Comparison

Countdown Buddy vs Widget for Sheets

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

Widget for Sheets

Display your spreadsheets directly on your home screen. Visualize data, track metrics, and see automatic updates from your documents without opening the app. Customize the look to match your style.

Highlights
  • Home screen spreadsheet widgets
  • Real-time data updates
  • Customizable widget design
  • Easy setup in under a minute
  • Privacy-friendly with public sheets
Features
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Widget brings your spreadsheets directly to your home screen — stylish, effortless, and always up to date. Instantly visualize and track sheets, numbers, analytics, KPIs, charts, budgets, tables, and more right from your publicly accessible spreadsheets. Set up widgets in seconds, customize them your way, and enjoy automatic updates directly from your spreadsheets. Key features: • Easy setup → Spreadsheet widgets for your home screen ready in less than a minute. • Always fresh → Auto-updating data from your spreadsheet documents. • Stylish & customizable → Clean design that fits your aesthetic. • Privacy-friendly → Works with publicly accessible sheets Terms: https://sheetswidget.com/terms Privacy: https://sheetswidget.com/privacy

Screenshots

Countdown Buddy4 screens
Widget for Sheets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Widget for Sheets at 100% against Countdown Buddy's 68%. Widget for Sheets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Countdown Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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 Widget for Sheets sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widget for Sheets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 26K ratings behind it against 4, 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 Widget for Sheets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Widget for Sheets every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Buddy versus Widget for Sheets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown BuddyWidget for Sheets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptics Ltd.LP STABLE TECH INC.

Customer experience

Countdown Buddy

All ratings25,173 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews999 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative22.4%

Widget for Sheets

All ratings4 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

Widget for Sheets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59
8 purchases

Widget for Sheets

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Premium$8.997 Days
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  • Premium$19.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Plan$29.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Sheets Widget7 Days trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget for Sheets free?
Widget for Sheets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Buddy or Widget for Sheets?
Widget for Sheets is rated higher. Countdown Buddy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Widget for Sheets averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Countdown Buddy or Widget for Sheets have ads?
Neither Countdown Buddy nor Widget for Sheets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Buddy or Widget for Sheets?
Countdown Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Widget for Sheets every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown Buddy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Widget for Sheets on October 24, 2026.

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