# UK Holidays vs Reminder & Countdown Pro

The clearest difference is price: UK Holidays at Free against Reminder & Countdown Pro's $1.99. UK Holidays also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Reminder & Countdown Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

UK Holidays is free to download; Reminder & Countdown Pro costs $1.99 up front. UK Holidays sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Reminder & Countdown Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UK Holidays holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder & Countdown Pro has 3.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of UK Holidays's written reviews are positive against 88% of Reminder & Countdown Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UK Holidays ships an update every 3 months, Reminder & Countdown Pro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | UK Holidays | Reminder & Countdown Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uk-holidays/id395135018/reviews)** | [4.8 (3.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reminder-and-countdown-pro/id515197396/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **3.3K** |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | **87.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 5 MB | 41 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | [Devart B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/340386788) | [Sergey Astakhov](https://appshunter.io/developer/350555478) |

## What reviewers say

### UK Holidays

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uk-holidays/id395135018)

Easily add UK holidays, including bank and notable days, to your iPhone calendar with a single tap. Customize by selecting specific holidays and years, and optionally include country flags. The app offers a duplicate detector and a holiday cleaner for a tidy calendar.

**Highlights:** One-tap holiday insertion, Editable all-day events, Optional country flags, Select individual holidays and years, Duplicate detector, Holiday cleaner

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2020 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2021 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2022 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2024 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2025 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2027 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2026 for all holiday calendars | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2023 for all holiday calendars | $1.99 | one-time |


### Reminder & Countdown Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reminder-and-countdown-pro/id515197396)

Organize tasks, projects, and events with a distraction-free interface. Customize alerts, icons, and backgrounds to suit your needs. Sync across devices and secure your data with biometric authentication.

**Highlights:** Distraction-free task management, Customizable event alerts, Icon, background, and sound customization, Date, time, and repetition settings, iCloud sync across devices, Biometric app locking, iOS 14 home screen widgets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is UK Holidays free?

UK Holidays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Reminder & Countdown Pro free?

Reminder & Countdown Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, UK Holidays or Reminder & Countdown Pro?

UK Holidays is rated higher. UK Holidays averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Reminder & Countdown Pro averages 4.8 from 3.3K ratings.

### Do UK Holidays or Reminder & Countdown Pro have ads?

Neither UK Holidays nor Reminder & Countdown Pro shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, UK Holidays or Reminder & Countdown Pro?

UK Holidays ships an update every 3 months, and Reminder & Countdown Pro every 9 days. Most recently, UK Holidays was updated on October 18, 2026 and Reminder & Countdown Pro on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*