Comparison

Countdown Me vs CountDown Widget

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

CountDown Widget

This app helps you build and maintain positive habits and track your goals. It provides countdowns for important events and reminders to keep you on track. You can also record memories and share special moments with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Habits Creator
  • Events Tracker
  • Habits Tracker with Reminders
  • Share Special Moments
  • Days, Months, Hours Countdown
  • Repeatable Events and Habits
  • Widgets for Event Reminders
Features
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CountDown Habit Tracker is a free and easy App . It helps you create and maintain good habits, allowing you to achieve your long-term goals. Easy for tracking moments and your daily habits. Build a routine of positive and good habits. Track your goals and daily task. Countdown will always remind you for new and Upcoming Habits and Tasks ,so that you will never miss any important moments of your life. HERE'S what it include. HABITS CREATOR Create a positive daily habits and routine. EVENTS TRACKER Countdowns for all your upcoming and old events. HABITS TRACKER Track your habits with reminders and notification. SHARE MOMENTS Share your Special moments with friends and family. DAYS TRACKER Count down days, months, weekly, Hours to your events. REPEATABLE EVENTS Setup recurring events and habits which will repeat again after expire . UI EXPERIENCE Beautiful gradients and animation UI experience. NOTIFICATIONS Set notification which will reminds you to your events and habits SHORTCUTS Access Countdown and daily habit from Shortcuts. WIDGETS Beautiful Widgets. It will show you days remaining for your events and habits. RECORD MEMORIES Write down memories for your Moments and daily habits. THEMES Dark and Light Themes which ever suits you. And so much more. Always stay productive and feel positive for your goals and daily habits. We always working on adding new features. We will love hearing your feedback or any suggestion or feature request. Download CountDown - Habit Tracker App.

Screenshots

Countdown Me4 screens
CountDown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CountDown Widget at monthly against Countdown Me's every 7 months. CountDown Widget also leads on ratings volume (165 vs 17) and device support (4 vs 1). Countdown Me's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 62%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Me sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and CountDown Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Countdown Me against 4.5 for CountDown Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CountDown Widget has 165 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Countdown Me's written reviews are positive against 62% of CountDown Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, CountDown Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Me versus CountDown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown MeCountDown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings)4.5 (165 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings17165 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMints s.r.o.Amit Verma

Customer experience

Countdown Me

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

CountDown Widget

All ratings165 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CountDown Widget

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Can’t sync with iwatch
  • App seems bugged
  • Keeps deleting my event
  • Deletes date every few days
  • Doesn’t work with new update
Show 8 more
  • Countdowns don’t update widgets
  • Widget countdowns do not update
  • Annual repeat option missing
  • Cannot add day event with no time
  • UI not intuitive
  • Widget shows deadline, not countdown
  • App closes when inputting date
  • Purchase not recognized immediately

Requested features

3 requests
  • See countdown on widget
  • Add annual repeat option
  • Add day event with no time

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Me

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
1 purchases

CountDown Widget

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown Me free?
Countdown Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountDown Widget free?
CountDown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Me or CountDown Widget?
Countdown Me and CountDown Widget are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 17 and 165 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown Me or CountDown Widget have ads?
Neither Countdown Me nor CountDown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Me or CountDown Widget?
Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, and CountDown Widget monthly. Most recently, Countdown Me was updated on September 21, 2026 and CountDown Widget on September 20, 2026.

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