Comparison

The Countdown vs Amano

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Amano

Features
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Scan your documents. Keep them handy. Share on your terms. Keep IDs, passports, insurance, contracts and receipts in one place on iPhone and iPad. SCAN AND ORGANIZE Scan paper documents or import from Files and Photos. Review the details before saving, organize documents in personal folders and search recognized text. DATES WITHOUT RETYPING Amano suggests expiry dates. You check and confirm them. Set a reminder before a document expires. SHARE COPIES Add a signature or watermark to supported PDF and image copies. Say who the copy is for and why, while leaving your stored original unchanged. A watermark communicates intended use; it cannot prevent someone copying or reusing a file. COPY USEFUL DETAILS Extract useful information from your documents on your device. Copy one field or all extracted details. Check the results against the original. Smart extraction requires a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled and its model downloaded; availability also depends on supported languages and regions. PERSONAL iCLOUD BACKUP Keep documents on your device and optionally back them up in your own iCloud account. No Amano account is required. Storage depends on available device and iCloud space. 7 DAYS FREE. THEN PAY ONCE. New customers get seven days with all features unlocked, subject to device availability. Purchase permanent access whenever you choose. No subscription and no automatic charge. After the trial, saved documents remain viewable and exportable as plain copies, without adding an Amano signature or watermark. Previously extracted information remains copyable. A purchase is required to keep adding documents and using paid features. If you first downloaded Amano from the App Store before this trial release went live, you keep full access permanently at no extra cost. Existing purchases remain valid. Made by M&D in Madrid. Privacy: https://getamano.app/privacy/ Terms: https://getamano.app/terms/ Support: https://getamano.app/support/

Screenshots

The Countdown4 screens
Amano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Countdown at none against Amano's 1. The Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). Amano's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, 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. Amano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Countdown ships an update weekly, Amano every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Countdown versus Amano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe CountdownAmano
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVINSOFTS JOINT STOCK COMPANYDaniel Garcia

In-app purchases

None

The Countdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Amano

One-time1
  • Amano Unlimited$11.99

Questions

Is The Countdown free?
The Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amano free?
Amano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Countdown or Amano have ads?
Neither The Countdown nor Amano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Countdown or Amano?
The Countdown ships an update weekly, and Amano every 2 days. Most recently, The Countdown was updated on October 12, 2026 and Amano on October 15, 2026.

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