The Countdown vs Countdown widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Countdown
Create visually appealing countdowns for future or past events with customizable units and reminders. Share your countdowns as images or videos, and display them on your home screen with widgets. Track time precisely to the second for any occasion.
- Stylish countdown creation
- Online image gallery
- Live and customizable backgrounds
- Event reminders
- Multiple unit options (seconds to years)
- Home screen widgets
- Shareable as images/videos
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Easily create stylish countdowns for any event in the future or past. Features: - Online gallery with hundreds of free images. - Live backgrounds with motion that bring life to your countdowns. - Countdown editor for customization. - Set reminders that trigger before or when an event happens. - Select one or more of the following units for each countdown: Seconds, minutes, hours, days, working days, weeks, months and years. - Repeating countdowns for recurring events like anniversaries. - Full-sized widget and small widget to display a countdown on your home screen. - Share as images or short videos. - Sort countdowns by date. - Full-screen mode. - Few ads that are not disruptive. Count down to any special date; it can be Christmas, a birthday, New Year 2020 or your next road trip. You can also set a past event and count the time since. See for how many seconds you have been alive! Your timer is precise to the second. Enter immersive mode by double tapping for a full-screen experience. Two widgets are included with this app, one shows countdowns just like they are shown in the app and the other shows a smaller countdown.
Countdown widget
Easily create and track upcoming life events with a stylish countdown timer. View your most important dates at a glance with a convenient widget. Also supports counting up elapsed time for past events.
- Create various event types
- Convenient widget for quick view
- Track elapsed time for past events
- Dark mode support
- User-friendly interface
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Countdown presents a user-friendly countdown timer for significant life events. Easily track the time until your upcoming Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more, all with a touch of style! Key Features: • Effortlessly create various event types • Convenient widget for a quick view of your most crucial events • Track elapsed time with the count-up feature for past events • Dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown widget at 5.0 against The Countdown's 2.2. The Countdown's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Countdown widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Countdown has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Countdown ships an update weekly, Countdown widget fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Countdown | Countdown widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VINSOFTS JOINT STOCK COMPANY | Ruslan Dauletkaliuly |
In-app purchases
The Countdown
No in-app purchases
Countdown widget
No in-app purchases
