# Countdowns vs Countdown 2025

The clearest difference is rating: Countdowns at 5.0 against Countdown 2025's 4.5. Countdowns also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). Countdown 2025's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown 2025 has 104 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 80% of Countdown 2025's.

Countdowns ships an update every 11 days, Countdown 2025 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Countdowns | Countdown 2025 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdowns-chris-stayte/id1603744166/reviews)** | [4.5 (104 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-2025/id6752922575/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 6 | **104** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 80.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 11 days** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 32 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Chris Stayte](https://appshunter.io/developer/1106422600) | [Tue Nguyen Minh](https://appshunter.io/developer/434811167) |

## What reviewers say

### Countdowns

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdowns-chris-stayte/id1603744166)

Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdown timers. Set reminders for important dates and personalize the look of each countdown with different colors and fonts. Organize events by proximity or alphabetically, with support for dark mode and notifications.

**Highlights:** Customizable colors and fonts, Unlimited event creation, Event sorting options, Dark Mode support, Event notifications

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Countdown 2025

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-2025/id6752922575)

Easily track important life events like birthdays, holidays, and weddings with stylish, customizable countdowns. Get timely reminders and sync across devices. View events on your Apple Watch.

**Highlights:** Unlimited countdowns, Count down and count up events, Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets, Customizable widget colors, Repeating event options, Reminders and notifications, iCloud sync, Apple Watch support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Countdowns free?

Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Countdown 2025 free?

Countdown 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Countdown 2025?

Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Countdown 2025 averages 4.5 from 104 ratings.

### Do Countdowns or Countdown 2025 have ads?

Neither Countdowns nor Countdown 2025 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Countdown 2025?

Countdowns ships an update every 11 days, and Countdown 2025 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on September 23, 2026 and Countdown 2025 on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*