Comparison

Eventime vs Countdown Widget Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Eventime

Easily track all your important events, from parties and concerts to movie releases and holidays. Never miss an upcoming event you're looking forward to with this intuitive countdown tracker.

Highlights
  • Event countdown tracking
  • Explore upcoming events
  • Categorized event browsing
  • Popular event discovery
  • Customizable event types
Features
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Never miss what you're waiting for. Eventime puts every upcoming release and event in one timeline: movies, TV shows, albums, video games, concerts, sports and holidays. Save the ones you care about and watch the countdown tick down. Explore • Discover what's coming next, by category and by your region • Save any event with one tap Your own events • Add birthdays, trips, parties or anything else, with your own photo and colours Stay in the loop • Reminders before the big day • Live countdowns • Home Screen widgets for a single event or your favourites Make it yours • Six colour themes with matching app icons • Available in 12 languages

About

Countdown Widget Calendar

Track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Organize events into categories, set recurring timers, and receive timely reminders. View your countdowns on your home screen, lock screen, or Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Repeating countdowns
  • Multiple event categories
  • Event reminders
  • Unlimited countdown creation
  • Create from calendar/reminders
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen support
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud Sync
Features
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Meet Dayly — the beautiful countdown app for every important day, now with a built-in AI Assistant that creates and updates your countdowns through simple conversation. Just tell Dayly what you need. "I'm off to Brighton at 9am this Saturday." Done. "Make it half nine." Updated. No menus, no date pickers — your AI Assistant understands natural language, voice input, and casual phrasing the way a friend would. Add stunning countdown widgets to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island. Whether it's a wedding countdown, vacation countdown, birthday countdown, or holiday countdown, every important day stays right where you'll see it. ——————————————— AI ASSISTANT — A NEW WAY TO COUNT DOWN ——————————————— - Create countdowns by typing or speaking, like texting a friend - Update times with phrases like "make it half nine" or "push it a week" - Delete events through conversation, no digging through menus - Voice input for hands-free countdown creation - Smart parsing of dates, times, and casual language ——————————————— COUNTDOWN TO ANYTHING ——————————————— - Birthday and anniversary countdowns - Wedding and engagement countdowns - Vacation, trip, and cruise countdowns - Holiday countdowns — Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving - Pregnancy and baby due date countdowns - Graduation, retirement, and new home countdowns - Concerts, games, and exam date countdowns - Work deadlines and personal goal countdowns ——————————————— BEAUTIFUL COUNTDOWN WIDGETS ——————————————— - Lock Screen countdown widgets — see your important day the moment you pick up your phone - Home Screen countdown widgets in multiple sizes - Dynamic Island countdown for live activities - StandBy mode countdown clock ——————————————— POWERFUL COUNTDOWN FEATURES ——————————————— - Count down days, hours, minutes, and seconds to any event - Count up from past events - Repeat countdowns — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly - Smart notifications before the big day - Import events from your iOS Calendar - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac ——————————————— MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOURS ——————————————— - Custom backgrounds, colors, and photos - Beautiful themes and gradients - Light and dark mode support ——————————————— WHY DAYLY ——————————————— Unlike basic countdown apps, Dayly combines a conversational AI Assistant with beautiful countdown widgets — so creating an event is as simple as saying what's on your mind, and seeing it counted down is as effortless as glancing at your Lock Screen. ——————————————— DAYLY PREMIUM ——————————————— Unlock the full Dayly experience with Premium: - Unlimited AI Assistant conversations - All countdown widget styles and themes - Unlimited backgrounds and customization - Priority support Subscription options: - Premium Yearly subscription - Lifetime VIP (one-time purchase) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings after purchase. ——————————————— Questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you. We read every single email. Contact us at fombo888@gmail.com Terms: http://www.yangms.com/web/countdown/termsofservice.html Privacy Policy: http://www.yangms.com/web/countdown/privacy.html

Screenshots

Eventime4 screens
Countdown Widget Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Eventime at none against Countdown Widget Calendar's shown. Countdown Widget Calendar's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (60% vs 46%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Eventime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget Calendar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 266 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Eventime's written reviews are positive against 60% of Countdown Widget Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eventime ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Widget Calendar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Eventime versus Countdown Widget Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEventimeCountdown Widget Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (266 ratings)4.8 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings266 — better92
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB99 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel Cruanes GonzalezXiamen Fengzhibo Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Eventime

All ratings266 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.6%
Negative35.9%

Countdown Widget Calendar

All ratings92 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and requests

Eventime

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Date picker unresponsive when creating/editing events
  • Widget displays blank or blue screen after iOS updates
  • Widget fails to update after event passes
  • Widget shows incorrect countdown numbers
  • Widget freezes intermittently
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  • App freezes when opening
  • Save button requires clicking event name field first
  • Picture flashing between blue screen and actual image
  • Widget doesn't load on large widget size
  • Unable to add widget to home screen
  • Widget not clickable/unresponsive to taps
  • App crashes with 5+ events tracked
  • Image background doesn't update on home screen
  • Font color requires setting twice to apply
  • App logo change option non-functional

Requested features

16 requests
  • Display countdown in days only (no months/years)
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Bi-weekly and custom recurring intervals
  • Widget cycling through multiple events
  • Days since event tracking
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  • Ability to hide event title on widget
  • Automatic light/dark mode for widgets
  • Auto-advance to next event after countdown ends
  • Calendar integration for importing events
  • Event date display in app
  • Alternative font options
  • Event grouping and tagging by category
  • Widget sharing with friends
  • Customizable countdown format options
  • Image crop positioning control
  • Digital clock design option

Countdown Widget Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Eventime

One-time1
  • Eventime Pro$4.99
5 purchases

Countdown Widget Calendar

Subscriptions3
  • Dayly AI Countdown Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • countdown vip yearly1 Year trial$7.991 Year
  • Dayly AI Countdown Pro Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime_VIP$3.99
  • Countdown Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Eventime free?
Eventime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget Calendar free?
Countdown Widget Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eventime or Countdown Widget Calendar?
Countdown Widget Calendar is rated higher. Eventime averages 4.4 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while Countdown Widget Calendar averages 4.8 from 92 ratings.
Do Eventime or Countdown Widget Calendar have ads?
Countdown Widget Calendar shows ads; Eventime does not.
Which is updated more often, Eventime or Countdown Widget Calendar?
Eventime ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Widget Calendar fortnightly. Most recently, Eventime was updated on October 12, 2026 and Countdown Widget Calendar on October 9, 2026.

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