Phantom Countdown vs When Baro?
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.
When Baro?
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Never miss Baro Ki'Teer again! This app tracks exactly when the void trader shows up in Warframe, what he's selling, and sends you a heads up when he arrives with stuff you actually want. What you get: -Live countdown until Baro's next visit -Complete inventory with prices the moment he arrives -Wishlist any items and get notified when he brings them -Full archive of every item he's ever sold -Community reviews and ratings for each item, so you know what items are worth the purchase -warframe.market price data, so you know what things can sell for platinum Made by Tenno, for Tenno. No ads, no data selling, no nonsense. Just a solid tool to help you not miss a single Baro visit. Note: This is a community-made companion app, and is not affiliated with Digital Extremes or Warframe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: When Baro? at none against Phantom Countdown's 5. When Baro? also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. When Baro? asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phantom Countdown ships an update every 2 months, When Baro? every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phantom Countdown | When Baro? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (278 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matthew Sinex | Nicholas Cross |
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
When Baro?
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
When Baro?
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phantom Countdown free?
Is When Baro? free?
Do Phantom Countdown or When Baro? have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phantom Countdown or When Baro??
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