Neat Countdowns vs MakeItCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neat Countdowns
Create beautiful, simple countdowns for all your important life events. Share your countdowns with friends via a unique URL without requiring them to install the app. Customize your home screen widgets with multiple color and icon options.
- Create event countdowns
- Shareable countdown URLs
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Multiple widget color options
- Fun widget icon patterns
- Ad-free experience
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Neat Countdowns let's you keep track of all the important events in your life, a birthday, an upcoming trip, a movie release. Sharing is easier than ever, Neat Countdowns will generate a URL that your friends can use to see your countdown without needing to install the app! For widget lovers, Neat Countdowns lets you display your widgets on your home screen, with multiple color options, and fun icon patterns. Neat Countdowns is totally free to use forever. It has no ads, requires no subscriptions and has no limits or In App Purchases.
MakeItCount
This app provides a straightforward way to set up countdown timers and home screen widgets to help you stay focused. Customize timers with colors or images and receive notifications when they end. It's designed for simplicity, aiding in time management for various tasks.
- Unlimited custom timers
- Flexible time formats
- Customizable appearance
- Home screen widgets
- End-of-timer notifications
- Minimalist interface
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MakeItCount is a clean and simple countdown timer and widgets app designed to keep you focused without distractions. No complicated settings — just create a timer, customize its look, and stay on track. Features: • Create unlimited timers with custom names • Flexible time formats — minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years • Easy customization with colors or your own images • Free Widgets for your Home Screen • Notifications when your timer ends • Minimal, easy-to-use interface Perfect for workouts, study sessions, deadlines, or everyday reminders. MakeItCount helps you manage your time in the simplest way possible — so you can focus on what really matters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MakeItCount at 5.0 against Neat Countdowns's 4.7. MakeItCount also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Neat Countdowns's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MakeItCount holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neat Countdowns has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Neat Countdowns | MakeItCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emilio Pelaez | Anna Peshkova |
Customer experience
Neat Countdowns
MakeItCount
In-app purchases
Neat Countdowns
No in-app purchases
MakeItCount
No in-app purchases
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