Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Countdown Widgets

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 Widgets

Easily track important life events and goals with customizable countdown and count-up timers displayed on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Personalize with your own photos and colors for a beautiful, glanceable reminder of what matters most.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown and count-up timers
  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
  • Personalized backgrounds (photos/colors)
  • Auto-repeat for recurring events
  • Life event planner
  • Goal and habit tracking
Features
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Moments Widget — Beautiful Countdown Timer & Life Event Reminder Track birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, exams, baby arrivals, weddings, and every special day with stunning countdown and count-up timers on your Home Screen & Lock Screen. The perfect life planner for goals, habits, milestones, and memories you never want to forget. Why You'll Love It - Beautifully crafted widget layouts for any style - Fully customizable backgrounds — use your photos or colors - Instant glanceable updates on Home Screen & Lock Screen - Auto-repeat for birthdays, anniversaries & yearly celebrations - Lightweight, fast, and thoughtfully designed calendar companion Perfect For Daily Life - Planning your next vacation or holiday trip? - Counting fitness streaks or sobriety milestones? - Tracking your baby's arrival or pregnancy journey? - Celebrating your wedding anniversary or love story? - Staying focused on exam deadlines or graduation goals? - Remembering retirement, important meetings, or special occasions? What Users Are Saying "Finally, a clean countdown app I can fully personalize." "The count-up mode is perfect for tracking my goals and achievements." "Looks gorgeous and doesn't slow down my phone." Moments Widget Pro Subscribe to unlock all premium features and unlimited customization. You will be charged after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before expiration. Manage subscriptions in App Store Settings. Privacy Policy: https://moments.gitbook.io/product-docs/about/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://moments.gitbook.io/product-docs/about/terms-of-use Download now and never miss life's important moments.

Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Countdown Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown Buddy at 25K against Countdown Widgets's 44. Countdown Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Countdown Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 25K ratings behind it against 44, 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 90% of Countdown Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Countdown Widgets monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Buddy versus Countdown Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyCountdown Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25K ratings) — better4.5 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better44
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.祎 王

Customer experience

Countdown Buddy

All ratings25,173 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews984 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.2%

Countdown Widgets

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
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 Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
4 purchases

Countdown Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Moments Pro (1 Week)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Moments Pro (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • Moments Pro (1 Year)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widgets free?
Countdown Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widgets?
Countdown Buddy is rated higher. Countdown Buddy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Countdown Widgets averages 4.5 from 44 ratings.
Do Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widgets have ads?
Neither Countdown Buddy nor Countdown Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widgets?
Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown Widgets monthly. Most recently, Countdown Buddy was updated on September 30, 2026 and Countdown Widgets on August 19, 2026.

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