Comparison

Event Countdown Timer & Widget vs Countdown App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and celebrate past moments with count-ups. Personalize your experience with numerous backgrounds, widgets, and reminder options. Share your special dates with friends and family, and keep them synchronized across devices.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns for future events
  • Create count-ups for past moments
  • Unlimited background choices
  • Multiple time formats
  • Repeatable event scheduling
  • Customizable event reminders
  • Multiple widget options
Features
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Create countdowns to birthdays, vacations, weddings, concerts, and other important events. Create count ups to remember past special moments forever. 13 reasons to download Event Countdown: - Create countdowns for upcoming events - Create count ups for special moments from the past - A virtually unlimited amount of backgrounds to choose from - View multiple countdowns at the same time - Select from multiple time formats - Schedule events to repeat every day, week, month, or year - Choose if/when you want to be reminded of special events - 6 different widgets to choose from - App icon displays how many days until next event - Share countdowns with your friends and family - Keep your countdowns in sync across devices - A simple, intuitive, and beautiful design - Highly rated with an average of 4+ stars Countdown Pro: The Pro version of Event Countdown can be purchased via an annual subscription to remove ads, create unlimited events, and sync countdowns across devices. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews every year unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.sixstarapps.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.sixstarapps.com/privacy/ HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP? If you have any question about the app, or need help about something, please do not hesitate to contact us at www.SixStarApps.com. We’ll be happy to help!

About

Countdown App

Track important upcoming and past events by counting down days until or days since. Organize your dates, add custom images, and share event details with others. Unlock advanced features with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Count days until future events
  • Count days since past events
  • Manage dates in a list
  • Set custom background images for dates
  • Share event information
  • Unlimited countdown items (premium)
  • Add dates to calendar (premium)
Features
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Countdown App - Day Counter - a useful app that will help you to count how many days left and how many days passed. Use this app to manage your important events: Birthdays, Gigs, Celebrations, Important dates... COUNT DAYS UNTIL Create dates in the future and the app will count and show "How many days left until the date". COUNT DAYS SINCE Create dates in the past and the app will show you "How many days have passed since the event" DATES LIST Create dates and manage them in the form of the list. Arrange them and share the information. SET IMAGE FOR A DATE* Add a background image to your date. You can use an image from your photo library or from the app library. SHARE DATE INFO* Share date info via email, messengers or just copy it and paste where you want. * Some features may be limited and available after purchasing the in-app purchase within the application. Subscription Terms: The app offers auto-renewing "Premium" Subscription which unlocks Premium Features: - Create Unlimited Countdown Items - Item Color Picker, Font Size Editor - Change background Image - Add date to calendar, set Reminder - No limited features and no ads inside the app Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings. Read more about our Privacy Policy Here: "https://adelmaer.com/countdown-app-privacy-policy/" Read more about our Terms of Service here: "https://adelmaer.com/countdown-app-terms-of-service/" Free Download the Countdown App - Day Counter today. Every Day is Important!

Screenshots

Event Countdown Timer & Widget4 screens
Countdown App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown App at none against Event Countdown Timer & Widget's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Event Countdown Timer & Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Countdown App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Event Countdown Timer & Widget against 4.6 for Countdown App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 341 and 209 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Event Countdown Timer & Widget's written reviews are positive against 50% of Countdown App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Event Countdown Timer & Widget ships an update every 2 months, Countdown App every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Event Countdown Timer & Widget versus Countdown App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvent Countdown Timer & WidgetCountdown App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (341 ratings)4.6 (209 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings341 — better209
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Marketing Lab, IncAleksandr Bichurin

Customer experience

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

All ratings341 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative35.5%

Countdown App

All ratings209 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • Custom photo crashes app
  • Cannot erase old countdowns
  • App crashes multiple times
  • Widget not available
Show 4 more
  • Cannot unsubscribe
  • Paid for pro version, still asked to pay
  • Days counted incorrectly (off by one)
  • Picture background cut out

Requested features

14 requests
  • Show actual date for listed events
  • Widget to count days since an event
  • Show 'Today' instead of skipping event
  • Fortnightly reminder setting
  • Dark/night theme
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  • Change font on photos
  • Add several photos per countdown
  • Notes option for countdowns
  • iPad version for full screen
  • Ability to change font
  • Ongoing events feature
  • Dark mode support in widget and app
  • Share to another person
  • Add to a calendar

Countdown App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Event Countdown Timer & Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro (annual)$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Pro (lifetime)$4.99
2 purchases

Countdown App

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock all features$69.99

Questions

Is Event Countdown Timer & Widget free?
Event Countdown Timer & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown App free?
Countdown App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Event Countdown Timer & Widget or Countdown App?
Countdown App is rated higher. Event Countdown Timer & Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 341 ratings, while Countdown App averages 4.6 from 209 ratings.
Do Event Countdown Timer & Widget or Countdown App have ads?
Event Countdown Timer & Widget shows ads; Countdown App does not.
Which is updated more often, Event Countdown Timer & Widget or Countdown App?
Event Countdown Timer & Widget ships an update every 2 months, and Countdown App every 4 weeks. Most recently, Event Countdown Timer & Widget was updated on October 14, 2026 and Countdown App on October 6, 2026.

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