Comparison

Yojimbo for iPad vs Countdown Widget with Emoji

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

Head to head
About

Yojimbo for iPad

Access and manage your Yojimbo data on your iPad. This companion app syncs wirelessly with Yojimbo for macOS, allowing you to view articles, lists, documents, and sensitive information offline.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Yojimbo for macOS
  • Offline data access
  • Handles encrypted entries
  • View articles and documents
  • Access passwords and receipts
Features
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Take your Yojimbo data with you, anywhere, right on your iPad. Yojimbo for iPad is a companion app that syncs effortlessly over WiFi from Yojimbo for macOS (version 4.0 or later required; sold separately), letting you take all of your Yojimbo data anywhere. Yojimbo for iPad even handles your encrypted entries. Imagine catching up on articles, reviewing shopping lists, traveling with digital confirmation documents, and having all your passwords and receipts safely at hand, no matter where you are, whether or not you have network access. If you use Yojimbo, you'll want Yojimbo for iPad.

About

Countdown Widget with Emoji

Track upcoming events with a personalized countdown. Choose a date, assign a representative emoji, and see how much time remains until your special occasion. Features include customizable widgets and calendar integration.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Emoji representation
  • Customizable widgets
  • Calendar import
  • Dark Mode support
  • Apple Watch app
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Count down to the moments that matter, with the emoji that captures them perfectly. Pick a date. Set an emoji. Watch your countdown on your iPhone Duo, Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy display, and Apple Watch. No other countdown app lets you express every event with emoji. From birthdays to vacations to weddings, every countdown looks like the moment it represents. A COUNTDOWN FOR EVERY OCCASION Events & Birthdays Track days until birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, baby showers, and the personal milestones that matter most. Set a birthday once and it reschedules automatically every year. Holidays & Seasons Count down to Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year’s, and every seasonal moment in between. Holiday countdowns roll over automatically year after year. Weddings & Anniversaries From save the date to the big day, watch your wedding countdown tick down day by day. Couples use Emoji Countdown to share progress, plan ahead, and savor the anticipation. Vacations & Trips Counting days until your next holiday, whether it’s a beach trip, a summer break, or a long weekend? Pair the trip with an emoji and feel the excitement build every time you glance at your phone. Retirement & Life Milestones Counting down to retirement, your last day of work, a house move, or a new chapter? Big life changes deserve their own widget. Pin them to your Home Screen and reclaim a little anticipation. Daily Reminders Use Emoji Countdown as a visual reminder for deadlines, fitness goals, exam dates, and weekly recurring events. Your countdown list works like a calendar, only easier to glance at and harder to forget. FEATURES • Free Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets so you can see every countdown at a glance, no subscription required • Apple Watch app for checking countdowns from your wrist • Calendar import: one tap pulls birthdays, holidays, and deadlines straight from your iOS Calendar • Any emoji, any color, so every countdown matches the moment it represents • Widget customization with colors, gradients, blur effects, borders, and themes so every widget looks exactly the way you want • Repeating events: set a birthday or holiday once and it rolls over automatically each year • Dark Mode support • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • No ads, no clutter, just your countdowns FAQ Is Emoji Countdown free? Yes. Free to download, and the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets are included. Can I make a wedding, birthday, or holiday countdown? Yes. Emoji Countdown works for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, Christmas, Halloween, vacations, retirement, and anything else worth waiting for. Does it work on Apple Watch? Yes. The native Apple Watch app lets you check every countdown from your wrist. Can I add countdowns to my Home Screen and Lock Screen? Yes. Add a widget to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy display and your countdown stays visible at a glance. Can I import events from my calendar? Yes. One tap pulls birthdays, holidays, and deadlines straight from your iOS Calendar. Will my countdowns sync across my devices? Yes. iCloud keeps everything in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Can I customize how the widget looks? Yes. Pick any emoji and any color, then choose from gradients, blur effects, borders, and themes to make every widget look exactly the way you want. Do birthdays and holidays repeat every year? Yes. Set a recurring event once and Emoji Countdown rolls it over automatically each year. Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/42970297

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Widget with Emoji at 4.5 against Yojimbo for iPad's 3.3. Countdown Widget with Emoji also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). Yojimbo for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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 Widget with Emoji sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Yojimbo for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget with Emoji holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget with Emoji has 341 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Yojimbo for iPad's written reviews are positive against 59% of Countdown Widget with Emoji's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yojimbo for iPad ships an update every 10 months, Countdown Widget with Emoji every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Yojimbo for iPad versus Countdown Widget with Emoji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYojimbo for iPadCountdown Widget with Emoji
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (20 ratings)4.5 (341 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews58.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20341 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBare Bones Software, Inc.Lasmit TLB Ltd

Customer experience

Yojimbo for iPad

All ratings20 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral14.9%
Negative64.4%

