Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Anniversary Tracker

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

Head to head
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.

About

Anniversary Tracker

This app helps you track and celebrate important dates, from relationship anniversaries to personal milestones. Customize your experience with photos, themes, and personalized reminders to never miss a special moment.

Highlights
  • Automatic day counter
  • Customizable profile photos
  • Personalized fonts, colors, and sizes
  • Theme backgrounds
  • Unlimited anniversary calendar
  • Smart reminders
  • Automatic milestone generation
Features
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Every day together is worth celebrating. Anniversary Tracker helps you count, customize, and never forget the moments that matter most — from your very first day together to your 10,000th. Trusted by over 80,000 couples and counting. YOUR LOVE STORY, YOUR WAY - Automatic Day Counter — See exactly how many days, months, and years you've been together. Choose whether Day 1 starts on your anniversary date or the day after. - Profile Photos — Add photos of you and your partner, your pet, or your favorite idol to make it truly yours. - Full Customization — Change fonts, colors, and sizes on titles, names, and the day counter independently. - Beautiful Backgrounds — Choose from a collection of cute, aesthetic theme backgrounds. - Tap the Heart — Tap the heart between your photos for a surprise animation. NEVER MISS A DATE - Anniversary Calendar — Add unlimited personal anniversaries, birthdays, and special dates in a simple list view. Swipe to remove any you no longer need. - Smart Reminders — Set notifications days in advance so you never forget an important date again. - Built-in Milestones — 100 days, 200 days, 500 days, 1,000 days, monthly anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve, and more are automatically generated for you. NOT JUST FOR COUPLES Anniversary Tracker works for anything you care about — your wedding anniversary, your pet's adoption day, your favorite idol's birthday, an upcoming exam, or a countdown to a special event. If the date matters to you, it belongs here. Start counting your moments today.

Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Anniversary Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Buddy at none against Anniversary Tracker's shown. Countdown Buddy also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 2.1K). Anniversary Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Anniversary Tracker 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Countdown Buddy against 4.7 for Anniversary Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 26K ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Countdown Buddy's written reviews are positive against 81% of Anniversary Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Buddy versus Anniversary Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyAnniversary Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26K ratings)4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.Pocket Grove Ltd

Customer experience

Countdown Buddy

All ratings25,173 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews999 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative22.4%

Anniversary Tracker

All ratings2,142 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.6%

User reviews

Countdown Buddy

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app overall
  • 👍 Customizable widgets and designs
  • 🔒 No subscription, one-time purchase
  • 📈 Helpful for tracking events and milestones
  • 🎨 Visually appealing interface

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features, need to pay for more
  • 🐛 Widgets not updating properly
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
  • 📊 Lack of advanced countdown options (e.g., weeks)

Anniversary Tracker

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute and customizable
  • 🔒 Password protection
  • 📆 Helpful anniversary tracking
  • 🎨 Variety of backgrounds and icons
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with widgets and notifications
  • 💰 Occasional ads
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🕰️ Inaccurate day counting

Bugs and 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

Anniversary Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets displaying blank or incorrect information
  • Notifications not working or delayed
  • Randomly adding unset anniversaries
  • Day count not updating properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to set custom anniversary dates
  • Include widget support for home screen
  • Allow changing app icon and name
  • Improve notification reliability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
1 purchases

Anniversary Tracker

One-time1
  • Remove all ads$9.99

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anniversary Tracker free?
Anniversary Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Buddy or Anniversary Tracker?
Anniversary Tracker is rated higher. Countdown Buddy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Anniversary Tracker averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Countdown Buddy or Anniversary Tracker have ads?
Anniversary Tracker shows ads; Countdown Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Buddy or Anniversary Tracker?
Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Anniversary Tracker every 9 days. Most recently, Countdown Buddy was updated on November 9, 2026 and Anniversary Tracker on November 7, 2026.

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