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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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 life events with stylish countdown timers. Create custom events like vacations, birthdays, and holidays. View upcoming events with a convenient widget and even count up from past milestones.
- Create custom event countdowns
- Count up from past events
- Event timeline with diary and notes
- Widget for important events
- Stylish event tracking
Read full descriptionHide full description
Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown@ at 4.7 against Countdown by timeanddate.com's 2.9. Countdown@ also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (39K vs 125). Countdown by timeanddate.com's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (56% vs 37%). 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown@ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Countdown by timeanddate.com's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
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) | 4.7 (39K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews — better | 37.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 39K — 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 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | timeanddate.com | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd |
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 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable countdown
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Ability to select background and music
Room to improve
- 🔔 Countdown only triggers a notification, not an alarm
- 🔒 Widget functionality locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
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- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not displaying as customized
- Inability to delete past events
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set countdown as alarm
- Sync countdowns across devices
- More customization options for widget
- Allow multiple countdowns in widget
In-app purchases
Countdown by timeanddate.com
- Upgrade$1.99
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
Questions
Is Countdown by timeanddate.com free?
Is Countdown@ free?
Which has better reviews, Countdown by timeanddate.com or Countdown@?
Do Countdown by timeanddate.com or Countdown@ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Countdown by timeanddate.com or Countdown@?
Other comparisons
