Comparison

Countdown Widget vs Timer

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget

Easily track important dates and events with real-time countdowns. Set custom alerts and personalize your countdowns with themes and emojis. Features home screen widgets for instant access on iOS 14.

Highlights
  • Live countdown display
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • iOS 14 home screen widgets
  • Widget customization with themes
  • Emoji integration
  • Manage multiple countdowns
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Countdown Widget helps you stay ready for the moments that matter most. From birthdays and anniversaries to holidays, vacations, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and personal milestones, it keeps your upcoming events beautifully organized with live countdowns, reminders, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Create countdowns for any future date and watch the time update in real time. See exactly how long is left in months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds, so every event feels a little closer. Bring your existing plans into the app with calendar import. You can import events you’ve added to your iPhone calendar and instantly turn them into countdowns, making it easy to keep everything in one place. Countdown Widget also works on Apple Watch. Add and manage countdowns right from your watch, so your important dates are always close at hand, even when your phone is not. Features: Live Countdown Display Track the time remaining for any event with precise, real-time updates. Calendar Event Import Import events from your iPhone calendar and add them to the app as countdowns in just a few taps. Apple Watch App Create countdowns from your Apple Watch and keep your upcoming events within easy reach. Custom Alerts Choose when you want to be reminded. Set notifications for a month before, a week before, a day before, or right before the event. Home Screen Widgets Add beautifully designed countdown widgets to your Home Screen for quick access to your most important dates. Widget Customization Personalize your countdown widgets with different colors, themes, and styles to match your Home Screen. Give each countdown its own unique look. Emoji Support Make each countdown feel more personal with emojis that fit the occasion. Manage Multiple Countdowns Keep track of birthdays, trips, celebrations, and more in one simple, organized place. Clean and Easy to Use Enjoy a smooth, intuitive interface that makes creating and managing countdowns effortless. Countdown Widget makes it simple to stay excited, prepared, and on time for every special moment. Terms of use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-EULA-Countdown-Widget-Time-Until-325686c61ac48055af76feee4fa2eaca Privacy policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-325686c61ac48080a023ed9a4acd78bd EULA: https://www.notion.so/EULA-Countdown-Widget-325686c61ac48060a9a8ddc0b83cb2bc

About

Timer

This app offers a simple and customizable timer and stopwatch. Easily set custom durations for various activities like exercise or chores. It includes delay timing options and audible alerts with sound effects.

Highlights
  • Customizable timing content
  • Delay timing function
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Built-in sound effects
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Timer, stopwatch timer · I love timer, is a simple and easy to use timer software. You can customize the timing content, which is very convenient. For example, skip rope for 1 minute, do homework for 10 minutes, and brush your teeth for 3 minutes. It supports the function of delay timing, which can be delayed by 3 seconds or 10 seconds, so that you can skip rope by yourself. The stopwatch function is also very easy to use, and there are many built-in sound effects, which are very eye-catching when the time is up! Download it now and try it!

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget at none against Timer's shown. Countdown Widget also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%). Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Countdown Widget against 4.4 for Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Countdown Widget's written reviews are positive against 50% of Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Widget versus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (43 ratings)4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI西连 郑

Customer experience

Countdown Widget

All ratings43 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.4%

Timer

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$9.99
1 purchases

Timer

One-time1
  • VIP$3.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timer free?
Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or Timer?
Timer is rated higher. Countdown Widget averages 4.3 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Timer averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget or Timer have ads?
Timer shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or Timer?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on September 23, 2026 and Timer on September 24, 2026.

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