go negative. • Share as image — export a gorgeous countdown card to Messages, Instagram, and more. KEY FEATURES • Beautiful full-screen countdowns with your own photos, colors, and emoji • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for an instant glance • iCloud sync keeps every countdown up to date across all your devices • Smart notifications and custom reminders — 1 week, 1 day, or 15 minutes before • Seven display formats: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds • Add notes to capture the details and memories behind each event • Built-in date & time calculator to find the gap between two dates or add and subtract durations • Reorder and organize your countdowns exactly how you like COUNTDOWN PRO Unlock the full experience with a single one-time purchase — yours forever: • Unlimited countdowns • Import from Calendar • Repeating countdowns • Photo backgrounds • Notes for every event • Shareable countdown cards • All Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Don't let life's important moments pass you by. Download Countdown Events Calendar today and start celebrating every milestone in style.Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://site.innovaapps.ai/policies Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown@4 screens
Countdown Widget + Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget + Calendar at none against Countdown@'s shown. Countdown Widget + Calendar also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 37%). Countdown@'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (39K vs 45). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget + Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Countdown@'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Countdown Widget + Calendar'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, Countdown Widget + Calendar monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown@ versus Countdown Widget + Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown@Countdown Widget + Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39K ratings) — better4.5 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K — better45
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., LtdAlex Gameli Heyman

Customer experience

Countdown@

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

Countdown Widget + Calendar

All ratings45 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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 Widget + Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown@

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Countdown Widget + Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Life time access$0.99
  • Coundown lifetime access$24.99

Questions

Is Countdown@ free?
Countdown@ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget + Calendar free?
Countdown Widget + Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown@ or Countdown Widget + Calendar?
Countdown@ is rated higher. Countdown@ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Countdown Widget + Calendar averages 4.5 from 45 ratings.
Do Countdown@ or Countdown Widget + Calendar have ads?
Countdown@ shows ads; Countdown Widget + Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown@ or Countdown Widget + Calendar?
Countdown@ ships an update every 5 days, and Countdown Widget + Calendar monthly. Most recently, Countdown@ was updated on September 24, 2026 and Countdown Widget + Calendar on September 14, 2026.

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