Countdown vs Washi Techō
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Washi Techō
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Washi Techō is a simple journaling app you can keep up with—even on your busiest days. ◆ Start with just one line No lengthy entries needed. A quick note, a single photo, or just an emoji when you're tired. ◆ Easy to reflect View your days, weeks, and months at a glance. See how far you've come. ◆ English & Japanese Use the app in your preferred language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Washi Techō's shown. Washi Techō's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Washi Techō sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown ships an update monthly, Washi Techō every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown | Washi Techō |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Discoveruapps v.o.f. | SKIMA ENGINEERING |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown+$1.99
Washi Techō
- Ad-Free Experience$4.99
