Countdown vs Random Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Visually track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Set timers for vacations, concerts, or anniversaries using your own photos, music, and phrases. Share your progress with friends and family.
- iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets
- Home Screen Widgets
- Customizable Background Photos
- Personalized Music & Fonts
- Calendar Event Integration
- Count Up from Past Events
- Event Reminders
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Count down to your next event — a vacation, your favorite band's concert, a movie premiere, a graduation, an anniversary, and more — in style! Features: LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS: Add countdown widgets to your lock screen! First, set up your countdown in the Countdown app. Then, pull down your lock screen, long-hold an empty area and tap "Customize." FLEXIBLE UNITS: Years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats! (e.g. "3 months 14 mins" or "56,713 heartbeats") DRAG the Countdown and DISPLAY it wherever you want. Use YOUR OWN PHOTOS as the background, including INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK PHOTOS! Or browse a large selection of FREE BACKGROUND PHOTOS. Flip through your background photos while counting down. Set your own MUSIC for each Countdown. Customizable FONTS, font colors, and background colors. Add YOUR OWN PHRASE — "the concert of the year," "little pumpkin's dance performance," "we board the plane." Create Countdowns straight from your CALENDAR EVENTS. MULTIPLE Countdowns — rearrange them however you like. REMINDERS for your events. SHARE a live Countdown or a screenshot via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or email. Count down to ANNIVERSARIES that repeat every year. (e.g. "25 days until my 10th anniversary!") COUNT UP from past events. (e.g. "21 days since…") SMART TOOLBAR stays hidden until you tap the screen — more room for your Countdowns. Works in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE mode. === Countdown Premium === HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: Count the days to your event without ever opening the app. SLIDESHOW MODE: Automatically cycle your 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, 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/
Random Picker
This app helps users make decisions with various random generation tools. It includes modes for generating numbers, flipping coins, rolling dice, spinning arrows, picking items from custom lists, and simulating lottery draws. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for quick decision-making.
- Random number generator
- Coin flip with gesture
- Dice roller with shake gesture
- Spin the arrow
- Custom list item picker
- Lottery simulator
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Random Picker Do you have a hard time to make decisions? Here comes All-in-1 Random Generator! Random Picker is very easy and simple to use with various modes! Modes: - Number Generate random number within custom range! - Coin Flip coin for your decision! Try real coin flip gesture to flip! - Dice Don't have dice to roll? Shake phone to roll dice! - Spin Spin the arrow for any situation when you need. You can put the phone on the table then spin the phone to start spin! - Pick You can create your own list then pick random item from the box! - Lottery Imagine you are the lottery WINNER! You can customize it as you want it. *All results are random and it does not mean anything special. *Be careful when use with gestures (shake, toss, spin).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Random Picker at 77% against Countdown 's 34%. Random Picker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Countdown 's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 1.5K). On price 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Random Picker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Random Picker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 11K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Countdown 's written reviews are positive against 77% of Random Picker's.
Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Random Picker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Random Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11K ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.9% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sevenlogics, Inc. | Minseo Kwon |
Customer experience
Countdown
Random Picker
User reviews
Countdown
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Countdown app with customization
- 🎨 Ability to use own photos
- ⏱️ Counts down in various units
- 🎉 Exciting for upcoming events
Room to improve
- 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
- 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔄 Resets countdown settings
- 📱 Widget not working as expected
Random Picker
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful app with variety of tools
- 🚀 No glitches, no ads, and easy to use
- 💡 Allows creating custom math problems
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unable to open the app
- 🐛 Wheel feature not working
Bugs and requests
Countdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on opening
- Countdown not displaying correctly
- Widget not loading properly
- Purchased premium features not working
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to have multiple countdowns
- Option to repeat countdown events
- Countdown widget on home screen
- Improved sharing capabilities
Random Picker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Wheel feature not working
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Add ability to save lists for reuse
- Incorporate negative numbers in random number generator
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Premium - 3 Months$4.993 Months
- Countdown Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Backgrounds I$0.99
- Holiday Backgrounds I$0.99
- Premium$19.99
Random Picker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Countdown free?
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