Comparison

Countdown Widget & Counter vs Calendar for Lockscreen

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live countdown widgets
  • Customizable widget templates
  • Event editor with live preview
  • Color gradients
  • Over 50 icons
  • Real-time push notifications
Features
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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!

About

Calendar for Lockscreen

Enhance your iPhone's lock screen with customizable calendar widgets and countdown timers. Choose from multiple styles, fonts, and track unlimited events. Premium features include iCloud sync and additional fonts.

Highlights
  • 6 widget styles
  • Unlimited custom events
  • 50+ font options
  • Quick select holidays
  • iCloud sync (premium)
  • Dark mode support
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Calendar for Lockscreen - Lock Screen & Home Screen Widgets Transform your Lock Screen and Home Screen with beautiful calendar widgets and countdown timers. Calendar for Lockscreen brings powerful customization to your iPhone with 6 Lock Screen widget styles, 4 full color Home Screen styles, 50+ fonts, and unlimited custom events. POWERFUL LOCK SCREEN STYLES Choose from 6 beautifully designed widget styles, each available in small and large sizes: • Simple Date - Clean, minimalist date display • Date & Time - See the date and time at a glance • Calendar - A mini monthly calendar right on your lock screen • Countdown - Track days until your important events • Progress - Visualize how far along you are to your event • Week Strip - See your entire week at a glance NEW: HOME SCREEN WIDGETS (PREMIUM) Add up to four Home Screen widgets in Small, Medium, or Large, each one laid out for the size you choose: • Countdown - The days remaining until your chosen event • Progress - A ring that fills up as the event approaches • Month - This month at a glance, with your events marked • Up Next - A running list of the events coming up Dress them up with six color themes: Midnight, Ocean, Sunset, Forest, Orchid, and Snow. EDIT WIDGETS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Touch and hold any Home Screen widget, tap Edit Widget, and change its event, style, or theme right there. Requires iOS 17 or later. UNLIMITED CUSTOM EVENTS Create as many countdown events as you want! Perfect for tracking: • Birthdays and anniversaries • Vacations and trips • Holidays and celebrations • Weddings and special occasions • Project deadlines • Any date that matters to you Each event includes a live preview so you can see exactly how it will look. NEW: IMPORT FROM YOUR CALENDAR (PREMIUM) Already have it in Calendar? Import it in a couple of taps. Calendar for Lockscreen shows your upcoming events, suggests a fitting icon for each one, and turns the ones you pick into countdowns. It only ever reads your calendar, and never changes it. QUICK SELECT HOLIDAYS Get started instantly with 11 pre-configured holidays: • Christmas • Hanukkah • New Year • Easter • Mother's Day • Father's Day • Diwali • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Valentine's Day • Independence Day PERSONALIZE WITH 50+ FONTS Make your widgets truly yours with our extensive font library: • System fonts (San Francisco, SF Rounded, New York, SF Mono) • Sans Serif (Arial, Avenir, Futura, Helvetica, and more) • Serif (Baskerville, Georgia, Palatino, Times New Roman, and more) • Display (American Typewriter, Chalkboard, Copperplate, and more) • Monospace (Courier, Menlo) • Premium custom fonts (Roboto, Pacifico, Lobster, and more) Set different fonts for your title and subtitle to create the perfect look. ICLOUD SYNC (PREMIUM) Your events sync across all your devices. Create an event on your iPhone and see it on your iPad. A sync status screen shows what is stored in iCloud and when your device last synced. DESIGNED FOR YOU • Separate Lockscreen and Homescreen tabs • Widget gallery to preview all styles before choosing • Live previews at every widget size • Full dark mode support • 12-hour or 24-hour time format option FREE FEATURES • 3 Lock Screen widget styles: Simple Date, Date & Time, and Countdown • Unlimited custom events • 40+ iOS system fonts • Dark mode support PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock: • All 6 Lock Screen widget styles • 6 configurable Lock Screen widget slots • 4 Home Screen widgets with 4 styles, 6 themes, and 3 sizes • Import events from your calendar • iCloud sync across all your devices • 9 exclusive premium fonts • No ads • Support independent development Download Calendar for Lockscreen today and make your Lock Screen and Home Screen work for you!

Screenshots

Countdown Widget & Counter4 screens
Calendar for Lockscreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget & Counter at 76% against Calendar for Lockscreen's 0%. Countdown Widget & Counter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Calendar for Lockscreen sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget & Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of Calendar for Lockscreen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget & Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, Calendar for Lockscreen every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown Widget & Counter versus Calendar for Lockscreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Widget & CounterCalendar for Lockscreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSovereign Apps LLCJustin Heintz

Customer experience

Countdown Widget & Counter

All ratings2,425 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews920 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.3%

Calendar for Lockscreen

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Calendar for Lockscreen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Countdown Widget & Counter

Subscriptions8
  • 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 PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
5 purchases

Calendar for Lockscreen

One-time5
  • Calendar Lockscreen Premium$0.99
  • Tip$0.99
  • Tip$1.99
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  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$3.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget & Counter free?
Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar for Lockscreen free?
Calendar for Lockscreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget & Counter or Calendar for Lockscreen?
Countdown Widget & Counter is rated higher. Countdown Widget & Counter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Calendar for Lockscreen averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget & Counter or Calendar for Lockscreen have ads?
Calendar for Lockscreen shows ads; Countdown Widget & Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget & Counter or Calendar for Lockscreen?
Countdown Widget & Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, and Calendar for Lockscreen every 4 months. Most recently, Countdown Widget & Counter was updated on October 21, 2026 and Calendar for Lockscreen on October 16, 2026.

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