Countdown Widget with Emoji

All ratings340 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.3%
Negative30.0%

User reviews

Yojimbo for iPad

From 20 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy pairing with Mac
  • 👍 Access to Mac data on iPad
  • 👍 Print PDF to Yojimbo capability
  • 👍 Local sync for sensitive data
  • 👍 Great Mac app companion

Room to improve

  • 👎 Read-only functionality on iPad
  • 👎 Syncing issues (frequent)
  • 👎 Outdated app, no updates
  • 👎 Requires Mac app to function
  • 👎 Limited functionality overall

Countdown Widget with Emoji

From 341 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Great for organizing events
  • 🤩 Widgets look amazing
  • 💯 Simple and useful
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💖 Makes counting down fun

Room to improve

  • 💸 Requires payment for features
  • 😩 Nagging for reviews
  • ❌ Not working on Apple Watch
  • ⚠️ Deceptive marketing
  • 🔒 Repeating events locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

Yojimbo for iPad

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Sync fails to complete
  • App crashes on sync
  • App crashes frequently
  • Email sharing window stays open
  • Sync breaks after iOS updates
Show 21 more
  • App crashes on Library icon tap
  • Menu animation choppy
  • Password display formatting issues
  • Items take forever to load
  • Sync issues after updates
  • Sync errors (unreadable)
  • App quits on launch
  • Sync doesn't work after first time
  • Email page dead (cannot cancel/send)
  • Sync issues with Mac pairing
  • App not finding Mac on network
  • Syncing only new notes, not modified
  • Unencrypted notes on iPad when encrypted on Mac
  • Syncing issues with Bonjour/corporate networks
  • PDFs not rendering on iPad
  • Interface bugs on rotation
  • Search field layout in Landscape
  • Syncing only when Mac is running and on same network
  • App is sluggish
  • Files copied over are empty
  • App quits within seconds of launch

Requested features

20 requests
  • iPad/iPhone app functionality
  • Ability to add/edit content on iPad
  • Cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • iPhone version
  • Retina screen update
Show 15 more
  • Password protection for the app
  • Add computers by IP# for pairing
  • Ability to change sorting
  • Universal app
  • Content search
  • Open in other apps
  • Email sharing fix
  • iCloud sync support
  • Search field layout fix in Landscape
  • Visible tags and basic info in a bar
  • Create new text notes
  • Cloud Sync (Dropbox preferred)
  • Add/change database from within the app
  • Add new items on iPad
  • UI kinks worked out

Countdown Widget with Emoji

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Glitchy emoji selection
  • Contact form not sending
  • Doesn't work on Apple Watch SE 2
  • Icon selection not appearing until re-opened
  • Widgets not supported (claimed)
Show 20 more
  • All dates disappeared
  • Error messages with calendar sync
  • Bug fix for iOS 17 calendar permission API changes
  • Adding dates is difficult, keeps popping back
  • Crashes when adding new entry
  • Emojis not being transferred
  • Widget data incorrect
  • Cannot open on Apple Watch
  • New dates not showing on Apple Watch app
  • Cannot add new reminder
  • Cannot add event from calendar
  • Widget doesn't always update with system settings
  • Widget stopped showing anything after countdown ended
  • Widget is a blank box
  • App not working anymore since update
  • Edger not complying with dark/light mode switch
  • Cannot remove added dates once they have passed
  • Title not showing on widget
  • Cannot set time for events
  • App persists in flipping to September when trying to select January

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to hide menu bar
  • Menu bar visually aligns with events
  • Insert own photos instead of Apple icons
  • Section for past events
  • Make more features free
Show 8 more
  • Add Russian language support
  • Ability to add recurring dates
  • Notifications when countdown is completed
  • Allow choosing past dates to show days since
  • Type emoji directly to choose
  • Option to add a title to events
  • Ability to pay for pro once instead of subscription
  • Create a small widget for a specific countdown

In-app purchases

None

Yojimbo for iPad

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown Widget with Emoji

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Club - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Club - Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime - No subscription$14.99

Questions

Is Yojimbo for iPad free?
Yojimbo for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget with Emoji free?
Countdown Widget with Emoji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yojimbo for iPad or Countdown Widget with Emoji?
Countdown Widget with Emoji is rated higher. Yojimbo for iPad averages 3.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Countdown Widget with Emoji averages 4.5 from 341 ratings.
Do Yojimbo for iPad or Countdown Widget with Emoji have ads?
Neither Yojimbo for iPad nor Countdown Widget with Emoji shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yojimbo for iPad or Countdown Widget with Emoji?
Yojimbo for iPad ships an update every 10 months, and Countdown Widget with Emoji every 6 weeks. Most recently, Yojimbo for iPad was updated on October 24, 2026 and Countdown Widget with Emoji on October 25, 2026.

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