Comparison

Widget Countdown vs Watch that date

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

Head to head
About

Widget Countdown

Create custom countdowns for any event and display them directly on your home and lock screens. Personalize your countdowns with gradients, background images, and fonts. All features are free to use.

Highlights
  • Customizable events
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Colourful gradients
  • Custom background images
  • Custom font choice
Features
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A truly free countdown app. Where you can create fully customisable events and add them to your Home Screen. No need for a silly subscription to add widgets or images; all the features in this app are free and always will be. Main Features: - Colourful Gradients - Custom Background Images (from library or AI-generated) - Custom Font Choice - Home screen & Lock Screen Widgets Useful for: - Friends’ Birthdays - Upcoming events - When that important deadline is coming up - Concerts / Festivals - School and Exams - Holidays - Reminders - Appointments This app allows you to keep everyday events close to heart...

About

Watch that date

Features
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Watch That Date is a simple countdown app built exclusively for Apple Watch. Keep track of the moments you’re looking forward to most, whether that’s your next holiday, a birthday, an anniversary, a special event or any important date. Designed for quick glances and everyday use, Watch That Date makes it easy to see exactly how long remains until your next big day. FEATURES • Create unlimited countdowns • Add a title and date in seconds • View your upcoming dates sorted by what’s closest • See full days remaining at a glance • Open any countdown for detailed time remaining information • Add countdowns to your watch face using complications • Configure multiple complications for different events • Clean, distraction-free design built for Apple Watch • No account required • No subscription • No advertising Whether you’re counting down to a summer holiday, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, exam results, a new job or simply the weekend, Watch That Date keeps your most important dates close at hand. PRIVACY Watch That Date does not collect personal data. Your countdowns stay on your device. There are no accounts, trackers or third-party advertising networks.

Screenshots

Widget Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Watch that date at none against Widget Countdown's 1. Watch that date also leads on ads (none vs shown). Widget Countdown's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Widget Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Watch that date asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Countdown ships an update monthly, Watch that date every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Countdown versus Watch that date: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget CountdownWatch that date
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBradley CableMARC STEPHEN WICKENS

Bugs and requests

Widget Countdown

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widgets disappear after app update
  • Widget shows blank space or doesn't display
  • Cannot save new events or edits
  • Photo selection window closes unexpectedly
  • Primary and secondary color options don't work
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  • Widget stuck in 'continue editing' mode
  • App crashes regularly requiring reinstall
  • Widget functionality broken on some iOS versions
  • App stops working after update
  • Cannot add events to widget

Requested features

15 requests
  • Multi-language support
  • Customizable time format (days, hours, minutes combinations)
  • Count-up feature in addition to countdown
  • Recurring events (weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Ability to rearrange events manually or by date
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  • Countdown with time of day (not just midnight)
  • Font preview before selection
  • Ticking clock animation with hours, minutes, seconds
  • Medium widget size option
  • Automatic removal of past events from widget
  • Format with years, months, and days display
  • Date format customization (MM/DD/YYYY for US users)
  • Wide-format widget option
  • Ability to label countdowns separately from display text
  • Adjustable text position and styling on widgets

Watch that date

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Widget Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Watch that date

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Countdown free?
Widget Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watch that date free?
Watch that date is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Countdown or Watch that date have ads?
Widget Countdown shows ads; Watch that date does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Countdown or Watch that date?
Widget Countdown ships an update monthly, and Watch that date every 3 months. Most recently, Widget Countdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Watch that date on October 28, 2026.

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