Countdown vs Time Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Track important dates with a countdown calendar. Visualize your upcoming events with custom backgrounds and manage them through categorized lists. Secure your data with password protection.
- Date counting (days left/passed)
- Customizable background images
- Event classification and management
- Calendar view for daily events
- Lunar calendar date support
- Password protection for privacy
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CountDown is a small tool to help you record important days in your life. How many days are countdown and positive days away from now? = Main functions= Date counting: how many days are left before the target date and how many days have passed Animation effect: the interface uses animation theme effect to increase vivid breath Picture selection: Pictures can be selected as background to record important events. Classification Management: Custom Classification, Easy to Manage and Query Events Calendar query: you can query the events of the day through the calendar interface Lunar calendar date: support the choice of lunar calendar date Password Protection: Password can be set to protect privacy We are eager to hear your feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions, you are welcome to let us know "Settings - Email Feedback" in the application. Any other ideas, also welcome to contact us, every message, we will read carefully. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings. Cancellation of the automatic renewal must be at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start the subscription. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms Terms of Service: http://shipi.kindofpure.cn/xiaoya/zh_terms.html Privacy Terms: http://shipi.kindofpure.cn/xiaoya/zh_doc.html
Time Machine
Visualize your life's timeline and track important dates. This app helps you see how much time has passed, count down to future events, and preserve memories with photos and messages. It also allows you to create time capsules for your future self.
- Visualize time lived
- Track week, month, and year progress
- Countdown to future events
- Save memories with photos and text
- Create time capsules for future self
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How much time has become part of your story? Time Machine gives you a fresh way to see the passing of time and remember the moments that matter. YOUR LIFE, IN TIME Enter your date of birth and explore how much time you've lived. See the progress of your week, month and year, and take a closer look at the time remaining in your day. DATES THAT MATTER Keep track of birthdays, anniversaries and personal milestones. See the time until or since each event, and explore your dates in the calendar. KEEP YOUR MEMORIES Save photos and words in memory albums for your important days, and revisit moments from the past. A MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE Seal a time capsule with a message to your future self and choose when to open it. About time. About you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Machine at fortnightly against Countdown's every 3 months. Time Machine also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Time Machine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Countdown against 4.5 for Time Machine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Machine has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Time Machine fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown | Time Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 朝霞 彭 | 红升 孙 |
Customer experience
Countdown
Time Machine
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Plus Version3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Quarterly Plus Version3 Days trial$4.493 Months
- Advanced Version$5.99
Time Machine
- 时间机器1月高级会员$0.491 Month
- 时间机器1年高级会员3 Days trial$5.991 Year









