Countdown vs Repeat Timer App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Repeat Timer App
This app adds unpredictability to routines with a customizable repeat timer. It enhances workouts, games, and daily tasks by introducing dynamic intervals and decision-making challenges. Enjoy a sleek design for seamless navigation and visual timing.
- Dynamic Task Mode with Random Timer
- Decision-making Interval Timer
- Adaptive Fitness Interval Timer
- Productivity Pulse for Work Breaks
- Gamer's Delight with Countdown Timer
- Party Mode with Hidden Countdown
- Sleek and Intuitive Design
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Step into the world of precision and excitement with the ultimate Repeat Timer app designed to add unpredictability to your routine. Whether you're aiming to level up your workouts, boost gameplay, or make everyday tasks more dynamic, Ticktock ensures every moment counts with its powerful and customizable repeat functionality. Features: Dynamic Task Mode: Engage in tasks and games by removing predictability with the Ticktock Random Timer, keeping every second exciting and fresh. Decision-making Booster: Enhance your quick thinking and decision-making skills with our unique interval timer. Perfect for training sessions, team-building exercises, and even a Kids Workout Timer for more fun and engagement. Adaptive Fitness Interval Timer: Change the way you workout. Incorporate unpredictable intervals, Custom Loops, and rest periods for a more challenging regimen, all while using a Workout Timer that keeps you on your toes. Productivity Pulse: Infuse randomness into your work breaks, making monotonous tasks more engaging. Set a Repeating Task or an Hourly Reminder to ensure you stay productive and alert throughout the day. Gamer's Delight: For developers and players alike. Introduce random events, reminders, or even a Countdown Timer to spice up gameplay in popular games like PUBG, Free Fire, and more. Party Mode – Hot Potato Game: Amplify the fun! With our hidden countdown feature, everyone keeps guessing when the time will run out, ensuring thrills with every turn, all thanks to the Repeat Timer functionality. Sleek and Intuitive Design: Customise with ease, experience seamless navigation, and enjoy a clutter-free interface, making it perfect for setting up any type of Visual Timer. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/random-timer-privacy-policy/home Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/random-timer-terms/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 4.7 against Repeat Timer App's 3.5. Countdown also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (3K vs 30). Repeat Timer App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Repeat Timer App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 3K ratings behind it against 30, 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 50% of Repeat Timer App's.
Countdown ships an update every 10 days, Repeat Timer App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Repeat Timer App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3K ratings) — better | 3.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | keinois OU | Renu Narwal |
Customer experience
Countdown
Repeat Timer App
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
Repeat Timer App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown
- 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
- 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
Repeat Timer App
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly discounted price$5.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
Questions
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