# Phantom Countdown vs Reading100

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reading100 at none against Phantom Countdown's 5. Reading100 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Phantom Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (276 vs 19). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Phantom Countdown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Reading100 asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Phantom Countdown against 4.6 for Reading100. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Countdown has 276 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Phantom Countdown's written reviews are positive against 80% of Reading100's.

Phantom Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Reading100 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Phantom Countdown | Reading100 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (276 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phantom-countdown/id1549294840/reviews) | [4.6 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading100/id1583152318/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **276** | 19 |
| Positive reviews | **82.8% of reviews** | 80.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 55 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Matthew Sinex](https://appshunter.io/developer/1549294842) | [Gentouch Studios Company Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/381051568) |

## What reviewers say

### Phantom Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phantom-countdown/id1549294840)

This free utility app helps fans of a popular JRPG series track upcoming events. Create and customize multiple countdowns, display them on your home screen with widgets, and choose from built-in or custom themes. Countdowns update daily, offering flexible tracking by date, number of days, or unknown dates.

**Highlights:** Multiple countdown creation, Home screen widgets, Customizable themes, Automatic daily updates, Flexible date tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Level 1 Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Level 5 Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Level 25 Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Level 50 Tip | $24.99 | one-time |
| Level 99 Tip | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Persona-themed countdown
- 👍 Customizable themes and colors
- 🎨 Stylish and visually appealing
- 📆 Helpful for tracking deadlines and events
- 🎮 Captures the Persona aesthetic

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs with widget functionality
- 🔧 Issues with changing themes and colors
- 🔒 Lack of transparency in background
- 📊 Limited customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Countdowns disappearing or not saving
- Widgets not displaying properly
- App freezing when changing notification settings
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Add countdown to lock screen
- Integrate with calendar app
- Ability to set custom countdown sounds
- Automatic countdown rotation
- More detailed Persona-themed design


### Reading100

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading100/id1583152318)

Convert websites into image books for private collection. Developers can inspect HTML and practice regex for extracting website content.

**Highlights:** Convert websites to image books, Save image books to personal collection, Inspect website HTML, Extract HTML using regular expressions, Practice regex skills

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Phantom Countdown free?

Phantom Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Reading100 free?

Reading100 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Phantom Countdown or Reading100?

Phantom Countdown and Reading100 are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 276 and 19 ratings respectively.

### Do Phantom Countdown or Reading100 have ads?

Neither Phantom Countdown nor Reading100 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Phantom Countdown or Reading100?

Phantom Countdown ships an update every 2 months, and Reading100 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Phantom Countdown was updated on October 6, 2026 and Reading100 on October 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*