Comparison

Countdowns vs Countdown Timer & Day Counter

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

Head to head
About

Countdowns

Easily create and manage countdowns for important events. Sync across devices, set reminders, and add notes for each countdown. Enjoy a seamless experience with Apple Watch, Split View, and Dark Mode support.

Highlights
  • Create and edit countdowns
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Optional notifications
  • Add notes to events
  • Apple Watch app
  • iPadOS Split View/Slide Over
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Countdowns now works with Siri AI, Spotlight, and Shortcuts. Works with Siri AI Just talk to Siri. "Create an event called Trip to Lisbon on November 14 in Countdowns." "Move my dentist appointment to Friday." "Rename this one to Marathon." "Delete my car insurance countdown." Siri understands your countdowns as events, asks before deleting, and you can undo. Siri knows what's on your screen While you're looking at your events, Siri can act on what you see. "Open the second one." "Delete this countdown." No need to repeat the name. Spotlight Every countdown is in Spotlight. Search from the Home Screen, see the picture and the date, and tap to open it in the app. Type "Upcoming" or "Today" to jump straight to a section without opening the app first. Shortcuts New actions for the Shortcuts app: Create Event, Show Events, Search Events, and Get Countdowns. Get Countdowns hands your list to other actions, so you can send your upcoming events to Use Model and get a summary in your own words, or build any automation you like. Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features require iOS 27 and a device that supports Apple Intelligence. See exactly how many days until your next vacation, birthday, wedding, or trip — and keep it on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. Countdowns is a fast, native, ad-free way to track the moments that matter, designed to feel right at home on iPhone and iPad. Features: • Beautiful countdowns Track upcoming and past events with clear, easy-to-read countdowns. • Widgets for Home Screen Keep your most important countdowns visible without opening the app. • Lock Screen widgets Check your countdowns instantly from the Lock Screen. • iCloud sync Your countdowns automatically stay in sync across iPhone and iPad. • Create events in seconds Add new countdowns quickly with a simple and intuitive interface. • Pin important events Keep the countdowns that matter most at the top. • Smart filters Quickly view Today, Upcoming, or Past Events. • Clean native design Built entirely with modern technologies for a smooth and reliable experience. • No ads Completely ad-free experience. Perfect for tracking: • Vacations • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Trips • Holidays • Important life events Never lose track of what you’re looking forward to.

About

Countdown Timer & Day Counter

Easily track important future events and past anniversaries. Set up custom reminders with personalized backgrounds and share your countdowns with friends. This app helps you never miss a special day.

Highlights
  • Countdown to future events
  • Count-up from past events
  • Push notification reminders
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Share events with friends
  • Date calculator
  • Multiple themes
Features
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Never lose track of the moments that matter. Time Counter lets you count down to future events or see exactly how much time has passed since an important date. Create counters for birthdays, anniversaries, trips, goals, memories, special occasions, or anything else you want to remember. Add reminders, photos, colors, and icons to make every counter your own. Keep your most important counters right on your Home Screen with customizable widgets, or quickly create a counter by importing an event from your calendar. Features: • Count down to future dates • Track time passed since past dates • Home Screen widgets • Calendar event import • Notifications and reminders • Add photos to your counters • Custom colors and icons • Multiple display styles • Sort and search your records • Share your counters • Light and colorful themes • Detailed time tracking in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds Create as many counters as you need and keep life's important moments close at hand. Time Counter Premium is available as a one-time purchase to remove ads permanently. No subscription.

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Countdown Timer & Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdowns at none against Countdown Timer & Day Counter's shown. Countdowns also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Countdown Timer & Day Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 27). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Timer & Day Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Countdowns against 4.8 for Countdown Timer & Day Counter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 54 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 82% of Countdown Timer & Day Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update every 9 days, Countdown Timer & Day Counter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdowns versus Countdown Timer & Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsCountdown Timer & Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (51 ratings) — better4.8 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings5154 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS2714.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor Rusinovramazan celikkaya

Customer experience

Countdowns

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Countdown Timer & Day Counter

All ratings54 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdowns

One-time1
  • Unlock App$0.99
1 purchases

Countdown Timer & Day Counter

One-time1
  • Anzeigen entfernen$3.99

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Timer & Day Counter free?
Countdown Timer & Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Countdown Timer & Day Counter?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.9 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Countdown Timer & Day Counter averages 4.8 from 54 ratings.
Do Countdowns or Countdown Timer & Day Counter have ads?
Countdown Timer & Day Counter shows ads; Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Countdown Timer & Day Counter?
Countdowns ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown Timer & Day Counter every 2 months. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on September 24, 2026 and Countdown Timer & Day Counter on September 12, 2026.

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