Comparison

YourCountdown vs LifeTicker

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

Head to head
About

YourCountdown

Features
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You can create a custom countdown timer to anything you like. We have many preset categories which have themes you can choose from to give them a bit of style but you can also override any theme with your own images once you have created it by simply going back and editing the countdown.

About

LifeTicker

Track upcoming events with customizable countdown widgets for your home and lock screens. Share countdowns with friends and family, and add details like images, notes, and tasks. Offers smart event suggestions for newer devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Shareable events with friends
  • Smart event suggestions (iPhone 15 Pro+)
  • Add images, notes, and tasks
  • Event reminders
  • Import from calendar
  • Discover holidays and special days
Features
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Countdowns for the things you’re looking forward to – as a widget on your Home Screen. A vacation, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, or something small that still matters: create an event and watch the days count down. On your Home Screen, on your Lock Screen, on your Apple Watch. Free, and no account needed. LifeTicker started because I wanted to count the days until my next vacation and couldn’t find an app that did it nicely. I’ve been developing it on my own ever since, and I use it every day. Just describe it New in 4.0: In the New tab, describe what you’re looking forward to in one sentence, typed or spoken, and LifeTicker suggests the event – date, time, image and whatever else is in the sentence. If something’s missing, it asks. The suggestion is made on your iPhone, not on a server. It needs Apple Intelligence, so an iPhone 15 Pro or later. On older iPhones you create events by hand as before; everything else works the same. Count down together Invite friends or family to an event. Everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud, and checks off the tasks together – for the trip with friends or the wedding you’re planning as a couple. Make it your event Image, place, song, note, links and a task list belong right on the event. 300+ image templates, photos from Unsplash, or your own photo. And the rest • Reminders as early as you like – once for everything, or per event. • Discover: holidays and special days ready to add, and they can keep themselves up to date. • A calendar, pinned events and a look back at what’s already happened. • Import events from your calendar, with a preview. • Single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. LifeTicker is free. If you need more than a few events, you can unlock Premium – that’s what keeps the project going. If something’s off: Contact in the app sends your report straight to me. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/

Screenshots

YourCountdown4 screens
LifeTicker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YourCountdown at none against LifeTicker's 3. YourCountdown also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). LifeTicker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. LifeTicker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. YourCountdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YourCountdown ships an update weekly, LifeTicker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
YourCountdown versus LifeTicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYourCountdownLifeTicker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB520 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndrea Di FranciaChristoph Bodynek

In-app purchases

None

YourCountdown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LifeTicker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Events - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Events - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is YourCountdown free?
YourCountdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LifeTicker free?
LifeTicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YourCountdown or LifeTicker have ads?
YourCountdown shows ads; LifeTicker does not.
Which is updated more often, YourCountdown or LifeTicker?
YourCountdown ships an update weekly, and LifeTicker every 8 days. Most recently, YourCountdown was updated on October 27, 2026 and LifeTicker on November 4, 2026.

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