Countdown Me vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets (iOS 16+)
- App icon badge countdowns
- Detailed countdowns (seconds)
- Event alerts
- Calendar event integration
- Shareable countdowns
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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/
Countdown Widget
Easily track important dates and events with real-time countdowns. Set custom alerts and personalize your countdowns with themes and emojis. Features home screen widgets for instant access on iOS 14.
- Live countdown display
- Customizable alerts and notifications
- iOS 14 home screen widgets
- Widget customization with themes
- Emoji integration
- Manage multiple countdowns
- Intuitive interface
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Countdown Widget helps you stay ready for the moments that matter most. From birthdays and anniversaries to holidays, vacations, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and personal milestones, it keeps your upcoming events beautifully organized with live countdowns, reminders, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Create countdowns for any future date and watch the time update in real time. See exactly how long is left in months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds, so every event feels a little closer. Bring your existing plans into the app with calendar import. You can import events you’ve added to your iPhone calendar and instantly turn them into countdowns, making it easy to keep everything in one place. Countdown Widget also works on Apple Watch. Add and manage countdowns right from your watch, so your important dates are always close at hand, even when your phone is not. Features: Live Countdown Display Track the time remaining for any event with precise, real-time updates. Calendar Event Import Import events from your iPhone calendar and add them to the app as countdowns in just a few taps. Apple Watch App Create countdowns from your Apple Watch and keep your upcoming events within easy reach. Custom Alerts Choose when you want to be reminded. Set notifications for a month before, a week before, a day before, or right before the event. Home Screen Widgets Add beautifully designed countdown widgets to your Home Screen for quick access to your most important dates. Widget Customization Personalize your countdown widgets with different colors, themes, and styles to match your Home Screen. Give each countdown its own unique look. Emoji Support Make each countdown feel more personal with emojis that fit the occasion. Manage Multiple Countdowns Keep track of birthdays, trips, celebrations, and more in one simple, organized place. Clean and Easy to Use Enjoy a smooth, intuitive interface that makes creating and managing countdowns effortless. Countdown Widget makes it simple to stay excited, prepared, and on time for every special moment. Terms of use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-EULA-Countdown-Widget-Time-Until-325686c61ac48055af76feee4fa2eaca Privacy policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-325686c61ac48080a023ed9a4acd78bd EULA: https://www.notion.so/EULA-Countdown-Widget-325686c61ac48060a9a8ddc0b83cb2bc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Widget at every 6 weeks against Countdown Me's every 7 months. Countdown Widget also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Countdown Me's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Countdown Me sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and Countdown Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Me holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 43 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 81% positive.
Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, Countdown Widget every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Me | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better | 4.3 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapMints s.r.o. | ONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Countdown Me
Countdown Widget
In-app purchases
Countdown Me
- Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
Countdown Widget
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
- Countdown Premium$9.99
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