Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Countdown Widget & Day Counter

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

Countdown Widget & Day Counter

Easily track important dates and events with customizable countdown timers. Add personal photos, themes, and colors to your widgets for a visually appealing reminder of upcoming milestones like birthdays, holidays, or personal goals.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdown creation
  • Fully customizable widgets
  • Personalized photos for widgets
  • Multiple themes and color options
  • Adjustable font sizes
  • Home screen widget access
  • Easy event editing
Features
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Welcome to Countdown Widget!
 Countdown widget is a beautifully and simple countdown timer and reminder app for the important dates and events in your life. Countdown to important days, special dates and events in your life such as: - Birthdays, Anniversary or Wedding reminder.
- Vacations, Graduations and Exams. - Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Valentines or other holiday - Game, Fitness Goals & Retirement Plan - Film Release, TV show, Concert, Bucket List and many more. TOP FEATURES - Create as many countdowns as you want - Fully customizable widget - Use your own photos for widgets - Pleasant and neat appearance with extensive customization capabilities - Multiple themes - Customize colors and fonts of each countdown - Drag countdown widgets anywhere on the screen - You can resize the widget size - Beautiful ways to keep ideas, reminders, memories, and todos. - Easily edit events quickly and easily when necessary - Easy to use. - Adjust font size easily. WIDGET Countdown Widgets can be adaptable with all devices running iOS14+. We support two different widget sizes, which lets you take full advantage of each slot on your home screen. Instantly access your events on your home screen using widget on iPhone. EASY TO SET UP, FREELY TO CUSTOMIZE We also give you the step by step instruction of how to add Countdown Widgets in seconds. With us, you have your chance to edit the widget font, theme color, or even the background color based on your preference. Countdown widget now to bring excitement and anticipation to your big events!
 Let’s get counting!
 Thank you for your download !!

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Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Countdown Widget & Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Buddy at none against Countdown Widget & Day Counter's shown. Countdown Buddy also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 10) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Countdown Widget & Day Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Countdown Widget & Day Counter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 4.5 for Countdown Widget & Day Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 25K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Countdown Widget & Day Counter monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Buddy versus Countdown Widget & Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyCountdown Widget & Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25K ratings) — better4.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.Kuldip Kaneriya

Customer experience

Countdown Buddy

All ratings25,173 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews983 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.1%

Countdown Widget & Day Counter

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Countdown Widget & Day Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
1 purchases

Countdown Widget & Day Counter

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Widget Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget & Day Counter free?
Countdown Widget & Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widget & Day Counter?
Countdown Buddy is rated higher. Countdown Buddy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Countdown Widget & Day Counter averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widget & Day Counter have ads?
Countdown Widget & Day Counter shows ads; Countdown Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widget & Day Counter?
Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown Widget & Day Counter monthly. Most recently, Countdown Buddy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Countdown Widget & Day Counter on July 19, 2026.

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