Countdown vs Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
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 - 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/
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
Easily track days until your important events with customizable widgets for your lock screen and home screen. Perfect for birthdays, vacations, weddings, and any other celebration.
- Lockscreen widgets
- Homescreen widgets
- Event countdowns
- Vacation tracking
- Birthday tracking
- Wedding tracking
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Easy to use Countdown App to monitor how many days are left to the Big Day! Lockscreen and Homescreen Widgets are included. For Vacation, Birthday, Wedding or any Party or Event. Note: locksreen widgets are available from the IOS 16. Thank you and have a great day!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Widget Lock Screen + at 4.7 against Countdown 's 3.8. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown 's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 119). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Countdown Widget Lock Screen + asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown Widget Lock Screen + 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 119, 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 60% of Countdown Widget Lock Screen +'s.
Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Countdown Widget Lock Screen + fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Countdown Widget Lock Screen + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11K ratings) | 4.7 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sevenlogics, Inc. | DIGITLEY, MB |
Customer experience
Countdown
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
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 Lock Screen +
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
Countdown Widget Lock Screen +
No in-app purchases
Questions
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