Comparison

Countdown vs Luvbu

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

Luvbu

Features
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Luvbu is a romantic app designed for everyone. Share sweet messages, little thoughts, and special moments directly on your Home Screen. No social. No public profiles. Just the two of you. Add the widget and receive: - Real-time romantic messages - Surprise notes from your partner - Special anniversary reminders Always visible, always yours. Write sweet, spontaneous, or scheduled messages. Every note is shared only between you two. Just for your couple: Luvbu works with a simple invite code. Connect with your special person in just a few seconds.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Luvbu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luvbu at none against Countdown's 1. Countdown's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Luvbu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update monthly, Luvbu every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Countdown versus Luvbu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownLuvbu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiscoveruapps v.o.f.Matteo Perotta

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown+$1.99
None

Luvbu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luvbu free?
Luvbu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Luvbu have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Luvbu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Luvbu?
Countdown ships an update monthly, and Luvbu every 4 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on July 7, 2026 and Luvbu on September 14, 2026.

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