Comparison

Countdown Me vs QuickCode

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Me

Track upcoming events with customizable widgets and app icon badges. See remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds without opening the application. Create alerts and share countdowns with others.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets (iOS 16+)
  • App icon badge countdowns
  • Detailed countdowns (seconds)
  • Event alerts
  • Calendar event integration
  • Shareable countdowns
Features
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Create an event or select one from your calendar and track the remaining days on your home screen (or on your lockscreen on latest iOS) using widgets, or on the app icon’s badge. See the remaining days (minutes, seconds) without even opening the app. Countdown Me lets you - see a list of your countdowns without opening the app on your lockscreen (new on iOS 16), on your homescreen using widgets. - see the remaining days to your most important event without opening the app on the app icon’s badge. - create a new countdown quickly by selecting an existing event from your calendar or create a new event in the app - create an alert for an upcoming event. - see detailed countdowns: not only days, but also hours, minutes and seconds. You can enable this inside the app in Settings. - share countdowns with your friends & family Notes: We use Apple PUSH Notification technology for updating the app icon’s badge number. In other words, for the feature to work, you should connect to the internet regularly. This is a limitation imposed by Apple — there is no other usable way of changing the badge number. The rest of the app’s functionality works also without internet connection. Follow us on Twitter @tapmints - see a list of your countdowns without opening the app on your lockscreen (new on latest iOS), on your homescreen (iOS 14 and later) or in the Today widget in case you use iOS 13 or older. - see the remaining days to your most important event without opening the app on the app icon’s badge. - create a new countdown quickly by selecting an existing event from your calendar or create a new event in the app - create an alert for an upcoming event. - see detailed countdowns: not only days, but also hours, minutes and seconds. You can enable this inside the app in Settings. - share CountdownMeUITests with your friends & family Notes: We use Apple PUSH Notification technology for updating the app icon’s badge number. In other words, for the feature to work, you should connect to the internet regularly. This is a limitation imposed by Apple — there is no other usable way of changing the badge number. The rest of the app’s functionality works also without internet connection. Follow us on Twitter @tapmints Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

QuickCode

Easily scan and generate various types of QR codes and barcodes. Save your scan and creation history, and share them with others. Supports decoding from photos and clipboard.

Highlights
  • Scan all types of 2D codes and barcodes
  • Generate QR codes for URLs, text, contacts, and more
  • Decode barcode images from photo library
  • Batch scanning mode
  • Save and manage scan/creation history
  • Share codes via SMS, email, and social media
Features
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The quickest and most powerful qr code reader and creator, ever! QuickCode is a two-dimensional barcode scanner and generator for iPhone, iPad. It not only can easily scan and parse the contents of QR Codes, but also can generate kinds of QR Codes. QuickCode has the following features: Complete Scanner Features: • Scan all kinds of two-dimensional codes, bar codes • Turn on the flash • Decode barcode images from photo library • Scan barcode pictures from the clipboard • Intelligent identify and open Web site, telephone, SMS at your service • Support Batch Scanning mode • Automatically copy to Paste Board after scanning Swift QR Code Generator Create your own QR codes for: • URLs • Text Notes • Phone Numbers • SMS Messages • Locations • Email Addresses • Contacts • Calendar Events • Wireless Networks Concise History Lists For Scans And Creations • Save your scans and creations in History • Allow to modify your history at any time • Share codes to your friends via SMS, Email, Twitter, Facebook and so on • Save codes to Photos • Export scanning history to files Any questions or sugeestions, just send me a email at northmostgeek@gmail.com

Screenshots

Countdown Me4 screens
QuickCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Me at Free against QuickCode's $0.99. Countdown Me also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). QuickCode's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence 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

Countdown Me is free to download; QuickCode costs $0.99 up front. Countdown Me sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. QuickCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Me holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Me has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Countdown Me's written reviews are positive against 50% of QuickCode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, QuickCode every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Countdown Me versus QuickCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown MeQuickCode
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMints琳娜 汪

Customer experience

Countdown Me

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative9.2%

QuickCode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Me

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
None

QuickCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Me free?
Countdown Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickCode free?
QuickCode costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Me or QuickCode?
Countdown Me is rated higher. Countdown Me averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while QuickCode averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Countdown Me or QuickCode have ads?
Neither Countdown Me nor QuickCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Me or QuickCode?
Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, and QuickCode every 5 months. Most recently, Countdown Me was updated on November 1, 2026 and QuickCode on November 3, 2026.

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