Comparison

Countdowns vs Countdown Widget | 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 Widget | Day Counter

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets. Create countdowns for future events or count up from past milestones. Never miss a special moment again with this free, ad-free time tracking app.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Count up timers
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Advanced appearance customization
  • Event notifications
  • Pre-made countdown gallery
Features
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Countdown Widget is completely free, has no ads, universal, and super easy to use app for tracking time until and since important events in your life. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, sporting event, wedding, or anniversary, Countdown Widget helps you create countdowns or timers for any event. The app offers a wide range of ready-to-use widgets and customizable options to create a unique countdown just for you. Install it, and you'll never miss an important moment again! Key Features: • Widget Keep your countdowns always at hand on the home screen or lock screen. • Count Up Track the time that has passed since significant events. • Unlimited Countdowns Create an unlimited number of countdowns and timers. • Transparent and Blurred Backgrounds Set the transparency or blur of the widget background to make your home screen more stylish and unique. • Advanced Customization Customize the appearance of your countdowns with styles, fonts, text and background colors, custom background images, and more. • Notifications Set notifications for the moment of the event or an hour, day, or week before the event. • Gallery A wide selection of ready-made countdowns and timers with beautiful and diverse styles and background images. Privacy Policy - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lfphmy5xj86svrztl6mxm/countdown_privacy.pdf?rlkey=i0vebii3yabkw8afg0hdyvkwu&e=1&st=7zbzoa28&dl=0 Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Countdown Widget | Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdowns at 86% against Countdown Widget | Day Counter's 46%. Countdowns also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Countdown Widget | Day Counter's advantage is ratings volume (196 vs 51) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 27). On price, ads, 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. Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget | Day Counter sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 196 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 46% of Countdown Widget | Day Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update every 9 days, Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdowns versus Countdown Widget | Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsCountdown Widget | Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (51 ratings) — better4.4 (196 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better45.7% of reviews
Number of ratings51196 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS2715.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor RusinovEvgeniia Ludinova

Customer experience

Countdowns

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

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

All ratings196 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative51.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdowns

One-time1
  • Unlock App$0.99
11 purchases

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Subscriptions6
  • One Week Premium$1.997 Days
  • One Week Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • One Month Premium$3.991 Month
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  • One Year Premium$5.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$9.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Donation Cookie$0.99
  • Donation Coffee$1.99
  • Donation Burrito$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Lifetime Premium Access$7.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$12.99

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget | Day Counter free?
Countdown Widget | Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.9 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Countdown Widget | Day Counter averages 4.4 from 196 ratings.
Do Countdowns or Countdown Widget | Day Counter have ads?
Neither Countdowns nor Countdown Widget | Day Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
Countdowns ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on September 24, 2026 and Countdown Widget | Day Counter on September 21, 2026.

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