Countdown by timeanddate.com vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fun themes
- Automatic time zone and DST adjustments
- Event notifications
- Count up or down
- Share countdowns
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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.
Countdown
Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders, organize events with tags, and view upcoming dates on your home screen or Apple Watch. Syncs across devices and offers various counting options.
- Customizable countdown timer
- Event reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
- Event sharing
- iCloud sync
- Repeatable countdowns
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Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: • Check your events on the Lock Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Glance at your events on your Apple Watch • Glance at your events using our widget in StandBy (Premium feature) • Place our Widget anywhere on your Home Screen to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Auto Import (Premium): Connect your calendars to Countdown and automatically add new events. • Pick any color you'd like for your countdown background • In addition to receiving a notification when it is time for your event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 1 week before the event. • Choose the format in which you want to see your countdown (Premium feature) • Create as many events as you'd like • Count up from past events (available on each countdown page) • Sync your events across your devices with iCloud • Set your countdowns to repeat yearly, monthly, weekly or daily • Sort your events from the closest to the most distant • Dark Mode • Add notes to your events • Count only working days • Have many events? Organize them with tags Add as many events as you want: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Cruise, Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Birth, Baby, Graduation, Pregnancy, Trip, New Home, Retirement, Game, Goals, Concert and many more. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at countdown@findappiness.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 4.8 against Countdown by timeanddate.com's 2.9. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (187K vs 125). Countdown by timeanddate.com's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 by timeanddate.com sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 187K 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 72% of Countdown's.
Countdown by timeanddate.com ships an update every 2 months, Countdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown by timeanddate.com | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (125 ratings) | 4.8 (187K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 187K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #49 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | timeanddate.com | Find Appiness LLC |
Customer experience
Countdown by timeanddate.com
Countdown
User reviews
Countdown by timeanddate.com
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Countdown
From 187K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Customizable colors and emojis
- ⏰ Accurate countdown tracking
- 🔔 Helpful reminders and notifications
- 💰 One-time payment for premium features
Room to improve
- 💸 Paid widget feature
- 🔍 Lack of instructions/guidance
- 🔀 Inconsistent countdown display on widget
- 📅 Limited repeat options for events
- 🖼️ No option to use custom photos
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
Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not updating automatically
- Countdown display issues after iOS 14 update
- Inability to delete archived events
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to count up from past events
- Provide more date/time format options
- Implement calendar view for all events
- Allow custom backgrounds for widgets
- Add support for weekly/monthly repeating events
In-app purchases
Countdown by timeanddate.com
- Upgrade$1.99
Countdown
- Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
- Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
- Countdown Widget$6.99
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