Event Countdown & Widget vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Event Countdown & Widget
Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable widgets and a stylish overview. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and more, all from your home screen.
- Home screen widgets for direct tracking
- Stylish overview of all countdowns
- Countdown to event start
- Customizable countdown colors
- Reminders for various life events
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Countdown Widget - Day Counter reminds you of important dates and events in your life so you don't have to calculate remaining days with a calendar. With Countdown for Days, you will never miss a birthday, retirement date, payday, anniversary, graduation ceremony, wedding, birth, exam, army service, football game, summer vacation, shopping sales events or any other important dates. Countdown - Features: • Follow your activities directly from the home screen with widgets • All your countdowns in one place with a stylish view. • Countdown for events and countdown when the event starts • Color of each countdown can be customized
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Countdown - Widget Reminder App is a super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: - Notification can be set to remember a event - Gorgeous, colorful widgets - An unlimited number of timers ----- Countdown Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/countdown/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/countdown/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Event Countdown & Widget's shown. Event Countdown & Widget's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Event Countdown & Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Event Countdown & Widget ships an update monthly, Countdown every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event Countdown & Widget | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Senol Cagir | 杏娣 吴 |
In-app purchases
Event Countdown & Widget
- Pro Subscription + No Ads$2.991 Month
Countdown
- Unlock Countdown Pro$0.991 Month
- Unlock Countdown Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year
Questions
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