Comparison

CountDown Message vs Countdown Widget & Counter

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

Head to head
About

CountDown Message

Easily share countdown timers for special events directly within iMessage. Keep friends and family updated on the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds until your next big occasion.

Highlights
  • Share countdown timers in iMessage
  • Count down to specific dates and times
  • Display days, hours, minutes, and seconds
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Fun way to track events
Features
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Use the app to share your countdown timer in iMessage. This way you can count down to an upcoming event with your friends and family. Most countdown apps are too complex for a simple task like this. We want to keep it simple. It's as simple as sending a normal message. It's the most fun way to count down to a specific date. Getting married? Going on holiday? Special sport event coming up? Download the app and send your first countdown message! The live message shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds left until the event. You can enter a specific date and time to count down to.

About

Countdown Widget & Counter

Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.

Highlights
  • Live countdown widgets
  • Customizable widget templates
  • Event editor with live preview
  • Color gradients
  • Over 50 icons
  • Real-time push notifications
Features
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day.   The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

Screenshots

CountDown Message3 screens
Countdown Widget & Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget & Counter at 76% against CountDown Message's 3%. Countdown Widget & Counter also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.1). CountDown Message's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On ads 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

Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download; CountDown Message costs $0.99 up front. Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CountDown Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget & Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of CountDown Message's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CountDown Message versus Countdown Widget & Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountDown MessageCountdown Widget & Counter
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.1 (30 ratings)4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.4% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings302.4K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFanatic DevelopmentSovereign Apps LLC

Customer experience

CountDown Message

All ratings30 ratings
Positive3.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive3.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.6%

Countdown Widget & Counter

All ratings2,419 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews916 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

CountDown Message

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Widget & Counter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Time calculation isn't correct
  • Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
  • Widget goes blank after phone restart
  • Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
  • Paid version still shows ads
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  • Widgets disappear after iOS updates
  • App loses all user data after updates

Requested features

11 requests
  • Better integration with calendar and reminder API
  • Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
  • Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
  • Larger photo frame in widget
  • Ability to group events into categories
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  • Option to change font
  • Ability to select an emoji for icons
  • Notification times for events
  • Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

CountDown Message

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Countdown Widget & Counter

Subscriptions8
  • Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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  • Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is CountDown Message free?
CountDown Message costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget & Counter free?
Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CountDown Message or Countdown Widget & Counter?
Countdown Widget & Counter is rated higher. CountDown Message averages 1.1 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Countdown Widget & Counter averages 4.6 from 2.4K ratings.
Do CountDown Message or Countdown Widget & Counter have ads?
Neither CountDown Message nor Countdown Widget & Counter shows ads.

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