Comparison

Vow Timer vs Wedding Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Vow Timer

This app allows wedding guests to connect and engage during ceremonies by placing bets on the duration of the event. It offers a fun way to pass the time when you're not the one getting married.

Highlights
  • Connect with other wedding guests
  • Bet on ceremony duration
  • Pass time during ceremonies
  • Fun wedding party activity
Features
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Vow Timer: An app for the wedding guests that came for the party. You’re probably not the only one counting the seconds until the party starts. So why not have a little fun with it? Vow Timer provides a platform for wedding guests to connect pre-ceremony and take bets on what everyone’s thinking: how long is this thing gonna take?Weddings are a beautiful thing, when you are the one getting married. When you are not the one walking down the aisle, weddings can be a bore. VowTimer finally gives you something fun to do during the ceremony.

About

Wedding Countdown Widget

This app helps you track the time until your wedding day with an elegant design and beautiful background images. It offers a home screen widget and daily notifications to keep you updated. You can also easily share your countdown with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Wedding day countdown
  • Home screen widget
  • Daily notifications
  • Beautiful background images
  • Easy sharing
  • Offline functionality
Features
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First off, congratulations to you and your loved one! May your many years ahead be filled with love and joy! Wedding countdown has a simple, elegant design that shows you how long until your upcoming wedding with beautiful background images. There is also a widget to track your countdown on your home screen. Daily notifications remind you how long until your big day. • Easy share your wedding countdown with friends and family • Post your wedding countdown to Facebook with one click • Works offline • Countless beautiful background images • Great to use as wallpapers Please email us or leave review feedback for feature requests or any other improvement suggestions you have for Wedding Countdown. We love to hear from you and are always looking to improve our Wedding Countdown app! Please share Wedding Countdown app with your friends and family! End User License Agreement: https://zaffles.bitbucket.io/weddingCountdown/terms_of_use.html Thanks! Team Zaffles

Screenshots

Vow Timer4 screens
Wedding Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wedding Countdown Widget at 4.8 against Vow Timer's 4.1. Wedding Countdown Widget also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Vow Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Wedding Countdown Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Vow Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wedding Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wedding Countdown Widget has 1.5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Vow Timer's written reviews are positive against 55% of Wedding Countdown Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vow Timer ships an update every 4 months, Wedding Countdown Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Vow Timer versus Wedding Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVow TimerWedding Countdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings91.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB163 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThe Wedding Game, LLC.Zaffles

Customer experience

Vow Timer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Wedding Countdown Widget

All ratings1,489 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Vow Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Wedding Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Wedding Supporter/Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Wedding Supporter/Annual$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Wedding Lifetime Supporter Discount$2.99
  • Wedding Lifetime Supporter$7.99

Questions

Is Vow Timer free?
Vow Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wedding Countdown Widget free?
Wedding Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vow Timer or Wedding Countdown Widget?
Wedding Countdown Widget is rated higher. Vow Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Wedding Countdown Widget averages 4.8 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Vow Timer or Wedding Countdown Widget have ads?
Wedding Countdown Widget shows ads; Vow Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Vow Timer or Wedding Countdown Widget?
Vow Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Wedding Countdown Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vow Timer was updated on June 5, 2026 and Wedding Countdown Widget on September 28, 2026.

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