Countdown vs New Year's Countdown 2025
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/
New Year's Countdown 2025
This app provides a real-time countdown to the arrival of the new year 2026. Easily share your excitement with friends and loved ones through iMessage stickers and social sharing features. Perfect for staying updated on the remaining time until the celebration, no matter where you are.
- Real-time countdown to 2026
- Share countdown with friends
- iMessage sticker sharing
- Celebration companion
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Soon it will be time again! The new year 2026 is coming and we can't wait to finally welcome it. This little app always shows you exactly how long it will be until 2026. Also, you can just share the countdown with your friends and you can rejoice together. Share great stickers with your loved ones via iMessage. Whether you're dining with family, celebrating with friends or sitting in front of the TV while Dinner for One is running, our countdown app is always with you and tells you how long you have to wait! We wish you a happy new year and all the best for the year 2026!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: New Year's Countdown 2025 at 4.7 against Countdown 's 3.8. New Year's Countdown 2025 also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 34%). Countdown 's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 745). 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and New Year's Countdown 2025 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
New Year's Countdown 2025 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 11K ratings behind it against 745, 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 62% of New Year's Countdown 2025's.
Countdown ships an update every 2 months, New Year's Countdown 2025 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | New Year's Countdown 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11K ratings) | 4.7 (745 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 61.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 745 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sevenlogics, Inc. | Simon Kirchner |
Customer experience
Countdown
New Year's Countdown 2025
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
New Year's Countdown 2025
From 745 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⏱️ Accurate countdown to midnight
- 🌍 Multi-timezone support with country selection
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- ⚡ Works reliably when needed
- 🎯 Does exactly what it promises
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive advertisements
- 👀 Poor text contrast and readability
- 💰 Cheap appearance and basic design
- 🐛 Timezone detection inconsistencies
- ⏰ Timing accuracy issues for some users
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
New Year's Countdown 2025
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect time display for certain timezones
- Timezone detection fails for non-US locations
- Potential security/virus concerns reported
- Text contrast issues affecting visibility
Requested features
4 requests- Custom background images or GIFs
- Countdown audio/sound effects for speakers
- Improved visual design and aesthetics
- Better ad implementation or ad-free version
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
New Year's Countdown 2025
- Buy me a lucky charm$0.99
- Pro Version$2.99
- Buy me a firework$3.99
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- Buy me a champagne$11.99
Questions
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