Countdown@ vs Progress_widget
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
Progress_widget
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Show progress throughout the year, Automatically calculate and display what percentage of the year has passed based on the current date. Displays a clear percentage of the year and the number of days in progress/total days. Provides a widget that allows you to check your progress throughout the year on the home screen. Run the app to check your progress throughout the year, and decorate your program bar with a variety of themes. The changed theme applies directly to the widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress_widget at none against Countdown@'s 1. Countdown@'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Progress_widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown@ ships an update every 5 days, Progress_widget every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown@ | Progress_widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (40K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd | Betaphonia |
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
Progress_widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
Progress_widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Countdown@ free?
Is Progress_widget free?
Do Countdown@ or Progress_widget have ads?
Which is updated more often, Countdown@ or Progress_widget?
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