Countdown Widget & Counter vs Countfie
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!
Countfie
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How many days until Christmas? Countfie answers before you even unlock your phone. Big, bold countdowns on your Lock Screen and Home Screen for every holiday, trip and moment you can't wait for. HOLIDAYS, READY TO GO Over 20 holidays come with the correct date every year: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Ramadan and more. Tap once and you're counting. FOR YOUR OWN BIG DAYS - Birthday, wedding, anniversary and baby due date - Vacation, flight, road trip and honeymoon - Concert, exam, game day and job interview - Any custom event you want WIDGETS EVERYWHERE - Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large - Lock Screen widgets: ring, gauge, minimal, rectangular and inline - Any emoji as your countdown's symbol - "Up next" widget shows your closest event MORE THAN A NUMBER - Live countdown with days, hours, minutes and seconds - Notes and a progress bar for each event - Reminders before the big day - Share cards for stories, posts and wallpapers - Widget styles: Solid, Light, Dark and Paper LIVE TIMERS (PREMIUM) Countdowns for the next few minutes, ticking on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: - Gym rest timer and work/rest intervals with rounds - Cooking presets for eggs, pasta and rice - Focus sessions with breaks, tea, plank, meditation and brushing teeth - Any custom time, with sound and haptics at every round and at the end - Quick start widgets for your favorite timers COUNTFIE PREMIUM Your first week is free, with 1 countdown. After that, Countfie needs Premium: a subscription or a one-time purchase. Premium unlocks: - Unlimited countdowns - Seasonal widget themes: Holiday, Bubblegum, Autumn, Winter Arc - Your own photo as a widget background - Number fonts and text colors - 10 extra colors plus any color you pick - Count up mode for "days since" moments - Live timers on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - New seasonal themes as they arrive Choose monthly, yearly with a 3-day free trial, or pay once. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. The free trial converts to a paid yearly subscription unless canceled before it ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign up. Your countdowns stay on your device. Terms of Use: https://www.countfie.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.countfie.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countfie at every 3 days against Countdown Widget & Counter's every 3 weeks. Countdown Widget & Counter's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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 Countfie sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Widget & Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, Countfie every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget & Counter | Countfie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sovereign Apps LLC | Natalia Tomala |
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
Countfie
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 PRO2 variants$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
Countfie
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium, Pay Once$14.99
Questions
Is Countdown Widget & Counter free?
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Do Countdown Widget & Counter or Countfie have ads?
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget & Counter or Countfie?
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