Comparison

Countdown vs Die

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

This app calculates your predicted lifespan for entertainment purposes. It also tracks your time alive with second-level accuracy. The goal is to encourage healthier habits and a greater appreciation for time.

Highlights
  • Predict lifespan (for entertainment)
  • Calculate time alive (accurate to seconds)
  • Encourages health awareness
  • Promotes efficient time use
Features
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How long have I been alive in this world? The purpose of this program is to make people pay attention to health, drink less alcohol, smoke less, and exercise more. Features: • Base on big data to calculate When Will You Die (For entertainment only). • Calculate How long have I been alive in this world? (Accurate to seconds) • Learn how to cherish time and use it efficiently. For entertainment only, please don't take it seriously, pay attention to life, maintain exercise, and be in a good mood to live longer.

About

Die

This app uses your personal answers to create a unique countdown to your estimated end. It generates a life story, epitaph, and offers weekly reminders. Explore your fate for entertainment purposes.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown to your end
  • Life story and epitaph generation
  • Weekly reminders of time left
  • Shareable countdown image
  • Multiple language support
  • Restartable experience
Features
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Neil Gaiman once said, 'Everybody is going to be dead one day, just give them time.' This app goes a step further: it tells you the time, and the way. Answer 24 questions about yourself – your sleep, your habits, your fears, your dreams – and watch them being weighed. Then your countdown begins. - A live countdown to your very last second, in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes or seconds. - Your story in three chapters – Life, the Turning Point, the End – written for you from your answers. - The words that will be carved on your stone. - A weekly reminder of the time you have left. - Turn your phone sideways to watch the countdown live. - Share your countdown as an image. - Start over whenever you like and learn your end anew. - Available in 20 languages. The Last Step – Unlock Your Fate Learning your end comes at a small price: a one-time purchase reveals when and how. Languages: English, Español, Deutsch, العربية, Türkçe, Azərbaycanca, Русский, Français, 中文, हिन्दी, Português, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Nederlands, Polski, Svenska, Dansk, Suomi, Ελληνικά. Please note: This app is for entertainment purposes only. It does not provide real or scientifically accurate predictions. By downloading and using this app, users accept full responsibility for their experience and any interpretations made. The developers are not liable for any outcomes related to the app's usage.

Screenshots

Countdown3 screens
Die4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 3.7 against Die's 1.0. Countdown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (150 vs 2). Die's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 49%). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Die sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 150 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 67% of Die's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Countdown versus Die: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDie
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (150 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings150 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB54 MB
Age rating9+17+
Developer长金 胡Alihan SELIMOGLU

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings150 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative47.2%

Die

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Die

One-time1
  • The Last Step$1.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Die free?
Die is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Die?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 3.7 out of 5 from 150 ratings, while Die averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Countdown or Die have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Die does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Die?
Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Die every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Die on November 8, 2026.

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