Year Countdown vs Retirement Countdown ·
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Year Countdown
This app provides a real-time countdown to the next year and Christmas. Customize the visual experience with animated snow, selectable snowflakes, and background frames. Easily switch between the countdown and a clock display with a double tap.
- Countdown to New Year
- Countdown to Christmas
- Portrait and landscape orientation
- Snowfall and color animations
- Customizable snowflakes and backgrounds
- Switch between countdown and clock
Read full descriptionHide full description
Stop doing the maths to know what is the remaining time until 2026, and just enjoy the moment with Year Countdown ! Year Countdown displays you the countdown until 2026, and this in portrait and landscape orientations ! Year Countdown also displays you the countdown until Christmas ! No more headache for your holidays, and place to the fun ! Enjoy the countdown with nice snow fall and color animations; select a snowflake and a background frame according to your mood (or set them off) in the app settings! You can also Double tap the screen to switch between the countdown and the clock ! Check out many great iPhone and iPad apps at www.SEB-APPSTORE.com
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.
- Retirement countdown timer
- Home screen widget
- Daily notification reminders
- Share countdown with friends
- Offline functionality
- Customizable background images
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Retirement Countdown · at Free against Year Countdown's $0.99. Retirement Countdown · also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). Year Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Retirement Countdown · is free to download; Year Countdown costs $0.99 up front. Retirement Countdown · sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Year Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retirement Countdown · holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retirement Countdown · has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Year Countdown's written reviews are positive against 49% of Retirement Countdown ·'s.
Year Countdown ships an update every 12 months, Retirement Countdown · every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Year Countdown | Retirement Countdown · |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 49.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien BUET | Zaffles |
Customer experience
Year Countdown
Retirement Countdown ·
Bugs and requests
Year Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
Year Countdown
No in-app purchases
Retirement Countdown ·
- Retirement Supporter/Monthly$0.491 Month
- Retirement Supporter/Annual$4.991 Year
- Retirement Lifetime Supporter$3.99
- Retirement Lifetime Supporter$6.99
Questions
Is Year Countdown free?
Is Retirement Countdown · free?
Which has better reviews, Year Countdown or Retirement Countdown ·?
Do Year Countdown or Retirement Countdown · have ads?
Which is updated more often, Year Countdown or Retirement Countdown ·?
Other comparisons
