X vs Countdown Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X
A simple utility app that provides a countdown to the annual X-Ring ceremony. Users can customize the countdown date and time for their specific event.
- Countdown to X-Ring day
- Customizable ceremony date
- Customizable countdown time
- iOS device integration
- Developed with alumni support
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X-Ring was designed as a portable countdown to X-Ring day. This simple application counts down to the X-Ring ceremony at 2:00pm on December 3rd each year. Customize the countdown by setting your X-Ring ceremony date and countdown to your X-Ring Ceremony. Do this from the settings application on your iOS Device. The X-Ring app was developed with the support of the StFX Alumni Association.
Countdown Buddy
Create personalized countdown and count-up widgets for your home and lock screens. Visually track important dates like birthdays, vacations, or deadlines with custom designs, colors, and photos. Stay motivated and make waiting more exciting.
- Personalized countdown widgets
- Count-up widgets
- Home screen and lock screen support
- Customizable designs
- Background color options
- Photo integration
- Font selection
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EVERYTHING YOU ARE WAITING FOR - IN A WIDGET Design your own personalized countdown or count-up widgets for your home screen & lock screen. Countdown Widget is a super fun way to track the days until a momentous occasion such as: - Your birthday, or another special someone’s birthday - A long-awaited vacation - Back to school - Upcoming elections - A returning season of your favorite TV series - A favorite yearly tech event - A new video game is up for preorder Or any other future event! Countdown Widget makes waiting for something exciting even more thrilling by giving you a cool and colorful visual reminder on your home screen. Use it to count down to a big event, to mark the end of something less fun, or to keep track of work deadlines (weekend exclusion is now possible!) - it's a super fun way to stay on top of things! COUNT UP Create a count-up widget to mark a significant moment in time and track the duration since it occurred. CREATE A PERSONALIZED COUNTDOWN WIDGET Create a Widget with your custom design in a matter of seconds. You can choose from 11 Countdown styles (we are already working on more) and make them your own by adding your personal touch: - Change background colors. - Use photos from your phone Photo Library or from our preset gallery. - Choose from a curated list of fonts that go well with each specific style. - Each Widget you make will automatically be available in small or medium sizes. - Change the design anytime later. WE WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK As a small team, we are excited to have our first app on the App Store. We value your feedback and would love to hear from you if you have any questions, suggestions, or anything else you think we should know. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us at - hi@taptics.co. Note: The Free version of the app includes one countdown widget with the basic design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X at none against Countdown Buddy's 1. X also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Countdown Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (26K vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Countdown Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. X asks for nothing beyond the download.
X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 26K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of X's written reviews are positive against 68% of Countdown Buddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
X ships an update every 9 months, Countdown Buddy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X | Countdown Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (26K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 67.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colton White | Taptics Ltd. |
Customer experience
X
Countdown Buddy
Bugs and requests
X
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown Buddy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets disappearing or not working after updates
- Countdown timers not updating correctly
- Inability to add new widgets or countdowns
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to display multiple countdowns at once
- Implement automatic countdown reset/repeat functionality
- Allow custom countdown units (e.g., weeks, business days)
- Improve widget handling and update reliability
In-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
Countdown Buddy
- Countdown +$3.59
