Countdown vs Invitation Maker Card Creator
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/
Invitation Maker Card Creator
Design custom invitations and posters with a variety of templates and editing tools. Personalize text, backgrounds, stickers, and filters to create unique designs for any occasion. Offers both free and premium subscription options.
- Create from scratch or use templates
- Customize text (font, color, size, shadow)
- Multiple background categories and themes
- Add stickers with 30+ categories
- Apply filter effects and blur backgrounds
- 50+ poster categories with templates
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Create beautiful posters and invites with this invitation-maker app. It has everything you need to create a customized invitation or poster. Start creating your invites today! Give your invitation the professional touch with this Invitation Card Maker and transform them into stunning poster designs. No more wasting time on online apps for making invites or posters – design your banner invites with Invitation Card Maker. This easy-to-use app allows you to create invitations from scratch or use available templates. You can add text and customize text font, color, size, shadow and background colors. Additionally, it offers multiple categories of backgrounds with an array of editing options. CREATE FROM SCRATCH FEATURE The Create from Scratch feature allows you to create invites from black. You can select your desired background; the app offers 10+ background theme categories. You can add text and customize its font, color, size, and background. You can also adjust the shadow, transparency and dimensions (using the 3D feature). DESIGNER INVITATION CARD FEATURE This feature offers you 50+ poster categories to create unique invitation cards or posters. Each category contains 10+ templates to choose from. STICKERS The app offers a wide variety of filters keeping in mind various kinds of occasions for invites and posters. 30+ categories are available for stickers. FILTER EFFECTS The app allows you to add filter effects to your invitation cards. It comes with 30+ filter effects to choose from. You can also choose to blur the background with the Blur option. Create amazing and unique invitation cards for various occasions with Invitation Card Maker. Download the app and create invites in seconds. SUBSCRIPTION: You can subscribe to premium features, choosing from the following plans: – 1 Month – 12 months The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Subscriptions may be managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. TERMS OF USE: https://rmcreativeapps.wordpress.com/2020/01/02/terms-of-use/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://rmcreativeapps.wordpress.com/2018/10/19/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Invitation Maker Card Creator at 4.8 against Countdown 's 3.8. Invitation Maker Card Creator also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Countdown 's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). 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 Invitation Maker Card Creator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Invitation Maker Card Creator 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 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Countdown 's written reviews are positive against 100% of Invitation Maker Card Creator's.
Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Invitation Maker Card Creator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Invitation Maker Card Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11K ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sevenlogics, Inc. | Rajneesh Mishra |
Customer experience
Countdown
Invitation Maker Card Creator
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
Invitation Maker Card Creator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Invitation Maker Card Creator
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
- Unlock Everything$7.99
Questions
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