Comparison

Countdown ‎ vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Customizable Background Photos
  • Personalized Music & Fonts
  • Calendar Event Integration
  • Count Up from Past Events
  • Event Reminders
Features
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Count down to your next event - your next vacation, your favorite band’s concert, the next movie premiere, your child's graduation, your anniversary, and more - in style! Features: • iOS 16 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." • HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: Count down the days to your event right from your home screen! Just long hold an empty area on your home screen and tap the "+" in the top-left corner to get started. • FLEXIBLE UNITS: Years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats! (e.g. "3 months 14 mins" or "56713 heartbeats") • DRAG the Countdown and DISPLAY it wherever you want. • Use YOUR OWN PHOTOS as the background, including INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK PHOTOS! Or look through 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 for the Countdown display. • Your OWN PHRASE - "the concert of the year", "little pumpkin's dance performance", "we board the plane". • Create Countdowns from your CALENDAR EVENTS! • MULTIPLE Countdowns (and rearrange them as you like!) • REMINDERS for your events. • SHARE a live Countdown or a screenshot of your Countdown with 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 is hidden until you tap on the screen; more screen space for your Countdowns. • Works in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE mode. === Premium Features === + iOS WIDGETS: Count the days to your event without leaving the home screen! + SLIDESHOW MODE of background photos, with different 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 listed above, we also offer Countdown Premium as a subscription. Countdown Premium subscribers will have access to an ad-free experience, home screen widgets, and slideshow mode. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in Account Settings after purchase. Terms: https://www.sunflowr.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/

About

Countdown Widget

Create beautiful countdowns and inspiring vision boards to track important moments. Set up stylish widgets on your home screen for birthdays, vacations, goals, and more. Stay focused and organized with a personalized tool for visualizing your future.

Highlights
  • Home screen countdown widgets
  • Vision board with countdown support
  • Birthday and holiday countdowns
  • Full widget customization
  • Flexible countdown timer formats
  • Shareable countdowns and vision boards
Features
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Looking for the perfect way to track your most important moments? DaySoon - Countdown Widget is the ultimate event countdown app that lets you create beautiful countdowns, stylish widgets, and inspiring vision boards — all in one place. Whether it’s a birthday countdown, vacation countdown, wedding countdown, or a long-term goal countdown — this app helps you stay focused, excited, and organized every day. Key Features: Home Screen Countdown Widgets Add a countdown widget for any event directly to your home screen. Instantly view your timers every time you unlock your phone. Supports multiple widgets at once. Vision Board with Countdown Support Combine goals, dreams, and event countdowns into one personalized vision board. Manifest and visualize your future with every glance. Birthday Countdown & Holiday Timer Never miss another special day. Create custom birthday countdowns, anniversary timers, or vacation countdowns and share them with loved ones. Full Widget Customization Choose your layout, colors, fonts, backgrounds — make every countdown widget match your aesthetic. Minimal, bold, retro, or dream-themed — your widget, your rules. Flexible Countdown Timer Formats Count in years, months, weeks, days, hours, or even minutes. Whether it's a big life goal or a quick deadline, the app adapts to your needs. Share Your Countdowns Easily share your countdowns, goals, or full vision board on Instagram, TikTok, or anywhere else with stylish visuals. Why Users Love Countdown Widget: Simple and beautiful event countdown tool Motivating home screen vision boards Daily reminder of your goals, dreams, and important dates Clean UI and smooth widget creation process Perfect for birthday countdown, trip countdown, exam countdown, or just manifesting your dream life Countdown Widget isn’t just a timer. It’s your goal tracker, vision board, life organizer, and widget-based countdown system in one app. Download now and start your first countdown in seconds. Your dreams have a date. Start counting down today. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION (weekly or annual subscription): - Unlimited moments - Custom unit formats & unique styles Privacy policy: http://vlabor-apps.com/privacy-policy-cw.html Terms of use: http://vlabor-apps.com/terms-of-use-cw.html

Screenshots

Countdown ‎4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Widget at 4.4 against Countdown ‎'s 3.8. Countdown Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Countdown ‎'s advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 139) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown ‎ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Countdown Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown ‎ has 11K ratings behind it against 139, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Countdown ‎'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Countdown Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ‎ ships an update every 2 months, Countdown Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown ‎ versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ‎Countdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11K ratings)4.4 (139 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better139
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.Barys Bandarenko

Customer experience

Countdown ‎

All ratings11,411 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews500 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative55.0%

Countdown Widget

All ratings139 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.3%

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

Countdown Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium - 3 Months$4.993 Months
  • Countdown Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Backgrounds I$0.99
  • Holiday Backgrounds I$0.99
  • Premium$19.99
3 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Week Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Month Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Countdown ‎ free?
Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown ‎ or Countdown Widget?
Countdown Widget is rated higher. Countdown ‎ averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Countdown Widget averages 4.4 from 139 ratings.
Do Countdown ‎ or Countdown Widget have ads?
Countdown ‎ shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown ‎ or Countdown Widget?
Countdown ‎ ships an update every 2 months, and Countdown Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown ‎ was updated on September 23, 2026 and Countdown Widget on September 4, 2026.

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