Countdown vs Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Easily track important life events and holidays with unlimited countdowns. Set custom reminders and personalize the appearance of each countdown to stay organized and never miss a special occasion.
- Unlimited countdowns for life events and holidays
- Push notification reminders
- Customizable color themes for each countdown
- Single view for all countdowns
- Counts up after event arrival
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The countdown is an app with unlimited countdown for your life events: birthdays, weddings, spring break, graduation, cruises, trips, retirement, concerts, and any memorable events in your calendar. Also, countdown to holidays such as Christmas, Easter, New Year, and Valentine's, you name it whatever you want and keep track and give push notification reminders to you. Countdown features • All your countdowns in a beautiful single view. • Countdown to events and counting up once they arrive • Push notifications to remind you of an event • Customize the colours of each countdown How to use : Download the app, run the app, and add a countdown. To add a count, you must give the count's name, the happening date, and the colour theme. What Type of countdown can you add? Birthday Countdown Weddings Countdown Christmas Countdown Easter Countdown New Years Countdown Valentines Countdown Spring break Countdown Graduation Countdown Cruise Countdown Trips Countdown Retirement Countdown Concerts Countdown Please like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/countdowncount Have any questions? Just email hello@emmito.co for help
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.
- Lockscreen widgets
- Homescreen widgets
- Event countdowns
- Vacation tracking
- Birthday tracking
- Wedding tracking
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget Lock Screen + at 60% against Countdown's 0%. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Countdown Widget Lock Screen + is free to download; Countdown costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countdown Widget Lock Screen + holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget Lock Screen + has 119 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 60% of Countdown Widget Lock Screen +'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Countdown Widget Lock Screen + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmito (Pvt) Ltd | DIGITLEY, MB |
Customer experience
Countdown
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
In-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
No in-app purchases
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