Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Countdown Widget

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

Build anticipation for holidays and special events with customizable countdown timers. Features vibrant templates, animated effects, and personalized touches to make every celebration exciting. Share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Set countdown timers for events
  • Holiday-specific templates
  • Animated effects for widgets
  • Customizable colors and emojis
  • Create custom countdown widgets
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Share countdowns via webpage
Features
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Get ready to celebrate your favorite holidays and special occasions like never before with Countdown Celebrations! Our app brings excitement to your countdowns with vibrant templates, animated effects, and personalized touches. Whether it’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Juneteenth, Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, or Father’s Day, Countdown Celebrations is your perfect companion for building anticipation and joy. Features: Set Countdown Timer for Events Easily create countdown timers for all your important events and holidays. Watch as the days, hours, minutes, and seconds tick away, bringing your celebration closer. Holiday Templates Choose from a wide range of beautifully designed templates for popular holidays. Templates include Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Juneteenth, Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, and Father’s Day. Animated Effects Add life to your countdowns with stunning animated effects. Make your widgets sparkle, pop, and dance as the big day approaches. Customization Options Personalize your countdown widgets with customizable background and text colors. Choose colors that match your style or the theme of your event. Custom Emojis Enhance your countdowns with fun and expressive custom emojis. Add a personal touch with emojis that capture the spirit of your celebration. Create Custom Countdown Widgets Design your own countdown widgets from scratch. Tailor every aspect to make them uniquely yours. iCloud Sync Keep all your countdowns safe and accessible with iCloud. Sync across all your devices seamlessly. Share Your Excitement Share your countdowns with friends and family via a custom webpage. Let everyone join in on the anticipation and excitement. Countdown Celebrations is the ultimate app for making every special occasion unforgettable. Download now and start counting down to the moments that matter most! Download Countdown Celebrations today and let the countdown begin! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Countdown Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget at 100% against Countdown Buddy's 68%. Countdown Widget also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Countdown Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (25K vs 2). On price, ads, 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 25K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Countdown Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Countdown Widget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Buddy versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.Accessible Resources Ltd

Customer experience

Countdown Buddy

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

Countdown Widget

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
3 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widget?
Countdown Widget is rated higher. Countdown Buddy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Countdown Widget averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither Countdown Buddy nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Buddy or Countdown Widget?
Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown Widget every 3 months. Most recently, Countdown Buddy was updated on September 29, 2026 and Countdown Widget on September 20, 2026.

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