Comparison

Countdown ◉ 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 ◉

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.

Highlights
  • Set custom events
  • Track multiple events
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Daily countdown notifications
  • PIN protection
  • Counting up after event
Features
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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!

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 ◉4 screens
Countdown Widget & Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown ◉ versus Countdown Widget & Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ◉Countdown Widget & Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better4.6 (2.4K ratings)
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K2.4K
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer迪刚 宋The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Countdown ◉

All ratings2,369 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.3%

Countdown Widget & Counter

All ratings2,369 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews912 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.2%

User reviews

Countdown ◉

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Countdown ◉

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 ◉ free?
Countdown ◉ is free to download, 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 ◉ or Countdown Widget & Counter?
Countdown ◉ is rated higher. Countdown ◉ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Countdown Widget & Counter averages 4.6 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Countdown ◉ or Countdown Widget & Counter have ads?
Neither Countdown ◉ nor Countdown Widget & Counter shows ads.

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