Comparison

StarDay vs Countdown Creator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Customizable widgets
  • Streak tracking
  • Ad-free experience
  • Event tracking
Features
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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

About

Countdown Creator

Create visually appealing countdown widgets for upcoming holidays and personal events. Customize your countdowns with photos, text, and colors. Share your countdowns with friends and get notified when your event arrives.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Add photos and custom text
  • Built-in holiday list
  • Share countdowns via Messages
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Celebrate every moment with Countdown Creator – create beautiful countdown widgets to look forward to your next occasion. Countdown cards are completely customizable. Add photos, text styles, and colors to make your countdown look great. Search for beautiful high-quality photos with Unsplash, built right into the app. Or use photos from your own photo library. Holidays are built-in for easy countdown setup, with over 20 to choose from: national holidays, religious observances, and cultural celebrations. Just select the holiday you want, and we’ll create it for you – no need to figure out the date. Plus, the countdown rolls over to the next year once the holiday passes. Use the Messages app to send countdowns to friends. Select the Countdown Creator iMessage app in the drawer, and simply choose a countdown to send. Your friend will receive a copy of your countdown, and they can save it on their own device. Easily display widgets on your home screen. Choose a countdown from the widget settings and see how many days are left at a glance. You’ll receive a notification when the countdown is done, and you’ll be treated to a confetti celebration. And with iCloud sync, your countdowns are always up-to-date across all your devices. Countdown Creator is the ultimate tool for staying excited and connected to the special moments in your life. Download the app today and start counting down to the moments that matter most!

Screenshots

StarDay4 screens
Countdown Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

StarDay and Countdown Creator both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of StarDay's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Creator's. StarDay also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StarDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for StarDay against 4.7 for Countdown Creator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StarDay has 576 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of StarDay's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarDay ships an update weekly, Countdown Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StarDay versus Countdown Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarDayCountdown Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (576 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings576 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAboutMe Apps, Inc.Joseph Rupertus

Customer experience

StarDay

All ratings576 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

Countdown Creator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StarDay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Creator

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$2.99

Questions

Is StarDay free?
StarDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Creator free?
Countdown Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StarDay or Countdown Creator?
StarDay is rated higher. StarDay averages 4.8 out of 5 from 576 ratings, while Countdown Creator averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do StarDay or Countdown Creator have ads?
Neither StarDay nor Countdown Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarDay or Countdown Creator?
StarDay ships an update weekly, and Countdown Creator every 3 months. Most recently, StarDay was updated on September 25, 2026 and Countdown Creator on September 18, 2026.

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