Widget Wizard vs Countdown X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Health and nutrition stats tracking
- Customizable combo widgets
- Agenda and calendar integration
- Weather forecasts
- Countdown timers
- Customizable themes and fonts
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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
Countdown X
Easily track important dates and events with customizable widgets and smart reminders. Never miss a birthday, holiday, or deadline again. Plan ahead and stay organized for all your meaningful moments.
- Track birthdays, holidays, deadlines
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Smart event notifications
- Organize multiple events
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
- iCloud sync (Pro)
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Countdown X is a powerful and easy-to-use app for tracking important days, events, and dates. Stay organized, plan ahead, and never forget meaningful moments with clean, customizable widgets. Create countdowns for birthdays, holidays, work deadlines, or any event, and see how many days are left at a glance. Designed for simplicity and clarity, Countdown X works equally well for everyday reminders and long-term planning. Track Events That Matter Countdown X helps you track all your important events—birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, trips, school or work deadlines, and special occasions. Each event shows the remaining days, keeping you focused and prepared. Countdown and Event Management Create and manage events quickly: set exact dates, organize multiple events in one place, and see which event is next. Countdown X is intuitive, so you spend less time managing settings and more time enjoying your events. Smart Reminders Receive notifications when important days arrive. Get alerted exactly when your countdown reaches zero, so you never miss birthdays, deadlines, or milestones. Notifications are simple, reliable, and designed to keep you informed. Widgets for Quick Access Keep events visible on your Home Screen with widgets. View upcoming events at a glance, see remaining days without opening the app, and keep important dates always within reach. Widgets blend naturally with iOS for a seamless experience. Pro Features Upgrade to Countdown X Pro to unlock advanced features: unlimited events, custom themes, iCloud sync, calendar import, smart reminders, premium support, and an ad-free experience. Perfect for users who want full control and flexibility. Privacy and Data Protection No account is required, your events remain private, and data is stored securely through iCloud. Countdown X is built with privacy in mind. Whether counting down to celebrations, tracking deadlines, or planning the future, Countdown X keeps your important moments organized and visible. Download Countdown X today and never miss a day that matters. Terms of service: https://countdownx.app/terms Privacy policy: https://countdownx.app/privacy
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Verdict
Widget Wizard and Countdown X both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Widget Wizard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown X's. Widget Wizard also leads on ratings volume (57 vs 4). Countdown X's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Widget Wizard sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Countdown X sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Widget Wizard against 4.0 for Countdown X. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Wizard has 57 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Widget Wizard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown X's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widget Wizard | Countdown X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (57 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmed El-Khuffash | Plainzer |
Customer experience
Widget Wizard
Countdown X
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 X
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Widget Wizard
- Widget Wizard +Weather$4.993 Months
- 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
Countdown X
- Countdown Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Countdown Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Countdown Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Countdown Pro Lifetime$29.99
Questions
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