Comparison

Countdown Me vs Countdown & Tasks

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 & Tasks

This app helps you track important events with custom countdowns and tasks. Set reminders, view progress on your home screen, and even count up elapsed time after events. Organize your life and never miss a moment.

Highlights
  • Custom countdowns with icons and colors
  • Tasks associated with each countdown
  • Event reminders and notifications
  • Home screen widgets
  • Count up elapsed time for completed events
  • Calendar event import
  • Dark theme
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Countdown & Tasks helps you track every moment that matters. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, graduations, and any event you're looking forward to. Countdown & Tasks helps you track every moment that matters. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, graduations, and any event you're looking forward to. FEATURES • Create countdowns with custom icons and colors • Add tasks to each countdown to stay organized • Set reminders, get notified before your events • Home screen widgets to see your countdowns at a glance • Count Up: completed events start counting elapsed time • Import events from your calendar • Beautiful dark theme designed for comfort FREE TIER • Up to 10 countdowns • Up to 3 tasks per countdown • Preset reminders PRO (one-time purchase) • Unlimited countdowns • Unlimited tasks • Custom reminder times All your data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

Countdown Me4 screens
Countdown & Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown & Tasks at 5.0 against Countdown Me's 4.5. Countdown & Tasks also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Countdown Me's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 & Tasks 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

Countdown & Tasks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Me has 17 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Countdown & Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, Countdown & Tasks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Me versus Countdown & Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown MeCountdown & Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMintsUygar Yagmur

Customer experience

Countdown Me

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

Countdown & Tasks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Me

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
1 purchases

Countdown & Tasks

One-time1
  • Countdown & Tasks Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Countdown Me free?
Countdown Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown & Tasks free?
Countdown & Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Me or Countdown & Tasks?
Countdown & Tasks is rated higher. Countdown Me averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Countdown & Tasks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Countdown Me or Countdown & Tasks have ads?
Neither Countdown Me nor Countdown & Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Me or Countdown & Tasks?
Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, and Countdown & Tasks every 3 days. Most recently, Countdown Me was updated on October 9, 2026 and Countdown & Tasks on October 4, 2026.

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