Comparison

Countdown vs Room Planner

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Visually track important dates and goals with customizable widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Set up countdowns and count-ups for personal milestones, habits, or deadlines. Sync across devices and receive timely notifications.

Highlights
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Count up and down timers
  • Recurrent event tracking
  • Calendar and Reminders synchronization
  • Customizable designs and templates
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Notifications for key dates
Features
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Track time with beautiful countdown widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Get the results you want by adding beautiful ALWAYS ON motivational countdowns to the device you use every day. On your wrist? On your Mac? Pretty Progress works there, too. Our objective is to support you achieve your goals. We beautifully track your goals so you don’t have to. What better place to remind yourself of the things that matter than the devices you use every day? Your life goals, your health routines, your personal habits, when your newborn arrives, the deadline of your PhD or your mother’s birthday… No matter what your goal is. Pretty Progress gives you beautiful countdowns with widgets to customize and track them all: - Count up & down towards a specific date or with a timer - Create recurrent events and count the days periodically - Synchronize and import Apple Calendar events and Reminders - Show the percentage of completion, how much time is left or how much time has past (time since). In years, months, weeks, days... or a combination of them - Beautiful and unique designs. 6 different templates to customize and add to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Stand By (iOS 17), and Watch complications - Customize colors, icons, layout, fonts, size... and every little aspect of the countdown at any time. Create your own personal Home Screen and Watch Face - A dashboard to visualize all the timers and day counters created and understand your deadlines, goals, achievements, or recurrent tasks - Notifications: 1 week and 1 day before, and at the end of your countdown, and every day, week, month or year after your habit streak - A library to get inspired and create widgets easily - 3 different sizes for the Home Screen widgets: small, medium, and large - All Lock Screen widgets localizations available - All complication sizes for Watch Faces supported - Dark mode support - iCloud synchronization. Sync your countdowns on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac (Silicon) automatically - Family sharing enabled for the PRO purchase WHAT CAN YOU TRACK? - Health routines - Personal habits progress - Countdown to Christmas - Days until your mother's birthday - Countdown to your next holidays - Days until your project release deadline - Days left until your next trip - Percentage of your gym routine complete - Days left until your wedding anniversary - Days until retirement - Days until your financial independence - Percentage of the year, month, week... - Days left until your kombucha is fermented - How many days you have left on your vacations - Countdown to tax submission - Days until your new child arrives - Countdown to that important exam - Days until your graduation - Percentage of the academic year left - Days until Superbowl - My love countdown - Streak of days of habits - Daily, weekly and monthly tasks - Time until your new job WE WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK: We love to improve, so any feedback is always welcome! For any question, issue, suggestion or anything you want to say, contact at: hi@prettyprogress.app ======================= The free version of Pretty Progress includes four custom countdown widgets with two designs, the default daily, weekly, monthly and yearly progress and some customization options. If you purchase Pretty Progress PRO, the payment will be charged to your iTunes account. If you purchase a monthly or yearly subscription, your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. ======================= Terms of Service: https://prettyprogress.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://prettyprogress.app/privacy-policy

About

Room Planner

Scan rooms with LiDAR to create accurate 3D models and floor plans. Explore AI-powered interior design ideas and visualize your space. Plan, design, and save your projects easily.

Highlights
  • LiDAR-powered 3D room scanning
  • Automatic floor plans and layouts
  • AI-powered interior design
  • Accurate measurements
  • Realistic 3D room visuals
  • Export designs and plans
Features
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• Scan rooms in seconds with LiDAR • Create 3D layouts, floor plans, and interior designs • Design, plan, and visualize your space for free Scan your space and turn it into a fully designable room with Roomify. Capture accurate 3D scans using LiDAR, generate clean floor plans, and explore AI-powered interior design ideas that actually fit your room. From measuring to designing, everything happens in one simple flow. SCAN IN 3D WITH LIDAR Use your iPhone or iPad to scan rooms in minutes. Roomify captures real-world dimensions and geometry using LiDAR, creating precise 3D models you can rely on for planning, design, and visualization. SMART LAYOUTS AND FLOOR PLANS Automatically generate accurate room layouts and floor plans from your scans. View dimensions, wall lengths, and surface areas, then export plans for printing or sharing. AI INTERIOR DESIGN Transform empty or existing rooms into fully designed interiors. Roomify’s AI generates furniture layouts, design styles, and visual concepts based on your room’s real structure. SIMPLE AND FAST No clutter, no complex tools. Scan, design, save, and export with just a few taps. All your rooms are stored in one place and always accessible. ROOMIFY FEATURES • LiDAR-powered 3D room scanning • Accurate measurements in Metric or Imperial • Automatic floor plans and layouts • AI-powered interior design and style variations • Realistic 3D room visuals • Room library for all projects • Export designs and plans for sharing or printing WHO ROOMIFY IS FOR • Homeowners redesigning or renovating • Interior designers and decorators • Real estate agents and contractors • DIY planners and home improvement enthusiasts Download Roomify and scan, plan, and design your space. Free to start. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.starhiveconcept.com/roomify-privacy-policy-terms/

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Room Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 82% against Room Planner's 38%. Countdown also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). 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 sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Room Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 3.1K ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 38% of Room Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update weekly, Room Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus Room Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownRoom Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better4.1 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K — better72
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkeinois OUStarhive Concept Srl

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings3,109 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews615 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative12.5%

Room Planner

All ratings72 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative54.2%

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Widgets not updating in real-time as expected
  • Countdown data resetting unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to track non-time-based progress
  • Improved recurring event management
  • Notification/alarm feature when countdown ends
  • Wider range of color and font options

Room Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions10
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pretty Progress PRO (Weekly)$4.997 Days
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  • Pretty Progress PRO (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pretty Progress PRO (Monthly)7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Pretty Progress Pro (Annual)7 Days trial3 variants$14.991 Year
  • Pretty Progress Pro (Annual)1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • Pretty Progress Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Pretty Progress PRO (Lifetime)$29.99
  • Pretty Progress PRO (Lifetime)$34.99
  • Pretty Progress PRO (Lifetime)2 variants$49.99
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  • Pretty Progress PRO (Lifetime)$59.99
6 purchases

Room Planner

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month - Unlimited access$6.991 Month
  • 6 Months - Unlimited access$19.996 Months
  • 1 Year - Unlimited access$24.991 Year
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  • 1 year - Unlimited access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime - Unlimited access$39.99
  • Lifetime - Unlimited access$69.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Room Planner free?
Room Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Room Planner?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Room Planner averages 4.1 from 72 ratings.
Do Countdown or Room Planner have ads?
Room Planner shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Room Planner?
Countdown ships an update weekly, and Room Planner fortnightly. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 20, 2026 and Room Planner on October 16, 2026.

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