Countdown@ vs Countdown 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
Countdown Widget
Easily track important life events with beautiful widgets. Count down to upcoming occasions or count up from past milestones. Personalize your trackers with photos and share them with others.
- Countdown and count up tracking
- Shareable countdowns
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch widgets
- Personalized themes with photos
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Count down or count up with Countio — the easiest way to track life’s big moments! Share your countdowns and stay on track with beautiful widgets. Track every moment with Countio! Whether you're counting the days since a special memory or counting down to an upcoming event, Countio makes it easy and beautiful. Key Features: • Countdown & Count Up Track upcoming events or milestones you've already reached. • Share Easily Share your countdown and others will see exactly the same thing — no setup needed. • Widgets for Every Screen Add countdowns to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch for instant updates. • Personalized Themes: Customize your countdown with personal photos for a unique look. Perfect for tracking: • Birthdays & anniversaries • Vacations & holidays • Relationships & love milestones • Retirement & big life goals Start counting today with Countio!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget at 100% against Countdown@'s 37%. Countdown Widget also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown@'s advantage is ratings volume (40K vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price 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 Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 40K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Countdown Widget's.
Countdown@ ships an update every 5 days, Countdown Widget daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown@ | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (40K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd | Panittha Suwannajang |
Customer experience
Countdown@
Countdown Widget
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
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
Countdown Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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