Presentation Clock vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Presentation Clock
This app provides a highly visible, customizable timer for public speaking and presentations. It features large, color-changing numbers to indicate time thresholds and can optionally provide audible or vibration alerts. The timer continues counting up past zero to show how much time has been exceeded.
- Customizable color thresholds
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Count up after zero
- Audible and vibration alerts
- Create and save multiple timers
- Simple touch controls
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This app does one thing but it does it extremely well. If you give presentations, training, tutorials, or speak publicly, this app is for you. Beautifully animated, with large, easy to read numbers that change colors at thresholds you determine. When the timer hits 0:00, the colors invert (black on red) and continue counting up indicating how long you've gone over. Fully customizable options and simple touch controls * Create and save as many timers as you want * Set time limits for color warnings to change the clock to green, yellow and red * Timers can be configured to give audible and/or vibration alerts when crossing a time limit threshold—but if you want a completely silent countdown, thats ok too :)
Countdown
A minimalist, full-screen timer app designed for high visibility. It offers stopwatch, timer, and clock modes with customizable alerts and advanced control options. Ideal for events and games where a clear time display is essential.
- Full-screen countdown timer
- Stopwatch, timer, and clock modes
- Customizable chime or air horn alerts
- Adjustable countdown duration up to 10 hours
- Color-coded time display
- Optional tenths of a second display
- Bluetooth keyboard control
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Replace the old sand timer in your favorite game with one that packs a punch! The countdown takes center stage in this app as a full-screen timer counts down the seconds. Run silently, or play a chime or air horn sound to let everyone know that time is up! Perfect for TV broadcasts, classrooms, debates, game shows, sporting events, or anywhere a highly visible stopwatch, timer, or clock with a streamlined appearance is needed. Features: + Beautiful design, maximizing countdown visibility + Tap anywhere to start or stop the countdown + Three modes - stopwatch, timer, or clock + Set a countdown up to 10 hours + Display the time in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple Advanced features: + Optionally show tenths of a second during the last minute for extra excitement + Optionally flash during the last ten seconds + Optionally play an air horn or a chime sound when time is up + Optionally show elapsed time after the timer reaches 0:00 (double-tap or long-press the Timer icon on the settings screen to choose) + The device will not sleep while the timer is running + Background notifications make sure you know when your timer ends + Double-tap the time on the settings screen to switch between 1, 5, and 15-second increments Super-advanced features: + Control the timer remotely using a Bluetooth keyboard: The space bar starts/stops, escape resets, and you can change the countdown time by typing a number followed by enter. + Display the timer on an external screen using AirPlay mirroring, while keeping the controls visible only on your device! + Use side-by-side with other apps on iPad in slide-over or split-view mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Presentation Clock at 4.3 against Countdown's 4.1. Presentation Clock also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). Countdown's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 67%) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Presentation Clock costs $0.99 and Countdown $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Presentation Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Presentation Clock's written reviews are positive against 79% of Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Presentation Clock ships an update every 3 months, Countdown every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Presentation Clock | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (96 ratings) — better | 4.1 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #131 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shawn Welch | BitBit Apps |
Customer experience
Presentation Clock
Countdown
User reviews
Presentation Clock
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, intuitive interface requiring no instructions
- 📱 Large, highly visible display readable from distance
- 🎨 Color-coded time warnings (green/yellow/red) easy to see peripherally
- ⏱️ Counts up after time expires showing overage duration
- 🔧 Customizable preset timers for different time allotments
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and becomes unusable after recent updates
- 🐛 Display shows blank screen or missing numbers in newer iOS versions
- 👆 Touch targets for pause/reset buttons too small and inconsistent
- 🎨 Seven-segment LED font difficult to read from distance
- 🎨 Green and yellow colors hard to distinguish for colorblind users
Countdown
From 41 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🖥️ Large, clear display
- ⏱️ Works as a countdown, stopwatch, and clock
- 🎨 Customizable colors
- 🔊 Audible alarms (air horn/chime)
Room to improve
- 💰 Perceived as expensive for simplicity
- 🔊 Alarm sounds could be higher quality
- 🔄 AirPlay/external display rotation issues
- ⏳ Screen can turn off after timer ends
- 🚫 No standard white number option
Bugs and requests
Presentation Clock
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Numbers/display not visible on screen (blank/black screen)
- Incompatibility with iOS 8, 9, and newer versions
- Tap targets for controls too small and hard to activate
- Tap-to-pause label inconsistently appears and disappears
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- Secondary display output misaligned on external monitors
- Timer list items reorder unexpectedly during editing
- App doesn't respond to taps or pinches
- Display cutoff on left side when using external displays
- App fails to work on iPad mini and some iPad models
Requested features
14 requests- Apple Watch companion app support
- Ability to name individual timer presets
- More than three time warning segments
- Count-up mode option (instead of countdown)
- Background timer functionality with notifications
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- Option to disable sound during color threshold changes
- Floating/picture-in-picture window for multitasking
- Synchronized timers across multiple iOS devices
- Visual progress bar or thermometer showing time used
- Larger, more accessible plus/minus buttons
- Real-time clock display alongside countdown
- Ability to set timer to end at specific clock time
- Fourth or additional time warning period
- Swipe gestures for time adjustment
Countdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- App cannot be quit on iOS 12.4
- Phone heats up and slows down (reported once)
- AirPlay/external display rotation issues (upside down/cut off)
- Screen turns off after timer ends, requiring unlock
Requested features
24 requests- Show elapsed time after countdown ends
- Airhorn as an option to start a countdown
- European clock format (24h)
- Countdown to a specific date and time
- Add seconds to the clock display
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- Fully hide menu/iPhone switchbar
- Six-digit format
- Multiple timers open simultaneously
- Changeable background colors
- Selectable/longer horn sound
- Control from Apple Watch
- Timer visible in other apps/home screen
- Beep chime for the last 3 seconds
- Flash color matching clock color
- Prevent screen from shutting off when app is open
- Option for alarm to repeat
- Customizable 'countdown to start' feature
- More sound variations
- Visual clue for count-up feature
- Count up screen background white only if flash is on
- Tap twice anywhere to reset
- Second, non-air horn, pleasant chime sound
- Option to show seconds for clock display
- Portrait mode option
In-app purchases
Presentation Clock
No in-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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