Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown Creator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown

Track important dates and count down to special events or count the days since a significant moment. Receive timely notifications and visualize your progress with beautiful counters. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with iCloud syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Home screen widgets
  • Light and dark mode support
  • Count in days, weeks, months, hours, minutes
  • iCloud device syncing
  • Customizable event sorting
  • Event notifications
  • Shareable live counters
Features
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Countdown will help you to count down the days until a special event or, count from the days since an important moment in your life. You'll receive notifications when it's time. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, weddings, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts, and more. features: - No advertisements - Add your events as widgets to your iOS home screen - Support for light and dark mode - Count with days, weeks, months, hours, minutes - Sync with all your devices from iCloud - Sort events by name or date, ascending or descending - Sort by repeating and one-time events - Receive notifications when it's time - Beautiful fullscreen live counter - Share the image with live counter with friends and family - No third-party tracking or analytics services are used. No personal data is shared with anyone. - Default library with beautiful pictures to use for your events

About

Countdown Creator

Create visually appealing countdown widgets for upcoming holidays and personal events. Customize your countdowns with photos, text, and colors. Share your countdowns with friends and get notified when your event arrives.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Add photos and custom text
  • Built-in holiday list
  • Share countdowns via Messages
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Celebrate every moment with Countdown Creator – create beautiful countdown widgets to look forward to your next occasion. Countdown cards are completely customizable. Add photos, text styles, and colors to make your countdown look great. Search for beautiful high-quality photos with Unsplash, built right into the app. Or use photos from your own photo library. Holidays are built-in for easy countdown setup, with over 20 to choose from: national holidays, religious observances, and cultural celebrations. Just select the holiday you want, and we’ll create it for you – no need to figure out the date. Plus, the countdown rolls over to the next year once the holiday passes. Use the Messages app to send countdowns to friends. Select the Countdown Creator iMessage app in the drawer, and simply choose a countdown to send. Your friend will receive a copy of your countdown, and they can save it on their own device. Easily display widgets on your home screen. Choose a countdown from the widget settings and see how many days are left at a glance. You’ll receive a notification when the countdown is done, and you’ll be treated to a confetti celebration. And with iCloud sync, your countdowns are always up-to-date across all your devices. Countdown Creator is the ultimate tool for staying excited and connected to the special moments in your life. Download the app today and start counting down to the moments that matter most!

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdown Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at monthly against Countdown Creator's every 3 months. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 6). 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.8 for Countdown against 4.7 for Countdown Creator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update monthly, Countdown Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown versus Countdown Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdown Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiscoveruapps v.o.f.Joseph Rupertus

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%

Countdown Creator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown+$1.99
1 purchases

Countdown Creator

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Creator free?
Countdown Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Countdown Creator?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Countdown Creator averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Countdown or Countdown Creator have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Countdown Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown Creator?
Countdown ships an update monthly, and Countdown Creator every 3 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 2, 2026 and Countdown Creator on October 6, 2026.

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