Comparison

apole vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

apole

This keyboard extension allows you to view and manage your calendar directly within messaging apps. Easily check and register appointments, and input dates and times with a drag calendar view, simplifying schedule adjustments on your phone.

Highlights
  • Calendar on keyboard
  • Check appointments while messaging
  • Register appointments while messaging
  • Drag calendar view for input
  • Accurate date and time input
  • Easy schedule adjustment
Features
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Easily adjust your schedule while messaging on your phone! apole is a keyboard extension app that allows you to display a calendar on your keyboard. When you want to adjust my schedule on the go with my smartphone, but... ・I have to go back and forth between calendar and messenger many times. ・It is troublesome to type the date and time text. ・It's a lot of work to confirm and add appointments. It's a hassle, but do you end up expanding your computer? With apole, you can use the ・You can check and register appointments while messaging. ・Input date and time accurately with drag calendar view You can easily adjust your schedule on your phone! Let’s experience how easy scheduling with apole. If you have any questions, please contact us at the following email address support@apole.io

About

Countdown Widget

This app helps you track important dates like birthdays and anniversaries by displaying countdowns directly on your Home Screen. It offers customizable reminders, the ability to count up from milestones, and iCloud synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Home Screen countdown widgets
  • Customizable reminders
  • Repeating event tracking
  • Count up from milestones
  • Personalized event themes
  • Calendar import
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Never miss the dates that matter. Birthdays, anniversaries, trips and deadlines have a way of sneaking up on you. Countful keeps every important date right on your Home Screen, counting down the days so you always have time to prepare. WHY PEOPLE LOVE COUNTFUL • Countdown widgets: See days, hours and minutes left on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. No need to open the app. • Reminders that arrive in time: Get notified days, hours or minutes before the big day. Snooze any reminder for an hour with one tap. • Repeating events: Birthdays and anniversaries repeat every year automatically, and your reminders keep coming every time. • Count up too: Track days since a milestone, a habit or a special moment. • Make it yours: Add your own photo, pick a gradient, a pattern and an emoji for every event. • Import from Calendar: Bring in the dates you already have instead of typing them by hand. • Tags and search: Group events by tag and find anything in seconds. • Archive: Hide past or paused events without losing them. Archived events stay quiet until you bring them back. • iCloud sync: Your countdowns stay up to date on all your devices. PERFECT FOR Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, vacations, trips, holidays, Christmas, New Year, exams, deadlines, due dates, concerts and every day you're looking forward to. COUNTFUL PRO Unlock unlimited events, Calendar import and every widget style with a monthly, yearly or one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://indiegoodies.com/countdown/terms Privacy Policy: https://indiegoodies.com/countdown/privacy

Screenshots

apole4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget at 86% against apole's 33%. Countdown Widget also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). apole's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price and ads 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. Countdown Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. apole asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of apole's written reviews are positive against 86% of Countdown Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

apole ships an update every 5 days, Countdown Widget every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
apole versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterapoleCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuya MatsumotoKhuong Pham

Customer experience

apole

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Countdown Widget

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

apole

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Discount lifetime access$3.99
  • Lifetime access$9.99

Questions

Is apole free?
apole is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, apole or Countdown Widget?
Countdown Widget is rated higher. apole averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Countdown Widget averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do apole or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither apole nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, apole or Countdown Widget?
apole ships an update every 5 days, and Countdown Widget every 11 days. Most recently, apole was updated on November 3, 2026 and Countdown Widget on November 12, 2026.

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