Comparison

Countdown Widget Timer vs StrandAbacus

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget Timer

Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, or personal goals, and view remaining time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds directly on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event timers
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Home screen widget display
  • Flexible notification settings
  • Annual recurrence options
Features
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It's time to get acquainted with a cool countdown timer that will remind you of important events and dates! Birthdays of friends and relatives, a month without sweets, training at a strictly allocated time, approaching New Year and Valentine's Day - now you will not forget anything, you will have time everywhere and prepare for important events in advance! The app allows you to create a countdown clock that will show how much time in days, hours, minutes and seconds is left until the desired event. App Features: - Create timers in unlimited quantities, of any duration, whether it's 9 months of pregnancy or 2 weeks before your long-awaited vacation; - Pick up ready-made backgrounds, different colors, or place your own photos on the event screen; - Place the widget anywhere on your Iphone home screen so you can count down important dates at all times; - Receive notifications when an event is nearing completion by setting flexible settings; - Set annual recurrences and more. Legal information Privacy Policy: https://appboxgroup.com/countdown/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://appboxgroup.com/countdown/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StrandAbacus

Features
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StrandAbacus is the offline craft desk for fiber makers who juggle warps, peg looms, and bead charts. DESK See active projects, month spend in USD, and the selected piece. Tick advances the selected project; New starts another warp, peg, or bead job. WARP Beam and repair warps with searchable end counts, targets, and notes. Detail view shows remaining ends and material cost. PEG Advance peg-loom rows one tick at a time. Keep row charts, remaining rows, and yarn spend on the same bench. BEAD Tick bead charts and pattern rows. Open any cuff or loom job to adjust counts and USD material cost. PRIVACY Fully offline. No account, no cloud, no subscriptions. Data stays on the device. USD figures are workshop estimates only.

Screenshots

Countdown Widget Timer4 screens
StrandAbacus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StrandAbacus at none against Countdown Widget Timer's 7. StrandAbacus also leads on ads (none vs shown). Countdown Widget Timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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 Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. StrandAbacus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, StrandAbacus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Widget Timer versus StrandAbacus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Widget TimerStrandAbacus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (484 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings484 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp BoxYuliia Bielolipetska

Bugs and requests

Countdown Widget Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not showing up on home screen
  • Purchased features not working as expected
  • App crashing after updates
  • Countdown dates not accurate

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add repeat weekly/monthly option
  • Allow more than one countdown for free
  • Add option to show weeks in widget
  • Improve widget customization

StrandAbacus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Countdown Widget Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Full access for one week$3.997 Days
  • Full access for one month$6.491 Month
  • Full access for three months$11.993 Months
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  • Full access for one year7 Days trial$13.491 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Full Access$7.99
  • Premium access forever$7.99
  • Access to premium Lifetimeme$7.99
None

StrandAbacus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Widget Timer free?
Countdown Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StrandAbacus free?
StrandAbacus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Widget Timer or StrandAbacus have ads?
Countdown Widget Timer shows ads; StrandAbacus does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget Timer or StrandAbacus?
Countdown Widget Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and StrandAbacus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Widget Timer was updated on October 2, 2026 and StrandAbacus on September 14, 2026.

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