Comparison

Retirement Countdown · vs SmartTV by UTMA

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

Head to head
About

Retirement Countdown ·

Track your retirement date with a visually appealing countdown. Features include daily reminders, home screen widgets, and the ability to share your progress with loved ones. Enjoy beautiful background images and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Retirement countdown timer
  • Home screen widget
  • Daily notification reminders
  • Share countdown with friends
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable background images
Features
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Simple, elegant design shows you how long until your upcoming retirement 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 retirement day. • Easily share your retirement countdown with friends and family • Post your retirement countdown to Facebook with one click • Retirement Countdown works offline • Countless beautiful background images for you retirement countdown • Great to use as retirement countdown wallpaper Please email us or leave review feedback for feature requests or any other improvement suggestions you have for Retirement Countdown. We love to hear from you and are always looking to improve our Retirement Countdown app! Please share Retirement Countdown app with your friends and family! End User License Agreement: https://zaffles.bitbucket.io/retirementCountdown/terms_of_use.html Thanks! Team Zaffles

About

SmartTV by UTMA

Stream live TV and local channels directly on your Apple devices. This service is exclusively available to United and Turtle Mountain Communications internet customers.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming
  • Local channel access
  • Single app interface
  • Exclusive to specific internet customers
Features
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SmartTV by United and Turtle Mountain Communications is an app based streaming video service that lets you watch your favorite Live TV and local channels, all on a single app. For more information on SmartTV and how to sign up, please contact customer support at 701-256-5156. SmartTV by UTMA is available exclusively to United and Turtle Mountain communications internet customers.

Screenshots

Retirement Countdown ·4 screens
SmartTV by UTMA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartTV by UTMA at none against Retirement Countdown ·'s 4. SmartTV by UTMA also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Retirement Countdown ·'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 1). On price 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. Retirement Countdown · sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. SmartTV by UTMA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartTV by UTMA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retirement Countdown · has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retirement Countdown · ships an update every 10 days, SmartTV by UTMA every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Retirement Countdown · versus SmartTV by UTMA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetirement Countdown ·SmartTV by UTMA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZafflesUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation

Customer experience

Retirement Countdown ·

All ratings12,663 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative48.0%

SmartTV by UTMA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Retirement Countdown ·

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Snapola error message when setting retirement date

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to track multiple countdowns
  • Percentage of career completion

SmartTV by UTMA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Retirement Countdown ·

Subscriptions2
  • Retirement Supporter/Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Retirement Supporter/Annual$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Retirement Lifetime Supporter$3.99
  • Retirement Lifetime Supporter$6.99
None

SmartTV by UTMA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retirement Countdown · free?
Retirement Countdown · is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartTV by UTMA free?
SmartTV by UTMA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retirement Countdown · or SmartTV by UTMA?
SmartTV by UTMA is rated higher. Retirement Countdown · averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while SmartTV by UTMA averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Retirement Countdown · or SmartTV by UTMA have ads?
Retirement Countdown · shows ads; SmartTV by UTMA does not.
Which is updated more often, Retirement Countdown · or SmartTV by UTMA?
Retirement Countdown · ships an update every 10 days, and SmartTV by UTMA every 9 months. Most recently, Retirement Countdown · was updated on October 20, 2026 and SmartTV by UTMA on October 7, 2026.

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