Important Dates vs Countdown widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Important Dates
Easily track upcoming events or past milestones with this intuitive day counter. Organize events with custom folders, set personalized reminders, and view countdowns directly on your home screen. Make every moment count by staying on top of what matters most.
- Unlimited event tracking
- Custom event organization with folders
- Personalized reminders and notifications
- Home screen widgets for instant updates
- Track days remaining and days elapsed
- Unique automatically generated backgrounds
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Never Miss an Important Date Again! Effortlessly track the days remaining until your next big event—or see how many days have passed since a special moment. Whether it’s birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, exams, or personal milestones, my app keeps you organized and on top of what matters most. Why You’ll Love This App - Unlimited Events: Add as many events as you want—vacations, parties, holidays, weddings, graduations, and more. - Custom Organization: Create folders to group your events for easy access and better organization. - Personalized Reminders: Get notifications so you never forget an important date. - Beautiful Widgets: Place event countdowns directly on your Home Screen for instant updates. - Track Time Your Way: See both days remaining before an event and days elapsed after. - Unique Backgrounds: Enjoy automatically generated backgrounds to make each event stand out. Perfect For - Birthdays & Anniversaries - Holidays & Festivals - Exams & School Events - Weddings & Baby Arrivals - Vacations, Parties, and More! I Value Your Feedback Your ratings and reviews help me improve. Thank you for supporting my app and sharing your suggestions—I’m always listening! Contact me: rks.vault@gmail.com Make every day count. Download now and never miss a moment!
Countdown widget
Easily create and track upcoming life events with a stylish countdown timer. View your most important dates at a glance with a convenient widget. Also supports counting up elapsed time for past events.
- Create various event types
- Convenient widget for quick view
- Track elapsed time for past events
- Dark mode support
- User-friendly interface
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Countdown presents a user-friendly countdown timer for significant life events. Easily track the time until your upcoming Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more, all with a touch of style! Key Features: • Effortlessly create various event types • Convenient widget for a quick view of your most crucial events • Track elapsed time with the count-up feature for past events • Dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown widget at none against Important Dates's 3. Important Dates's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Important Dates sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Important Dates against 5.0 for Countdown widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Important Dates has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Important Dates | Countdown widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Kotov | Ruslan Dauletkaliuly |
In-app purchases
Important Dates
- Support the project$1.99
- Support the project$9.99
- Support the project$19.99
Countdown widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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