Countdown Widget & Counter vs WatchPass 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widget & Counter
Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day. The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!
WatchPass 2
This app securely stores your passwords locally on your Apple Watch, with an optional iOS companion for scanning codes from images. Create, edit, and manage your credentials directly from your wrist, ensuring your data never leaves your devices.
- Made for Apple Watch
- Offline password management
- Optional iOS OCR scanning
- Internal file storage
- No third-party servers
- Complication for quick access
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WatchPass 2 is an offline password manager made specifically for Apple Watch. It is simple and secure so that your passwords never leave your watch. The iOS app is optional and it is used to scan passwords from pictures with an offline OCR. Scanned passwords can be sent to your watch app with one tap. Features • MADE FOR WATCH: It is one of the fewest password managers that is made specially for watch and can run without an iOS app. You can create, edit and save everything from your watch without the need of your phone. The complication will make it accessible as soon as the watch is unlocked. • INTERNAL FILE STORAGE: All data is stored locally on your device and it never leaves your phone and your watch. The communication between phone and watch works with bluetooth and both apps need to be open for the password to be sent. There is no server side and no third party to trust. • FREE TO TEST: Unlike other password managers, there are no monthly payments to make after downloading the app. However, there is an upgrade to a premium version where the user can store unlimited passwords on their device. • NO ADS: The app has no advertising even in the free version. • Many more cool features coming soon. For any suggestions, feedback, or questions contact me at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WatchPass 2 at 5.0 against Countdown Widget & Counter's 4.6. WatchPass 2 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.6). Countdown Widget & Counter's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WatchPass 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WatchPass 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of WatchPass 2's.
Countdown Widget & Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, WatchPass 2 monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget & Counter | WatchPass 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sovereign Apps LLC | Riccardo Giacalone |
Customer experience
Countdown Widget & Counter
WatchPass 2
Bugs and requests
Countdown Widget & Counter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
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- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
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- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
WatchPass 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown Widget & Counter
- Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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- Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$7.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
WatchPass 2
- Premium Upgrade$1.99
Questions
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