The Simple 30 Day Countdown vs Countdown widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
This minimalist timer allows you to set countdowns for up to 30 days. It's designed for simplicity and speed, offering a completely ad-free experience for tracking your important events.
- Countdown timer up to 30 days
- Simple and fast interface
- Completely ad-free
- Minimalist design
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The simple and fast countdown timer that can go up to 30 days and is completely ad-free!
Countdown widget
Design personalized countdown and count-up widgets for any event. Customize with themes, styles, and app icons. Track birthdays, holidays, vacations, and more with aesthetic looks and iCloud sync. Supports various widget sizes and modes.
- Custom countdown and count-up widgets
- Multiple widget styles and themes
- iOS Lock Screen and Standby widgets
- Customizable app icons and fonts
- Add personal photos
- iCloud sync
- Count up from past events
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Create Custom Countdown or Count up widget with lots of themes, styles and App Icons. Count down to your next event: Birthday, Vacation, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Party, Halloween, Christmas, and lots more in Aesthetic looks. Create Multiple widget Features Include. • iOS 26 Standby Widget. • iOS 26 LockScreen Widget & Transparent Widget. • Multiple App Icons. • Transparent Widget. • Variety of Widget Style & Theme • Watch App & iCloud sync • Count up from past events • Stylish Fonts. • Beautiful colour , gradient Presets. • Add your Own Photos. • Light & Dark modes. • Supports all size of widgets. No Ads. Add your Custom widget with ease and edit later in no time. Upcoming version will include Apple watch supports and more themes. Download Now New Countdown Widget and Enjoy!!! Offers auto-renewing unlimited-access subscription options. $9.99/Year as Annually Subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTune account, and your account will be charged within 24-hour to the end of the current period .Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your iTunes store after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of use: https://motivateapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://motivateapps.com/privacyClean.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Simple 30 Day Countdown at none against Countdown widget's 4. The Simple 30 Day Countdown also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). Countdown widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 7). 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. Countdown widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. The Simple 30 Day Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Simple 30 Day Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown widget has 1.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Simple 30 Day Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Countdown widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple 30 Day Countdown | Countdown widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mats Bauer | Amit Verma |
Customer experience
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
Countdown widget
Bugs and requests
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown widget
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Countdown widget not working on lock screen
- Countdown based on EST instead of user's timezone
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Sync with calendars
- Show hours, minutes, and seconds in countdown
In-app purchases
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
No in-app purchases
Countdown widget
- Countdown Pro.$9.991 Year
- Countdown Pro.2 variants$8.99
- Countdown Pro.$12.99
Questions
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