Comparison

Countdown‎‎ vs Town Notes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Town Notes

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Town Notes is a page for the things worth writing down. No account. No feed. Nothing to configure. You open it and there is a blank page — write the weather, the mood, what you spent at the noodle shop, the day the osmanthus bloomed down the alley. OPEN AND WRITE The editor opens straight away. The first line becomes the title; the rest is yours. Every card in the list shows its opening lines, so you can pick a note out at a glance. FIND ANY NOTE Search titles, body text and dates at once. Type "osmanthus" and the related notes appear; type "October" and that month comes back. The count updates as you type. WORDS, PHOTOS AND DOODLES IN ONE NOTE Rich text with images inline — pick one from your library or shoot it on the spot. Want to sketch something? Draw it with a finger and drop it straight into the note. LOCK THE ONES THAT MATTER Put a passcode on a single note. It is stored on your device only. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY REMIND Set a time on a note and get a notification when it is due. EASY ON THE EYES AT NIGHT Full dark mode that follows the system setting. YOUR NOTES STAY ON YOUR PHONE No sign-up. Works offline. Everything is stored locally — nothing is uploaded, collected or analysed. Available in English and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Countdown‎‎4 screens
Town Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown‎‎ at fortnightly against Town Notes's every 4 months. Countdown‎‎ also leads on price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Countdown‎‎ costs $2.99 and Town Notes $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown‎‎ ships an update fortnightly, Town Notes every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown‎‎ versus Town Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown‎‎Town Notes
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmito (Pvt) Ltd瑞华 张

In-app purchases

None

Countdown‎‎

No in-app purchases

None

Town Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown‎‎ free?
Countdown‎‎ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Town Notes free?
Town Notes costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown‎‎ or Town Notes have ads?
Neither Countdown‎‎ nor Town Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown‎‎ or Town Notes?
Countdown‎‎ ships an update fortnightly, and Town Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Countdown‎‎ was updated on November 7, 2026 and Town Notes on November 7, 2026.

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