Countdowns vs 100% Countdown Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdowns
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.
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Unlimited event creation
- Event sorting options
- Dark Mode support
- Event notifications
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Countdowns is a free, super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: * Choose the colors and fonts for each event * Create as many events as you'd like * Sort your events from the closest to the most distant or alphabetically * Dark Mode * Notifications
100% Countdown Widgets
Create unlimited, personalized countdown widgets for any event. Customize messages and emojis for a beautiful, private experience on your iPhone or iPad. Keep important moments visible daily.
- Unlimited countdowns
- Custom messages
- Emoji selection
- Beautiful widget design
- Private and no tracking
- Free to use
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Add free unlimited countdowns Customize each one with your own message Choose your own emoji Beautiful widget design 100% private, no accounts, no tracking Countdown is a clean, minimal, and completely free app for creating beautiful countdown widgets on your iPhone or iPad. Add as many countdowns as you like, each with its own date, emoji, and custom message. Whether you’re counting down to a birthday, a trip, an exam, or seeing someone special again, Countdown keeps your favorite moments close to you every day. Simple. Personal. Beautiful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 100% Countdown Widgets at every 5 days against Countdowns's every 11 days. Countdowns's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdowns against 5.0 for 100% Countdown Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Countdowns ships an update every 11 days, 100% Countdown Widgets every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdowns | 100% Countdown Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Stayte | DMITRIJS SIZOVS |
Customer experience
Countdowns
100% Countdown Widgets
In-app purchases
Countdowns
No in-app purchases
100% Countdown Widgets
No in-app purchases
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