Events Countdown & Widgets vs Await
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Events Countdown & Widgets
Easily track your upcoming events with a daily countdown. This utility app offers convenient widgets for both your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
- Daily event countdown
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Event tracking
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Keep track of your upcoming events with a day countdown. This app comes with widgets for both the Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Await
Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. See your events on your home and lock screens with interactive widgets. Unlock unlimited event tracking with a one-time purchase.
- Customizable event countdowns
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Title, date, color, and icon customization
- Unlimited event tracking with Pro version
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Count days until events with Await. Await is an app built to help you keep track of upcoming events. Add a countdown and customise it by setting: * Title * Date * Accent Color * Icon HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your countdowns on your Home Screen by adding the Await widget to it. Different sizes available. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET Keep track of what is upcoming directly from your Lock Screen with the Await Lock Screen widget. AWAIT PRO Try out Await by creating a up to 2 event countdowns. To remove this limit, you need to purchase Await PRO. Await PRO is a one time single purchase that removes all restrictions of the app and widgets. Hope you enjoy using Await.
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Verdict
Events Countdown & Widgets and Await are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Events Countdown & Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Await sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Events Countdown & Widgets ships an update every 4 months, Await every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Events Countdown & Widgets | Await |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prethep Paran | Nikola Kirev |
Customer experience
Events Countdown & Widgets
Await
In-app purchases
Events Countdown & Widgets
- Remove all ads$4.99
Await
- Await Pro$3.99
Questions
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