Comparison

TimeCount+ vs COLON

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

Head to head
About

TimeCount+

Track upcoming and past events with precise countdowns. Customize your events with backgrounds, icons, and choose your preferred time units. View your countdowns on Apple Watch and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Add custom events
  • Create event categories with icons
  • Customize event backgrounds/photos
  • Apple Watch support
  • Home screen widgets
  • Set exact event times
  • Choose time units
Features
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TimeCount+ is the most efficient way of counting all your favorite events. Whether those who are about to happen, or those who have passed away and left good memories. See how much time is left for birthdays, holidays, holidays, wedding, Christmas, New Year, parties, and anything else you want. Make a progressive count of birthdays, the day you were born, and other special events of the past. • How many hours, minutes, and seconds until your next birthday? • How many months since you were born? • How much time is left for the graduation exam? • How many days until your wedding? • How long until your vacation begins? • How many days are left for Christmas? Features: • Add your own events. • Create categories for your events, with icons of your choice. • Customize your events with your own background or photo of your choice. • View your events on Apple Watch. • Display your events in the Widget. • Complications for faster access to your events on Apple Watch. • Decide what you want to see on the Widget or Apple Watch. • Change the background and text colors of your events. • Set the exact time for each event. • Choose the time units of the selected event. • Filter your events by categories. • Includes 24 wallpapers. • Does not contain advertisements or purchases within the application.

About

COLON

A minimalist digital clock app that focuses on displaying the time in a large, clear format. Customize colors, fonts, and display options to suit your preferences. It offers essential features without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Large time display
  • Customizable background, text color, and font
  • 200 font options
  • Show/hide seconds
  • Minimalist design
Features
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シンプル is ベスト! 時計以外何もない、時間を大きく表示するだけのアプリ。 位置情報に基づく天候表示、日付表示、アラーム機能、タイマー機能、ウィジェット等々・・・ 最近の時計アプリはこれらの機能がスタンダードになりつつあります。しかし、 「時計アプリにそこまで求めてないよ!時間を大画面で確認できればそれで良いんだよ!」 という方もまた、いらっしゃると思います。 そんな方ためのシンプルでミニマルな時計アプリがCOLONです。 【機能・特徴】 ・時計の背景色、文字色、フォントを自由にカスタマイズできます。 ・フォントは200種類! ・秒数の表示/非表示を自由に選択できます。 ・課金、広告一切なし、完全無料で使えます。

Screenshots

TimeCount+4 screens
COLON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: COLON at 88% against TimeCount+'s 0%. COLON also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). TimeCount+'s advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 29 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

COLON is free to download; TimeCount+ costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeCount+ ships an update every 12 months, COLON every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TimeCount+ versus COLON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCount+COLON
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperPaulo CorreiaToshihide Miyake

Customer experience

TimeCount+

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

COLON

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TimeCount+

No in-app purchases

None

COLON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeCount+ free?
TimeCount+ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is COLON free?
COLON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeCount+ or COLON have ads?
Neither TimeCount+ nor COLON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeCount+ or COLON?
TimeCount+ ships an update every 12 months, and COLON every 29 months. Most recently, TimeCount+ was updated on November 4, 2026 and COLON on November 3, 2026.

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