Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Fat Blue Jay Stickers

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

Fat Blue Jay Stickers

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Set of fat blue jay stickers for your iMessage conversations.

Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Fat Blue Jay Stickers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Buddy at Free against Fat Blue Jay Stickers's $0.99. Fat Blue Jay Stickers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On ads and device support 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

Countdown Buddy is free to download; Fat Blue Jay Stickers costs $0.99 up front. Countdown Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fat Blue Jay Stickers asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Buddy versus Fat Blue Jay Stickers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyFat Blue Jay Stickers
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (26K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings26K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.Paul Scott

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

Fat Blue Jay Stickers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
None

Fat Blue Jay Stickers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fat Blue Jay Stickers free?
Fat Blue Jay Stickers costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Buddy or Fat Blue Jay Stickers have ads?
Neither Countdown Buddy nor Fat Blue Jay Stickers shows ads.

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