Comparison

Birthday Countdown ‎ vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdown ‎

Easily track upcoming birthdays with customizable countdowns. Add photos, set reminders, and even attach personal songs to celebrate special occasions. Share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Flexible countdown units (years, months, days, hours, etc.)
  • Add personal or free photos
  • Customizable names and display
  • Birthday reminders
  • Attach personal songs
  • Multiple countdowns
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Birthday Countdown lets you count down to birthdays in style! Never miss a birthday again — and have a blast celebrating. Have fun counting down with these customizable features: FLEXIBLE countdown units — count down in any combo of years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats! (e.g. "2 months 20 mins" or "48,000 heartbeats") LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS — add a birthday countdown widget right to your lock screen! PHOTOS — choose from your own library, Instagram photos, or your friends' Facebook albums, or browse a collection of free photos. Sort them your way and flip through them while counting down! CUSTOMIZED NAME — got a nickname for the birthday person? Type it in! REMINDERS — set a time to be reminded of your loved ones' birthdays! Your own SONG — attach a meaningful song to each Birthday Countdown! DRAGGABLE Countdown display — position it wherever you want. Customizable FONT TYPES, FONT COLORS, and BACKGROUND COLORS for the Countdown display. Track BIRTHDAY or AGE. SMART TOOLBAR — hidden until you tap the screen, so it's never in your way. Works in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE modes. MULTIPLE COUNTDOWNS — sort them in the order you like! SHARE a live Countdown or a screenshot via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or email. === Birthday Countdown Premium === HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: Count the days to your birthday without leaving the home screen! SLIDESHOW MODE: Cycle through background photos with a choice of animation styles and speeds. NO ADS: No distractions or clutter — just you and your countdown. Make each second count! In addition to the free features above, Birthday Countdown Premium is available as a subscription. Premium subscribers get an ad-free experience, home screen widgets, and slideshow mode. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions are charged to your payment method through your Apple ID account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in Account Settings. Terms: https://www.sunflowr.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/

About

Countdown

Easily track important dates with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Set reminders, personalize themes and backgrounds, and share your progress with friends. Never miss a special occasion again.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups
  • Customizable themes and backgrounds
  • Event reminders and notifications
  • Drag-and-drop timer placement
  • Save and share countdowns
Features
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Count down the days to upcoming events! Create beautiful countdowns, customize the theme and background, and share with your friends on social media. The app is completely free and offers unlimited countdowns and count-ups! Countdown makes it easy to track the dates that matter to you – whether it be your birthday, graduation, anniversary, wedding, retirement, or something entirely else. At any point in time, you can open the app to see the number of days that are left until (or have passed since) your event. You can also turn on notifications, so that when the end date is approaching you get reminders sent to your device. The app lets you personalize each countdown with custom themes and backgrounds. You may also move the countdown timer around the screen. If you are particularly excited about a countdown, you can easily save it to your Photo Library and share it with your friends. We are continuously working to add new exciting functionality to the app. At the moment, the key features of the app are the following. • Create an unlimited number of countdowns and count-ups. • Choose between light or dark theme for each countdown timer. • Pick background images from your Photo Library. • Drag the countdown timer to place it wherever you want on the screen. • Hide the toolbar to leave more space to your countdown. • Count down to a specific time of the target date. • Receive reminders when upcoming events are approaching. • Save countdowns to your Photo Library without any UI or watermarks. We would love to hear what you think of the app. Please take a moment and write us a review!

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown ‎4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against Birthday Countdown ‎'s 4. Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Birthday Countdown ‎'s advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 53%). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Birthday Countdown ‎ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 4K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Birthday Countdown ‎'s written reviews are positive against 53% of Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Countdown ‎ ships an update every 3 months, Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Birthday Countdown ‎ versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Countdown ‎Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings)4.6 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better52.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.Appostrophe AB

Customer experience

Birthday Countdown ‎

All ratings2,135 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative10.5%

Countdown

All ratings3,999 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral13.5%
Negative33.5%

User reviews

Birthday Countdown ‎

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎂 Useful birthday countdown
  • 👍 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • 🎉 Helps users stay excited for birthdays
  • ⏱️ Accurate countdown of days, hours, minutes, and seconds
  • 💻 Works well on mobile devices

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires premium subscription to access all features
  • 💸 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🤔 Confusing to set up and use for some users
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🚫 Restricted number of countdowns on free version

Countdown

From 4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and intuitive
  • 💡 Customizable backgrounds
  • 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Countdown not always accurate
  • 🔍 Limited functionality
  • 🔢 Maximum 999 days countdown
  • 🔄 Need to manually refresh to update countdown

Bugs and requests

Birthday Countdown ‎

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown sometimes displays incorrect dates
  • App crashes or freezes occasionally
  • Widget functionality not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to change countdown name
  • Add more background and font options
  • Integrate with social media to share countdowns
  • Provide widget support for home screen

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown shows wrong number of days
  • App crashes on some devices
  • Countdown not syncing across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add widget support
  • Provide countdown in years, months, days format
  • Allow countdown over 999 days
  • Add automatic countdown updates

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthday Countdown ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium 3 Months$4.993 Months
  • Countdown Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Background I$0.99
  • Premium$3.99
None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown ‎ free?
Birthday Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Birthday Countdown ‎ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Countdown averages 4.6 from 4K ratings.
Do Birthday Countdown ‎ or Countdown have ads?
Birthday Countdown ‎ shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Countdown?
Birthday Countdown ‎ ships an update every 3 months, and Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Countdown ‎ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Countdown on October 11, 2026.

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