Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Mondofi

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

Mondofi

Features
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With Mondofi, you can choose a unit, book a walkthrough, sign the contract, pay the deposit and book an elevator for your move in all from your phone. Once you’re a tenant, you can download the Mondofi Smart Building Resident App to enter the building, access elevators, chat with the building manager, get updated information on your building, review your lease and so much more with new features coming online all the time!

Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Mondofi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mondofi at none against Countdown Buddy's 1. Countdown Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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 Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mondofi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Mondofi every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Buddy versus Mondofi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyMondofi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.Mondofi Media Ltd

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

Mondofi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
None

Mondofi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mondofi free?
Mondofi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Buddy or Mondofi have ads?
Neither Countdown Buddy nor Mondofi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Buddy or Mondofi?
Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Mondofi every 4 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Buddy was updated on October 19, 2026 and Mondofi on October 18, 2026.

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