Countdown ◉ vs Countdown Widget & Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown ◉
Track important dates and count down to your next big event. This app allows you to set custom events with personalized backgrounds and receive daily notifications. Keep your countdowns private with PIN protection.
- Set custom events
- Track multiple events
- Customizable backgrounds
- Daily countdown notifications
- PIN protection
- Counting up after event
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Don't want to miss anything important? Enter your location and a date, and the Countdown App will count the seconds to your big day! FEATURES - Beautiful, sleek and elegant design - Set your favorite event as cover with ease and style - Track as many events as you want - Customizable order of events - Customizable background for each event - Fully customizable widget - Daily countdown notifications - PIN protection to keep your privacy - Supports countdown to events and counting up once they arrive Easily set up notifications for any event and get a definite number of days that are left until it approaches!
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.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown ◉ at none against Countdown Widget & Counter's 11. Countdown ◉ also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (10 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countdown ◉ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdown ◉ against 4.6 for Countdown Widget & Counter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Countdown ◉'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.
| Parameter | Countdown ◉ | Countdown Widget & Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K | 2.4K |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 迪刚 宋 | The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
Countdown ◉
Countdown Widget & Counter
User reviews
Countdown ◉
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 📅 Helpful for tracking events
- 🖼️ Ability to customize background
- 🎨 Clean and appealing design
- 🔍 Useful countdown feature
Room to improve
- 💰 Forced 5-star rating to access all features
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 🤔 Unclear instructions/guidance
Countdown Widget & Counter
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Fantastic for glancing at events
- 👍 Cool app
- 👍 Nice widgets
- 👍 Good countdown app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely buggy
- 🔕 NOT IMPRESSED (no sound)
- 💰 Expensive price
- 💰 Money
- 💰 Only 2 for free
Bugs and requests
Countdown ◉
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Integration with calendar app
- Ability to set custom reminders
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
Countdown ◉
No in-app purchases
Countdown Widget & Counter
- 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
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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