Comparison

Birthday Countdown ‎ vs Countdowns

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

Countdowns

Track the time until your important events, from dates and parties to product launches. This app helps you visualize the remaining time in hours, minutes, or days, for both past and future occurrences.

Highlights
  • Countdown to any event
  • Track time in hours, minutes, or days
  • Log past and future events
  • Cross-device timer synchronization
  • Customizable event tracking
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Countdowns will help you count down the time until the event you are waiting for, whether it's a date or a party or a new Apple presentation! Want to know how much time is left until the event? No problem! Countdowns is not just a timer app. It's designed to let you keep track of how much time is left before your event. Count hours from the last sweet you ate or minutes until you meet your loved one - if something has happened in the past or will happen in the future, Countdowns will keep track of the time for you. Countdowns can keep your timers running no matter where you are. You can cancel your Countdowns subscription at any time, but it will renew automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before your next due date.

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown ‎4 screens
Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdowns at none against Birthday Countdown ‎'s shown. Countdowns also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Birthday Countdown ‎'s advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 47). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Countdowns sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Countdown ‎ has 2.1K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Birthday Countdown ‎'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Countdowns'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, Countdowns every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Birthday Countdown ‎ versus Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Countdown ‎Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better47
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.MASTER PRO MONT DOO

Customer experience

Birthday Countdown ‎

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

Countdowns

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Countdowns

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
4 purchases

Countdowns

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month — Special Gift$2.991 Month
  • 1 Week$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • 12 Months$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown ‎ free?
Birthday Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Countdowns?
Countdowns is rated higher. Birthday Countdown ‎ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Countdowns averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do Birthday Countdown ‎ or Countdowns have ads?
Birthday Countdown ‎ shows ads; Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Countdowns?
Birthday Countdown ‎ ships an update every 3 months, and Countdowns every 9 days. Most recently, Birthday Countdown ‎ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Countdowns on September 27, 2026.

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