StarDay vs Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarDay
Easily track important life events with unlimited countdowns. Customize widgets to visualize your progress and forget about intrusive advertisements. This app helps you stay on top of your milestones.
- Unlimited countdowns
- Customizable widgets
- Streak tracking
- Ad-free experience
- Event tracking
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Do you need to track some important events in your life? Try our new app. Add unlimited countdowns, customize widgets, forget about noisy ads. Terms of use: https://about-me.app/terms_of_use Privacy policy: https://about-me.app/privacy_policy
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 monetization model: StarDay at free against Countdown Widget Lock Screen +'s ad-supported. StarDay also leads on ratings volume (576 vs 119) and review sentiment (68% vs 60%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for StarDay against 4.7 for Countdown Widget Lock Screen +. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 576 and 119 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of StarDay's written reviews are positive against 60% of Countdown Widget Lock Screen +'s.
StarDay ships an update weekly, Countdown Widget Lock Screen + fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarDay | Countdown Widget Lock Screen + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (576 ratings) — better | 4.7 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 576 — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AboutMe Apps, Inc. | DIGITLEY, MB |
Customer experience
StarDay
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Bugs and requests
StarDay
Reported bugs
2 issues- Widget not displaying custom countdowns
- Countdown restarting unexpectedly after deleting an event
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to display multiple countdowns on widget
- Option to customize countdown display (time, background, etc.)
- Automatic sorting of events by date
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StarDay
No in-app purchases
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is StarDay free?
Is Countdown Widget Lock Screen + free?
Which has better reviews, StarDay or Countdown Widget Lock Screen +?
Do StarDay or Countdown Widget Lock Screen + have ads?
Which is updated more often, StarDay or Countdown Widget Lock Screen +?
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