Phantom Countdown vs WeebCon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phantom Countdown
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.
- Multiple countdown creation
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable themes
- Automatic daily updates
- Flexible date tracking
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Wake up, get up, get out there! For all the Phantom Thieves, Investigation Team members, and SEES fighters, prepare for your next event with Phantom Countdown! Phantom Countdown is a free app themed after everyone's favorite JRPG series, Persona. Features include: - Create and manage multiple Countdowns! - Display the Countdowns on your Home Screen with Widgets! - Style your Countdowns using baked in themes or your own themes! - Countdowns automatically update in the list and on your Widgets every new Calendar day! - Track Countdowns using a specific Date, a number of days until the event occurs, or an unknown date! Download today and begin counting down with style! Persona and all associated trademarks are properties of ATLUS and not of my own creation.
WeebCon
Access all the essential information for an annual convention. Get real-time updates on events, schedules, and activities happening during the convention. Never miss out on what's happening.
- Event schedules
- Real-time updates
- Convention information
- Activity notifications
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Welcome to the official app for WeebCon! Stay up-to-date with everything happening inside and out of Weeb Con each year!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WeebCon at none against Phantom Countdown's 5. WeebCon also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11 vs 17.0). Phantom Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price 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. Phantom Countdown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. WeebCon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phantom Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Countdown has 276 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Phantom Countdown ships an update every 2 months, WeebCon every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phantom Countdown | WeebCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (276 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Sinex | Eventology Solutions Inc |
Customer experience
Phantom Countdown
WeebCon
Bugs and requests
Phantom Countdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- Countdowns disappearing or not saving
- Widgets not displaying properly
- App freezing when changing notification settings
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add countdown to lock screen
- Integrate with calendar app
- Ability to set custom countdown sounds
- Automatic countdown rotation
- More detailed Persona-themed design
WeebCon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phantom Countdown
- Level 1 Tip$0.99
- Level 5 Tip$2.99
- Level 25 Tip$9.99
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- Level 50 Tip$24.99
- Level 99 Tip$49.99
WeebCon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phantom Countdown free?
Is WeebCon free?
Which has better reviews, Phantom Countdown or WeebCon?
Do Phantom Countdown or WeebCon have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phantom Countdown or WeebCon?
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