Comparison

Countdown widget vs Simple Widgets

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Simple Widgets

Personalize your home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Choose from various sizes and styles, including different backgrounds, font colors, and borders. Easily edit existing widgets to change their appearance.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget types
  • Small, Medium, Large, and Lock Screen widgets
  • Background and font color customization
  • Border customization
  • Edit existing widget appearance
Features
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Simple Widgets • Photo makes it super easy to customize your home and lock screen like never before. Customize every widget, and personalize your home and lock screen. Features: • Create different types of widgets. • Small, Medium, Large, and lock screen widgets, all customizable. • Customize the added widget with different backgrounds, font colors, borders, etc. • Edit the added widgets to a different appearance. ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhangkaigogo.github.io/Widgets/

Screenshots

Countdown widget4 screens
Simple Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown widget at none against Simple Widgets's shown. Countdown widget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 19). Simple Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Simple Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown widget has 1.3K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Countdown widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Widgets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown widget ships an update weekly, Simple Widgets every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown widget versus Simple Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown widgetSimple Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better4.2 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better19
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1616.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit VermaWuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Countdown widget

All ratings1,264 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.3%

Simple Widgets

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Simple Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown widget

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro.$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Countdown Pro.2 variants$8.99
  • Countdown Pro.$12.99
2 purchases

Simple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Widget Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown widget free?
Countdown widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Widgets free?
Simple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown widget or Simple Widgets?
Countdown widget is rated higher. Countdown widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Simple Widgets averages 4.2 from 19 ratings.
Do Countdown widget or Simple Widgets have ads?
Simple Widgets shows ads; Countdown widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown widget or Simple Widgets?
Countdown widget ships an update weekly, and Simple Widgets every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown widget was updated on October 30, 2026 and Simple Widgets on October 24, 2026.

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