Outside vs Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outside
Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.
- Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
- Trip planning with group coordination
- Yearly memory archive and profile
- Live widgets for home and lock screens
- Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
- Offline functionality
- Photo sharing for Lock Screen
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Easily track days until your important events with customizable widgets for your lock screen and home screen. Perfect for birthdays, vacations, weddings, and any other celebration.
- Lockscreen widgets
- Homescreen widgets
- Event countdowns
- Vacation tracking
- Birthday tracking
- Wedding tracking
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Easy to use Countdown App to monitor how many days are left to the Big Day! Lockscreen and Homescreen Widgets are included. For Vacation, Birthday, Wedding or any Party or Event. Note: locksreen widgets are available from the IOS 16. Thank you and have a great day!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Widget Lock Screen + at none against Outside's 17. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Outside's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 119) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Outside against 4.7 for Countdown Widget Lock Screen +. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outside has 2.8K ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Outside's written reviews are positive against 60% of Countdown Widget Lock Screen +'s.
Outside ships an update every 6 days, Countdown Widget Lock Screen + fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outside | Countdown Widget Lock Screen + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) | 4.7 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outside HQ LTD | DIGITLEY, MB |
Customer experience
Outside
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Bugs and requests
Outside
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working after iOS updates
- Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
- Paid subscription not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options for widgets
- Ability to delete or edit events
- Improved Android support
- Memories/map feature to track past events
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outside
- Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Annual Plan3 Days trial$29.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
- Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
- Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
- Ad supported tier$4.99
- All Time Deal$5.49
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- All Time Deal$7.49
- All Time Pro$9.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
- Lifetime access$44.49
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
No in-app purchases
Questions
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