Comparison

Outside vs Graduation Countdown ‎

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

Head to head
About

Outside

This app helps couples and friends share excitement for future events with collaborative countdowns. It offers customizable widgets for home and lock screens, allowing users to plan together and stay updated on important dates. Start for free and explore premium features for enhanced planning.

Highlights
  • Shared countdown creation
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • Collaborative event planning
  • Invite friends and family to join countdowns
  • Calendar sync
  • Recurring event support
Features
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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

About

Graduation Countdown ‎

Celebrate your upcoming graduation with a dynamic countdown. Track days, hours, minutes, and seconds, customize your display with school names and inspiring backgrounds, and receive timely notifications. Share your progress with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Live second-by-second countdown
  • Personalized school name display
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Daily and milestone notifications
  • Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • Shareable story cards
  • Optional graduation march music
Features
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Graduation Countdown turns the long wait for your big day into a daily celebration. Watch the days, hours, minutes, and even seconds tick down to graduation, see your school’s name front and center, and wake up to a fresh, inspiring backdrop every morning. Whether you’re crossing the stage at a high school commencement, an Ivy League ceremony, a community college pinning, a grad school hooding, or your kid’s preschool moving-up day, Graduation Countdown is the simple, beautiful way to mark the milestone. WHAT YOU GET * Live countdown that updates every second. View by months and days, total days, total minutes, or even total seconds. Swipe between them. * Your school, front and center. Pin your college, university, or high school name to every screen so the countdown always feels personal. * A Home Screen widget for every size. Drop a small, medium, large, Lock Screen, or accessory widget on your device and never lose sight of how close graduation is. * Daily notifications. Wake up to a gentle countdown reminder at the time you choose. We’ll also surprise you with a special notification one week out, one day out, and on the morning of graduation. * Beautiful backgrounds, your way. Cycle through a curated set of cinematic photo backgrounds, lock in your favorite, choose from twelve hand-picked solid colors, or import any photo from your library. * Stunning typography. Choose from ten timeless fonts, adjust the size, and use automatic or custom text colors. Your countdown, in your voice. * Pomp and Circumstance on loop. Flip the music switch and let Sir Edward Elgar’s iconic graduation march set the mood for as long as you want. * Shareable story cards. Tap Create Story Card to generate a polished, Instagram-ready countdown card for your stories, posts, or texts. * Share the moment. Send your countdown to friends and family with one tap, copy a clean text version, or invite people to the app. * A graduation-day surprise. On the morning of graduation, the app celebrates with you. You’ll have to download it to see what happens. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT * Zero clutter, zero noise. One screen, one purpose, beautifully done. * Personalizable enough to feel like yours, simple enough to set up in under sixty seconds. * Live widget updates so your Home Screen always tells the truth. * Built for everyone. Whether graduation is six days away or six hundred, the countdown stays inspiring. SUPPORT THE APP, REMOVE ADS For a one-time purchase, you can support development and remove all advertising for life. No subscriptions. No tricks. Just gratitude. WHO IT’S FOR * Seniors counting down their last semester * Parents and grandparents tracking a child’s milestone * Grad students who’ve waited long enough * Teachers and friends supporting a graduate * Anyone who wants to make the moment last Set it up in a minute. Watch the moment grow closer. Make graduation day unforgettable! Terms of Use: https://zaffles.bitbucket.io/graduationCountdown/terms_of_use.html

Screenshots

Outside1 screens
Graduation Countdown ‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Outside at none against Graduation Countdown ‎'s shown. Outside also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 39) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Graduation Countdown ‎'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Outside sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Graduation Countdown ‎ 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

Graduation Countdown ‎ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outside has 2.8K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outside ships an update every 9 days, Graduation Countdown ‎ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Outside versus Graduation Countdown ‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutsideGraduation Countdown ‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better39
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutside HQ LTDZaffles

Customer experience

Outside

All ratings2,764 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.4%

Graduation Countdown ‎

All ratings39 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Graduation Countdown ‎

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • 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 Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
1 purchases

Graduation Countdown ‎

One-time1
  • Graduation Countdown Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Graduation Countdown ‎ free?
Graduation Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Outside or Graduation Countdown ‎?
Graduation Countdown ‎ is rated higher. Outside averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Graduation Countdown ‎ averages 5.0 from 39 ratings.
Do Outside or Graduation Countdown ‎ have ads?
Graduation Countdown ‎ shows ads; Outside does not.
Which is updated more often, Outside or Graduation Countdown ‎?
Outside ships an update every 9 days, and Graduation Countdown ‎ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Outside was updated on November 3, 2026 and Graduation Countdown ‎ on October 31, 2026.

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