Countdown Me vs TimeFade
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/
TimeFade
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TimeFade turns your most important dates into beautiful, live countdowns — right on your home screen. Whether it's a birthday, holiday, wedding, or deadline, TimeFade keeps you connected to the moments that matter most. FEATURES - Live countdown with days, hours, minutes and seconds - Add an emoji to personalize each event - Sorted automatically — most urgent first - Works completely offline — your data stays on your device - 12-hour or 24-hour time format PREMIUM - Unlimited countdowns - Home screen widget with up to 4 countdowns - Custom background image per countdown - All future features included Simple. Beautiful. Always on time. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and Privacy Policy (https://sites.google.com/view/timefade-countdown)
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Verdict
Countdown Me and TimeFade are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 TimeFade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Countdown Me | TimeFade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapMints | Christopher Peix |
In-app purchases
Countdown Me
- Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
TimeFade
- TimeFade Premium – Monthly$0.991 Month
- TimeFade Premium – Yearly$5.991 Year









