Comparison

Countdown ™ vs Countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Countdown ™

Create custom countdown widgets for your home screen to track important events. Personalize with photos, themes, and preset designs. Receive smart reminders so you never miss a moment.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Preset event designs
  • Personalize with photos and themes
  • Smart event reminders
  • Easy event sharing
  • Dark mode support
Features
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The "Best Countdown Widget" allows you to add widgets and customize the home screen for your all events countdown. Here are some cool preset events that look beautiful. Forgo a clunky calendar for a sleek and beautiful countdown timer on your homescreen. It's your big days and you need it to be as magnificent as it can. A simple calendar won't do it justice and aesthetic. The count down starts today. Let's set Countdown Calendar for precious moments. Countdown Widget easy setup Just follow the simple and clear instructions to set up countdown widgets on your screen. Quick setup only matter of seconds! A few taps – your screen looks superb! Countdown Widget Maker Create a countdown widget on your home screen with your own way design. Be able to count the most important days end events every day right in front of you. Preset events packs for Countdown Calendar Hundred of countdown calendar designs will suit any event of yours. Or you can choose from a rich variety of shapes, fonts, and backgrounds to make your own countdown calendar. Countdown to events that repeat yearly, monthly or weekly. Never miss any important moments! Customize photo for your countdown event For a truly unique and sleek countdown widget for your own, use your favorite photo to setup them! Never miss your upcoming events again With countdown event reminder smart feature help you configure your countdown event and get notifications more frequently as the event approaches. Events anniversaries and precious moments will never be forgotten again. Easy sharing your precious moments Let's with each other countdown precious moments. With event sharing feature will help you spread the fun when counting down with family members, friends, colleagues and invite them to join in your countdown. COUNTDOWN WIDGET FEATURE: - Countdown setup with Dark mode. - Easy setup matter of seconds. - Hundred of Preset events available in Countdown Premium. - Personalize your event with theme modes, headings and widget style. - Set favorite photo for your event countdowns. - Add to your home screen and see countdown clock without opening the app! - Smart countdown reminder feature never miss your events. - Track as many events you want countdown. There are many moments in life that you will never want to miss, right? Let's download and each other countdown your important events now! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://matechmobile.org/infor/term.html Privacy policy: https://matechmobile.org/infor/privacy.html

About

Countdown

Create personalized countdowns for all your important events, from birthdays to vacations. Share your special occasions with friends and family using beautiful templates and receive notification reminders as events approach.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown cards
  • Notification reminders
  • Shareable event templates
  • Live countdowns
  • Event location mapping
  • Activity and accommodation finder
Features
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Count down to birthdays, parties, weddings, anniversaries, vacations, graduations and more with the FWD event countdown app. Create personalized countdown cards and share your special occasions with family and friends, using beautiful, ready-made templates. Count down the days, hours, minutes and seconds to all of your special occasions. Never forget a birthday or anniversary again, since you get notification reminders as your important events are approaching. * Add your own photos to your countdown cards * See all your events counting down live as the seconds tick and tock * Share your events in messaging apps and on social media using beautiful templates * See your events on a map * Find fun activities near your events * Find hotels and places to stay near your events * Wanna reminisce? Count the seconds since your past events What are you looking FWD to? PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.gototravelguides.net/privacy TERMS OF USE: https://www.gototravelguides.net/terms

Screenshots

Countdown ™4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 100% against Countdown ™'s 42%. Countdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown ™'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (180 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown ™ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown ™ has 180 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Countdown ™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ™ ships an update every 4 days, Countdown every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown ™ versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ™Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (180 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatechMobile Software JSCMason Ifejika

Customer experience

Countdown ™

All ratings180 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral19.2%
Negative38.5%

Countdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown ™

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Week$0.497 Days
  • Premium month$1.991 Month
  • Premium year$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Pro lifetime$1.99
2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium Access (Yearly)$9.491 Year

Questions

Is Countdown ™ free?
Countdown ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown ™ or Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown ™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 180 ratings, while Countdown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Countdown ™ or Countdown have ads?
Countdown ™ shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown ™ or Countdown?
Countdown ™ ships an update every 4 days, and Countdown every 8 months. Most recently, Countdown ™ was updated on September 1, 2026 and Countdown on July 6, 2026.

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