Comparison

Eventime vs Countdown Widget Lock Screen +

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 Lock Screen +

Easily track days until your important events with customizable widgets for your lock screen and home screen. Perfect for birthdays, vacations, weddings, and any other celebration.

Highlights
  • Lockscreen widgets
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Event countdowns
  • Vacation tracking
  • Birthday tracking
  • Wedding tracking
Features
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Easy to use Countdown App to monitor how many days are left to the Big Day! Lockscreen and Homescreen Widgets are included. For Vacation, Birthday, Wedding or any Party or Event. Note: locksreen widgets are available from the IOS 16. Thank you and have a great day!

Screenshots

Eventime4 screens
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Widget Lock Screen + at none against Eventime's 1. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Eventime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget Lock Screen + holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 266 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Eventime's written reviews are positive against 60% of Countdown Widget Lock Screen +'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eventime ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Widget Lock Screen + fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Eventime versus Countdown Widget Lock Screen +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEventimeCountdown Widget Lock Screen +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (266 ratings)4.7 (125 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings266 — better125
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel Cruanes GonzalezDIGITLEY, MB

Customer experience

Eventime

All ratings266 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral17.3%
Negative35.8%

Countdown Widget Lock Screen +

All ratings125 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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 Lock Screen +

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Eventime

One-time1
  • Eventime Pro$4.99
None

Countdown Widget Lock Screen +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eventime free?
Eventime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget Lock Screen + free?
Countdown Widget Lock Screen + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eventime or Countdown Widget Lock Screen +?
Countdown Widget Lock Screen + is rated higher. Eventime averages 4.4 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while Countdown Widget Lock Screen + averages 4.7 from 125 ratings.
Do Eventime or Countdown Widget Lock Screen + have ads?
Neither Eventime nor Countdown Widget Lock Screen + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eventime or Countdown Widget Lock Screen +?
Eventime ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Widget Lock Screen + fortnightly. Most recently, Eventime was updated on October 2, 2026 and Countdown Widget Lock Screen + on September 29, 2026.

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