Countdown@ vs Countly
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
Countly
Easily track past and future events with this stylish countdown app. Customize your home screen with widgets and personalize the app's appearance with various themes. Set alerts for important dates and recurring appointments.
- Track past and future events
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Visual customization with themes
- Event alerts and repeats
- Intuitive user interface
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Countly - Your Ultimate Countdown App Discover Countly, the countdown app that transforms the way you track important events! Whether for past or future events, Countly allows you to keep precise and stylish track of every special moment in your life. Key Features: - Track Past and Future Events: Never miss a birthday, important meeting, or memorable moment. Countly makes it easy to track all your events. - Customizable Widgets: Enhance your home screen with uniquely designed widgets. Display your countdowns directly on your home screen for quick and aesthetic access. - Visual Customization: Tailor the look of your app according to your preferences. Choose from a variety of themes and styles to make Countly truly unique. - Alerts and Repeats: Set up alerts to be notified in advance of important events. Schedule repeats to never miss your recurring appointments. - Intuitive Interface: Enjoy a simple and elegant user interface, designed to provide a smooth and pleasant user experience. With Countly, every moment counts. Download the app today and never lose track of your precious moments again! Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://oz-studios.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
Countdown@ and Countly both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Countly's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s. Countly also leads on ads (none vs shown). Countdown@'s advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 169) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). 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. Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countly sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 169, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Countdown@'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Countly's.
Countdown@ ships an update every 5 days, Countly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown@ | Countly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (39K ratings) | 4.9 (169 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 169 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| 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 | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd | 80bucks LLC |
Customer experience
Countdown@
Countly
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
Countly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
Countly
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$17.991 Year
- Annual Subscription1 Year trial$17.991 Year
- Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
