Comparison

Quotes Widgets vs Countdown Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Quotes Widgets

Display a continuous stream of quotes directly on your home screen. Choose from thousands of quotes and personalize your widgets with custom colors and background images. Contact the developer for support or feature ideas.

Highlights
  • Daily quote delivery
  • Thousands of quotes available
  • Highly customizable widgets
  • Custom colors
  • Background image support
  • Direct home screen display
Features
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Quotes Widgets delivers multiple quotes a day right to your home screen. You don't have to worry about running out of quotes, because there are thousands of them. Widgets are highly customizable, so you can tailor them to your home screen with custom colors or background images. Don’t hesitate to contact me in case of any issue, or feature suggestions. - quotes_widgets@tomasparizek.com

About

Countdown Buddy

Create personalized countdown and count-up widgets for your home and lock screens. Visually track important dates like birthdays, vacations, or deadlines with custom designs, colors, and photos. Stay motivated and make waiting more exciting.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown widgets
  • Count-up widgets
  • Home screen and lock screen support
  • Customizable designs
  • Background color options
  • Photo integration
  • Font selection
Features
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EVERYTHING YOU ARE WAITING FOR - IN A WIDGET Design your own personalized countdown or count-up widgets for your home screen & lock screen. Countdown Widget is a super fun way to track the days until a momentous occasion such as: - Your birthday, or another special someone’s birthday - A long-awaited vacation - Back to school - Upcoming elections - A returning season of your favorite TV series - A favorite yearly tech event - A new video game is up for preorder Or any other future event! Countdown Widget makes waiting for something exciting even more thrilling by giving you a cool and colorful visual reminder on your home screen. Use it to count down to a big event, to mark the end of something less fun, or to keep track of work deadlines (weekend exclusion is now possible!) - it's a super fun way to stay on top of things! COUNT UP Create a count-up widget to mark a significant moment in time and track the duration since it occurred. CREATE A PERSONALIZED COUNTDOWN WIDGET Create a Widget with your custom design in a matter of seconds. You can choose from 11 Countdown styles (we are already working on more) and make them your own by adding your personal touch: - Change background colors. - Use photos from your phone Photo Library or from our preset gallery. - Choose from a curated list of fonts that go well with each specific style. - Each Widget you make will automatically be available in small or medium sizes. - Change the design anytime later. WE WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK As a small team, we are excited to have our first app on the App Store. We value your feedback and would love to hear from you if you have any questions, suggestions, or anything else you think we should know. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us at - hi@taptics.co. Note: The Free version of the app includes one countdown widget with the basic design.

Screenshots

Quotes Widgets4 screens
Countdown Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Buddy at 4.6 against Quotes Widgets's 3.0. Countdown Buddy also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 1). Quotes Widgets's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Quotes Widgets sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Countdown Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Quotes Widgets's written reviews are positive against 68% of Countdown Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quotes Widgets ships an update fortnightly, Countdown Buddy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quotes Widgets versus Countdown Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuotes WidgetsCountdown Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews67.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomas ParizekTaptics Ltd.

Customer experience

Quotes Widgets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Countdown Buddy

All ratings25,173 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews989 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.1%

Bugs and requests

Quotes Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Buddy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets disappearing or not working after updates
  • Countdown timers not updating correctly
  • Inability to add new widgets or countdowns

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to display multiple countdowns at once
  • Implement automatic countdown reset/repeat functionality
  • Allow custom countdown units (e.g., weeks, business days)
  • Improve widget handling and update reliability

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Quotes Widgets

One-time3
  • Custom colors widget$0.99
  • Image background widget$0.99
  • Gradient background widget$0.99
1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59

Questions

Is Quotes Widgets free?
Quotes Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quotes Widgets or Countdown Buddy?
Countdown Buddy is rated higher. Quotes Widgets averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Countdown Buddy averages 4.6 from 25K ratings.
Do Quotes Widgets or Countdown Buddy have ads?
Neither Quotes Widgets nor Countdown Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quotes Widgets or Countdown Buddy?
Quotes Widgets ships an update fortnightly, and Countdown Buddy every 9 days. Most recently, Quotes Widgets was updated on October 7, 2026 and Countdown Buddy on October 14, 2026.

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