Comparison

Widget Wizard vs Countdown Widget & Counter

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

Head to head
About

Widget Wizard

Create personalized home and lock screen widgets to track health, fitness, and daily information. Customize appearance and combine multiple data sources into single widgets for at-a-glance insights.

Highlights
  • Health and nutrition stats tracking
  • Customizable combo widgets
  • Agenda and calendar integration
  • Weather forecasts
  • Countdown timers
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Simple, elegant and highly customization widgets. TRACK YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS! View your 35+ health and nutrition stats at a glance and keep track of your goals! Widget Wizard works with the Apple Health app so you can keep all your data in sync. Use Widget Wizard to log your activities, health and nutrition info. It's as simple as tapping on the widget! You can individually choose which health stats you provide access to. All data is stored in the Apple Health app and remains on your device for your security and privacy. MIX & MATCH Powerfully simple. Simply powerful. Combo widgets that let you choose what data you want to see together in one widget! Don't like combo widgets? You can have single widgets too! CHOOSE YOUR DATA! • Agenda widget that combines calendar events and reminders together • 35+ Health Stats, including steps, distance, cycling distance and more. • Weather - Requires in-app subscription, see below. • Countdown to events or reminders • Monthly calendar • General / unscheduled reminders. • Clock • A Stat Bar with health stats, battery percentage and more! • Constantly updated with new data sources! WEATHER SUPPORT Combine weather data from over 45,000 weather stations into any widget! Weather requires a subscription to cover the weather provider service costs. The subscription period is 3 months and will auto-renew, unless you cancel your subscription from your iTunes account 24 hours before the expiration date. You can also turn off auto-renewal by going to Account Settings on the App Store. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WIDGET • Choose your accent and background colours! • Choose your fonts! • Completely create your own theme! Customization requires Widget Wizard Pro, a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks advanced features for life. MULTILINGUAL Available in English, French, Dutch, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Brazilian Portugeuse and Simplified Chinese thanks to community translators! Some icons designed by icons8. Link to Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://widgetwizard.app/privacy-policy.html

About

Countdown Widget & Counter

Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.

Highlights
  • Live countdown widgets
  • Customizable widget templates
  • Event editor with live preview
  • Color gradients
  • Over 50 icons
  • Real-time push notifications
Features
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day.   The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

Screenshots

Widget Wizard4 screens
Countdown Widget & Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Widget & Counter at 4.6 against Widget Wizard's 4.1. Countdown Widget & Counter also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 57) and review sentiment (76% vs 63%). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Widget Wizard sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget & Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Widget Wizard's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Wizard ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown Widget & Counter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Widget Wizard versus Countdown Widget & Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget WizardCountdown Widget & Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (57 ratings)4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings572.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed El-KhuffashSovereign Apps LLC

Customer experience

Widget Wizard

All ratings56 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral19.2%
Negative17.3%

Countdown Widget & Counter

All ratings2,419 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews916 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative15.3%

User reviews

Widget Wizard

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Highly customizable widgets
  • 📅 Excellent agenda/calendar view
  • 💡 Packed with information
  • 💰 One-time purchase, no subscription
  • 🚀 Responsive developer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widgets not updating
  • 🐛 App is slow and glitchy
  • 🐛 Photos feature doesn't work
  • 🐛 Health data not importing
  • 🐛 Weather functionality is useless/not working

Countdown Widget & Counter

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Fantastic for glancing at events
  • 👍 Cool app
  • 👍 Nice widgets
  • 👍 Good countdown app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Extremely buggy
  • 🔕 NOT IMPRESSED (no sound)
  • 💰 Expensive price
  • 💰 Money
  • 💰 Only 2 for free

Bugs and requests

Widget Wizard

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Photos feature doesn't work
  • Sleep data not importing correctly
  • Vitals not supported
  • Cannot find calendar widgets
  • App glitchy and slow, requires force close
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  • Widgets not updating information (weather, agenda, steps, activity)
  • Widget is a blank blur
  • Health widgets don't update fast enough
  • Heat map not working for all-day events
  • App is often very slow, Siri reminders take hours to show
  • Weather just won't work, says to subscribe but no option
  • Widgets are missing after unlocking everything
  • Widgets don't show past events and overdue reminders
  • Sleeping time doesn't update through the day
  • Reminders widget: cannot select list, need to reopen app for updates
  • App frozen, cannot click on anything
  • Settings and tabs in upper right corner do not open
  • Triple Widget on iPad not displaying agenda or reminders
  • Widgets don’t reflect language setting, always English
  • Cannot control which calendars are shown, shows all

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add search to agenda page
  • Make countdown more compact
  • Link click on calendar items to open Apple calendar
  • Adjust text size for Lock Screen widgets
  • Option to hide seconds in countdown widget
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  • Add Slovak translation
  • Add a tab to view reminders
  • Allow selection of specific calendars to show
  • Improve historical viewing of health data with labels
  • Increase refresh rate for health widgets
  • Option to use non-native calendar apps
  • Add Apple Watch complications

Countdown Widget & Counter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Time calculation isn't correct
  • Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
  • Widget goes blank after phone restart
  • Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
  • Paid version still shows ads
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  • Widgets disappear after iOS updates
  • App loses all user data after updates

Requested features

11 requests
  • Better integration with calendar and reminder API
  • Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
  • Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
  • Larger photo frame in widget
  • Ability to group events into categories
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  • Option to change font
  • Ability to select an emoji for icons
  • Notification times for events
  • Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Widget Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Widget Wizard +Weather$4.993 Months
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Buy me a slice of pizza$2.99
  • Widget Wizard Pro$3.99
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  • Buy me a whole pizza$6.99
10 purchases

Countdown Widget & Counter

Subscriptions8
  • Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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  • Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Widget Wizard free?
Widget Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget & Counter free?
Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Wizard or Countdown Widget & Counter?
Countdown Widget & Counter is rated higher. Widget Wizard averages 4.1 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Countdown Widget & Counter averages 4.6 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Widget Wizard or Countdown Widget & Counter have ads?
Neither Widget Wizard nor Countdown Widget & Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Wizard or Countdown Widget & Counter?
Widget Wizard ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown Widget & Counter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Widget Wizard was updated on September 29, 2026 and Countdown Widget & Counter on October 2, 2026.

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