Countdown & Days Until Widget vs Slice/Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown & Days Until Widget
Track upcoming events and anniversaries with a simple countdown. Get instant updates with home and lock screen widgets, and receive timely notifications. Seamlessly import events from your calendar for automatic tracking.
- Automatic countdown to any date
- Customizable notifications
- Repeat event settings
- Calendar event import
- Home & Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud data backup
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How many days left until your big day? AtoDays counts down to your events and anniversaries. AtoDays is a simple and intuitive app that tracks the remaining days until your birthdays, exams, and special events. With seamless calendar integration, you can start counting down without any manual entry. Check your important dates anytime with Home & Lock Screen widgets and timely notifications. Fully supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so it's comfortable on your wrist or on a big screen. Key Features - Automatic countdown to any date - Organize events with tags and filter by tag - Stay informed with custom notifications - One-tap update to the next date with repeat settings - Repeats like "every 3 days", "2nd Tuesday", or "last day of the month", and moving weekend or holiday dates to the previous or next weekday - One-tap event import from your Calendar - Display Calendar events as countdowns automatically - Home & Lock Screen widgets for instant tracking - Filter the events a widget shows by tag or time period - On iPhone with iOS27 or later, a tall widget that fills a full Home Screen page shows up to 9 countdowns - Check days left right from your wrist with Apple Watch - An easy-to-read layout optimized for the large iPad screen - Secure data backup via iCloud Perfect For - Counting down to birthdays and anniversaries - Tracking vacations, concerts, or game releases - Managing deadlines for exams, certifications, and work projects Premium Features - Ad-free experience - Unlimited event tracking - Countdown Premium widget (always show a selected event) - Direct Calendar sync for real-time countdowns - Calendar Premium widget (shows your calendar events as countdowns, soonest first)
Slice/Timer
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Every task can be sliced. A workout might be five minutes to warm up, twenty to push hard, then five to cool down. Slice Timer lets you carve those parts into a single round, easy-to-read clockface. Each slice is a piece of the pie—different lengths, different alarms, all working together as one task. The design makes it effortless. Glance once and you see exactly where you are and what’s next. Each slice can buzz, beep, or wait for your tap before moving on. And if you need to adjust, you can jump or restart with a single touch. Workouts, study sessions, recipes, daily routines—any task fits perfectly into slices. Break it down, shape your pie, and let Slice Timer keep you on track.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slice/Timer at none against Countdown & Days Until Widget's 1. Slice/Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Countdown & Days Until Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Countdown & Days Until Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slice/Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown & Days Until Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Slice/Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown & Days Until Widget | Slice/Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shota Yamashita | Thomsens.net LLC |
In-app purchases
Countdown & Days Until Widget
- Lifetime Plan$14.99
Slice/Timer
No in-app purchases
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