Outside vs Lovers Countdown
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
Lovers Countdown
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Living apart for now? Lovers Countdown shows both of you how long it is until you see each other again. The same number on both phones. HOW IT WORKS • One of you creates a space and gets a six-digit code. • The other one enters the code. That's it, you're connected. • Set the date and time you'll meet again. If one of you changes it, the other phone picks it up the next time the app is opened. • You both need an iPhone with the app. No account, no email address, no phone number. FREE • The countdown in days, hours, minutes and seconds • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, plus StandBy when your iPhone charges on its side • The Midnight style for the app and widget • Share your countdown as a picture in your style, plus a link to a web page • Screen on, so the numbers stay visible on your nightstand LOVERS COUNTDOWN PLUS Plus unlocks six more styles for the app and your widget: • Rosé and Sage, soft and romantic • Poster, Board and Paper, big and clear in black and white • Your photo: a picture of you two behind the countdown, in the app and on your Home Screen One purchase covers you both. Whoever buys Plus unlocks it on their partner's phone too. Plus is available as a yearly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Your photo stays on the phone you pick it on and is never uploaded. Each of you picks the style for your own phone. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://loverscountdown.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lovers Countdown at 16.4 against Outside's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lovers Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Outside ships an update every 6 days, Lovers Countdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outside | Lovers Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outside HQ LTD | Heiko Dietze |
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
Lovers Countdown
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 Plan7 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
Lovers Countdown
- Plus Yearly$14.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$29.99









