Comparison

Ever After vs Countdown with widget

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

Head to head
About

Ever After

Track the exact time remaining until your wedding day, down to the second. After the ceremony, it seamlessly switches to counting up the duration of your marriage. You can also monitor anniversaries for other couples and receive reminders.

Highlights
  • Countdown to wedding day (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Count up marriage duration
  • Add bride and groom names
  • Display custom photo
  • Track other couples' anniversaries
  • Daily countdown notifications
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Are you counting down the days until you tie the knot? Do you have an answer when people ask: "How many days until the wedding?" Now you can impress your friends and family and tell them exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until your big day! Keep tabs on exactly how much time you have left until your wedding day. When your big day finally arrives, the count will switch from counting down and start counting up the days, hours, minutes, and seconds that you have been married! Impress your spouse with an accurate account of the time that you two have been hitched. Remind yourself of the amount of time that you and your spouse have shared together. Already married? Set your wedding date and you'll know exactly how long you've been married! Surprise your spouse with a count of the days on special anniversaries or other significant events. Keep track of the time you've been together as the years pass. Keep track of other couples' wedding dates in the Anniversaries area. Get a reminder on their anniversary and know how many years it has been! FEATURES: * Add both the date and time of your wedding date. * Add bride and groom names * Select a photo of your own to display with the countdown * Count down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you tie the knot. * Count up the days, hours, minutes, and seconds since you tied the knot. * Set a reminder to show a notification of the countdown each day on your device. * Share via Facebook, Twitter or email. * Keep track of weddings and anniversaries in the Anniversaries section and know when other couples got married.

About

Countdown with widget

Create beautiful, customizable countdowns to or from important dates. Share live countdown websites with loved ones and add notes, to-do lists, and reminders. Enjoy your waiting experience with widgets and extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns in seconds
  • Add notes, to-dos, and reminders
  • Share live countdown websites
  • Customizable countdown decorations
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Thousands of premium wallpapers
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Enjoy the waiting. Share it with your loved ones. Never miss a thing. "Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting" -- Joyce Meyer We'll allow you to wait in a brand new way. This app makes creating beautiful countdowns a pleasure. You can customise them as you want, share them and have them in your widgets. We did our best to make an app simple yet powerful that you'll enjoy using everyday. Waiting will never be the same! For each countdown, you can create a custom live website that you can share with anyone. It works great on every device, from smartphones to personal computers. It works with social media, messages or emails. You can also add notes, thoughts, to-do lists and reminders for every countdown. And of course custom reminders too! Here's a summary of what's included: [+] Create a countdown in seconds [+] Add notes and TO-DOs for any countdown [+] Add powerful, custom made reminders [+] Share your countdowns as live websites that work everywhere [+] Change any countdown with a few taps [+] More than 20'000 premium wallpapers to use [+] Advanced decorations for your countdown [+] View all your countdowns at once or focus only on the upcoming events [+] Have your countdowns as widgets in your home and lock screen Try the app, it's worth more than any description. We're always here to help and improve the app. We welcome your feedback so please, if there's something we can do for you, write a review or send us an email! Enjoy your waiting :) Support: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support Privacy Policy: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps/countdowns/countdown-terms

Screenshots

Ever After4 screens
Countdown with widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ever After at 88% against Countdown with widget's 27%. Ever After also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and device support (3 vs 1). Countdown with widget's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ever After sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown with widget sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ever After holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.2K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Ever After's written reviews are positive against 27% of Countdown with widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ever After ships an update every 5 months, Countdown with widget every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ever After versus Countdown with widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEver AfterCountdown with widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better4.4 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews — better27.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnomagination, LLCCarolina Platti

Customer experience

Ever After

All ratings3,185 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.8%

Countdown with widget

All ratings2,053 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews544 reviews
Positive27.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative71.0%

User reviews

Ever After

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💖 Helps track wedding countdown
  • 🎨 Customizable with photos and colors
  • ⏱️ Counts up after wedding
  • 📅 Useful for anniversary tracking

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Not inclusive of same-sex couples
  • 🕰️ Displays time in days instead of months
  • 🔄 Resets data after updates
  • 📱 Lacks widget and sharing options

Countdown with widget

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful countdown tool
  • 🚀 Customizable backgrounds
  • 👍 Great for events and holidays

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires paid subscription to access full features
  • 🔒 Lack of offline functionality
  • 🔒 Limited customization options without paying
  • 🐛 Bugs with widget and countdown display

Bugs and requests

Ever After

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Countdown timer not always accurate
  • App crashes after certain updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to display countdown in months and days
  • Allow customization of bride/groom labels
  • Integrate with social media for sharing
  • Improve data persistence across updates

Countdown with widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown display issues
  • Trouble cancelling subscription
  • Unexpected charges after uninstalling

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to use own photos as backgrounds
  • Improve widget functionality and display
  • Add option to exclude weekends from countdown
  • Expand selection of background images and themes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ever After

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited Number of Anniversaries$0.99
8 purchases

Countdown with widget

Subscriptions4
  • ∞ Event Countdown timers7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Countdown app +7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Countdown days until - 3657 Days trial$14.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Full access for 1 year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Purchase Website for a single countdown$0.99
  • Purchase all wallpapers$1.99
  • Purchase premium Frames$19.99
Show 1 more
  • Count down ∞$39.99

Questions

Is Ever After free?
Ever After is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown with widget free?
Countdown with widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ever After or Countdown with widget?
Ever After is rated higher. Ever After averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Countdown with widget averages 4.4 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Ever After or Countdown with widget have ads?
Neither Ever After nor Countdown with widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ever After or Countdown with widget?
Ever After ships an update every 5 months, and Countdown with widget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ever After was updated on September 22, 2026 and Countdown with widget on September 22, 2026.

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