Phantom Countdown vs ZZZ Archive
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
ZZZ Archive
Access detailed information about characters and explore fan-created content for a popular game. This app provides a smooth and consistent experience across multiple devices.
- Detailed character information
- Explore fan creations
- Smooth cross-platform experience
- Wiki for Zenless Zone Zero
Read full descriptionHide full description
ZZZ Archive is a Zenless Zone Zero Wiki app, built with Compose Multiplatform to deliver a smooth and consistent experience across platforms. ZZZ Archive lets players access detailed information on characters from the game, as well as explore popular second creations by fans.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZZZ Archive at none against Phantom Countdown's 5. ZZZ Archive also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and device support (4 vs 2). Phantom Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (278 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. ZZZ Archive asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Phantom Countdown against 4.7 for ZZZ Archive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Countdown has 278 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of ZZZ Archive's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phantom Countdown | ZZZ Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (278 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Matthew Sinex | JHAN CHENG LI |
Customer experience
Phantom Countdown
ZZZ Archive
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
ZZZ Archive
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
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- Level 50 Tip$24.99
- Level 99 Tip$49.99
ZZZ Archive
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phantom Countdown free?
Is ZZZ Archive free?
Which has better reviews, Phantom Countdown or ZZZ Archive?
Do Phantom Countdown or ZZZ Archive have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phantom Countdown or ZZZ Archive?
Other comparisons
