Comparison

Countdown Widget vs Remainders

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

Remainders

Track upcoming events with real-time countdowns, from years to seconds. Share these countdowns with others, add event-specific links and tasks, and personalize them with custom images. Stay informed with home screen widgets and receive timely notifications.

Highlights
  • Real-time countdowns
  • Collaborative sharing
  • Event links and URLs
  • Tasks and notes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable event images
  • Repeating event support
Features
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Count down to the moments that matter—and plan everything around them. Remainders is a collaborative countdown app for vacations, birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, projects, entertainment releases, and everything else you’re looking forward to. DISCOVER WHAT’S NEXT Explore the Event Gallery to quickly add upcoming holidays, movies, games, sports, technology events, and more. KEEP EVERY EVENT ORGANIZED Group events into categories, filter by category or status, and quickly find the countdown you need. Countdown spans show the time between events, helping you see what’s coming next. FOLLOW THE WHOLE JOURNEY Add start and end dates to track an event’s countdown, duration, and progress. View the complete journey in a detailed event timeline. PLAN AND COUNT DOWN TOGETHER Share events with friends, family, and teammates. Everyone receives updates, so you can plan trips, prepare for celebrations, and follow important milestones together. TASKS, NOTES, AND LINKS Add checklists for packing, projects, shopping, or event preparation. Keep notes and attach useful website links with rich previews. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Follow your events without opening the app using colorful Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets. Pin a specific countdown or automatically display your next event. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOURS Personalize events with your own photos or create unique cover images using Apple’s Image Playground. MORE WAYS TO STAY ON TRACK • Set multiple time-sensitive reminders • Create repeating events for birthdays and anniversaries • Import events from your calendar • Find events using Spotlight Search • Archive completed events without deleting them • Sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro • Use keyboard shortcuts and multitasking on iPad Whether you’re planning a vacation, preparing for a birthday, tracking a deadline, or waiting for a favorite release, Remainders helps you organize, share, and enjoy the countdown.

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
Remainders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remainders at 4.7 against Countdown Widget's 4.4. Remainders also leads on ratings volume (169 vs 44). Countdown Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Remainders sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remainders holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 169 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Countdown Widget's written reviews are positive against 76% of Remainders's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, Remainders monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Widget versus Remainders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetRemainders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (44 ratings)4.7 (169 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings44169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETIFabricate LLC

Customer experience

Countdown Widget

All ratings44 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.4%

Remainders

All ratings169 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Remainders

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notifications not going through or showing
  • Widgets do not show minutes and seconds countdown

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to revert to day counters
  • Ability to edit event start time for accurate progress tracking
  • Filter events by tags or categories
  • Separate section for tasks
  • Calendar integration
Show 2 more
  • Assign tasks to shared event participants
  • Widgets to show minutes and seconds countdown

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$29.99
3 purchases

Remainders

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remainders free?
Remainders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or Remainders?
Remainders is rated higher. Countdown Widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Remainders averages 4.7 from 169 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget or Remainders have ads?
Neither Countdown Widget nor Remainders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or Remainders?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, and Remainders monthly. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on November 7, 2026 and Remainders on November 7, 2026.

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