Comparison

Countdown by timeanddate.com vs Retirement Countdown App

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

Head to head
About

Countdown by timeanddate.com

Create and share exciting countdowns to any event. This app offers fun themes, automatic adjustments for time zones and daylight saving, and notifications for upcoming events. Count up or down from any point in time and share your countdowns with friends.

Highlights
  • Fun themes
  • Automatic time zone and DST adjustments
  • Event notifications
  • Count up or down
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Main features: • Fun themes • Adjusts for all clock changes (DST) and timezones • Notifications for events which will soon expire • Count up, or down, from any point in time • Share your countdown with friends Upgrade features (In-App purchase): • Use your own photos • Remove advertising The app only supports dates in the Gregorian calendar timeanddate.com is an established company that first came online in 1998. We have more than a decade of experience as an accurate and reliable provider of time and date related information worldwide.

About

Retirement Countdown App

Track your time until retirement with a customizable countdown. Explore bucket list ideas, get daily inspiration, and discover travel news and deals. Offers free and premium subscription options.

Highlights
  • Retirement countdown
  • Bucket list planner
  • Retirement ideas
  • Quote of the day
  • Customizable themes
  • Travel news and deals
Features
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With this Retirement Countdown App you can see how much time you have left until retirement. Just set the date and time when you will retire and the app will calculate the time until your retirement. The Retirement Countdown will count down the months, days, hour, minutes and seconds until you are free to do whatever you want :) You can customize the look of this app by choosing different themes and background images. Where would you like to retire or go on a long vacation? Do you like the beach? Or hiking in the mountains, skiing in the snow? Or watching beautiful sunsets? What is on your bucket list for your retirement? Write down the things that you are dreaming of doing. Need inspiration? Our app will suggest fun ideas for you retirement bucket list. Our Quote of the Day will make the journey to your retirement more fun and inspire you to live a fulfilling life in the here and now. ******************************************* FEATURES - Retirement Countdown - Retirement calculators - Quote of the day - Bucket list - Ideas for your retirement - Picks of the week - Book recommendations - Games - Offers & Deals - Travel News Choose your favorite background theme, change styles and share your countdown via email or social media You can use most of this app totally free of charge. To use the premium version of this app that includes all themes, the feature to use your own picture, the quote of the day and no advertisement, we offer two auto-renewing subscriptions: $4.99 per month $17.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. A purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. We also offer a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $59.99 with unlimited access to all features forever. Terms of service: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/terms.html Privacy policy: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/privacy.html

Screenshots

Countdown by timeanddate.com4 screens
Retirement Countdown App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Retirement Countdown App at 4.8 against Countdown by timeanddate.com's 2.9. Retirement Countdown App also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 56%) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 125). Countdown by timeanddate.com's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Countdown by timeanddate.com sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Retirement Countdown App sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retirement Countdown App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retirement Countdown App has 6.3K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Countdown by timeanddate.com's written reviews are positive against 87% of Retirement Countdown App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown by timeanddate.com versus Retirement Countdown App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown by timeanddate.comRetirement Countdown App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (125 ratings)4.8 (6.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews86.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1256.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertimeanddate.comGreen Gecko LLC

Customer experience

Countdown by timeanddate.com

All ratings125 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative34.4%

Retirement Countdown App

All ratings6,284 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Countdown by timeanddate.com

From 125 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate countdown timer
  • 💡 Useful for tracking important dates and events
  • 🎨 Variety of themes and backgrounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs after recent updates
  • 🔒 Paid version doesn't remove all ads
  • 📍 Limited location options
  • 🔧 Difficulty editing or customizing events

Retirement Countdown App

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate countdown
  • 💡 Inspiring quotes and anticipation features
  • 😊 Motivating and fun
  • 🎉 Celebration at the end

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Collects too much personal data
  • 🔕 Intrusive notifications
  • 💤 Repetitive reminders
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and buffering issues

Bugs and requests

Countdown by timeanddate.com

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Countdown timer freezes or displays incorrect time
  • Widget fails to load countdown information
  • App crashes when deleting events
  • Paid version doesn't unlock all advertised features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add seconds option for countdown
  • Implement widget support
  • Allow custom text labels for events
  • Expand location options or enable manual entry

Retirement Countdown App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Countdown not updating accurately
  • Inability to turn off daily notifications

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add widget for home/lock screens
  • Option to track work days instead of calendar days
  • Weekly or monthly reminders

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown by timeanddate.com

One-time1
  • Upgrade$1.99
15 purchases

Retirement Countdown App

Subscriptions4
  • Remove Ads$2.991 Month
  • Premium Version$4.991 Month
  • Remove Ads$8.991 Year
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  • Premium Version$17.991 Year
One-time11
  • Theme Snow$0.99
  • Theme Mountains$0.99
  • Theme Zen$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Theme Mountain Lake$0.99
  • Theme Mountain Lake 2$0.99
  • Theme Beach Hammock$0.99
  • Theme Forest$0.99
  • Theme Cruise Ship$0.99
  • function to add own picture$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Countdown by timeanddate.com free?
Countdown by timeanddate.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retirement Countdown App free?
Retirement Countdown App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown by timeanddate.com or Retirement Countdown App?
Retirement Countdown App is rated higher. Countdown by timeanddate.com averages 2.9 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Retirement Countdown App averages 4.8 from 6.3K ratings.
Do Countdown by timeanddate.com or Retirement Countdown App have ads?
Retirement Countdown App shows ads; Countdown by timeanddate.com does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown by timeanddate.com or Retirement Countdown App?
Countdown by timeanddate.com ships an update every 2 months, and Retirement Countdown App every 2 months. Most recently, Countdown by timeanddate.com was updated on October 13, 2026 and Retirement Countdown App on October 21, 2026.

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