Countdown vs TimeSince
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/
TimeSince
Track meaningful life events and goals with unique philosophical filters like cosmic or biological metrics. Visualize progress with customizable watch complications and home screen widgets. Share snapshots of your journey.
- Philosophical time filters (Cosmic, Biological)
- Customizable Apple Watch complications
- iOS & macOS widgets
- Snapshot sharing
- Dual metric breakdowns
- Human-friendly phrasing
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Time isn’t just a series of numbers on a clock—it’s a collection of heartbeats, full moons, and summers. TimeSince is a premium life-chronicle utility designed to transform how you perceive your most meaningful horizons. Whether you are celebrating the time since a life-changing milestone, counting down to a long-awaited goal, or tracking a personal journey, TimeSince reframes abstract dates into tangible, human metrics. THE PERSPECTIVE ENGINE Move beyond simple days and hours. View your progress through unique filters that offer a philosophical look at your timeline: Lifestyle: Tracking milestones by Weekends, Paychecks, or "Sleeps." Cosmic: See your life in Full Moons, Sunrises, or total miles the Earth has traveled through space since your event began. Biological: Reflect on approximately how many heartbeats or breaths have passed during your journey. Dual Metrics: View precise breakdowns like "1 year, 45 days" for a more grounded perspective. A PREMIUM WATCH EXPERIENCE Designed from the wrist up, TimeSince offers the most customizable and aesthetic complications on the App Store: Curved Layouts: Our "Arc" design wraps your time perfectly around the edge of the Apple Watch face. Percentage Rings: Visualize your progress toward goals with sleek, upright circular gauges. Multi-Event Support: Add different events to different corners of your watch face. Tap any complication to instantly switch its focus. WatchOS 11 Ready: Fully optimized for the latest hardware with high-fidelity typography and battery-efficient background refreshes. BEAUTIFUL DASHBOARDS & WIDGETS Bring your horizons to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. iOS & macOS Widgets: Track your "Primary Event" or a dashboard of your favorite horizons directly on your iPhone or Mac desktop. Flippable Snippets: Tap the sparkles on any card to flip through mind-bending "Life-Math" facts about your event. Snapshot Sharing: Generate beautiful, minimalist digital postcards of your progress to share on Instagram or iMessage. TOTAL CUSTOMIZATION Custom Color Engine: Use our advanced Color Picker to choose any hue for your iPhone cards and Watch complications. Estimated Phrasing: Toggle on human-friendly language like "Just over 2 months" or "Exactly 50 days." Units Toggle: Go ultra-minimalist by hiding unit labels for a clean, number-only look. PRIVACY & ETHICS No Ads. No Subscriptions. No Tracking. Your data is yours. All events are stored locally on your device and synced securely via your private iCloud/WatchConnectivity link. No accounts to create. No data ever leaves your sight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimeSince at 5.0 against Countdown 's 3.8. TimeSince also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Countdown 's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1). 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. TimeSince asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeSince holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 11K ratings behind it against 1, 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 TimeSince's.
Countdown ships an update every 2 months, TimeSince every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | TimeSince |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sevenlogics, Inc. | Michael Brockman |
Customer experience
Countdown
TimeSince
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
TimeSince
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
TimeSince
No in-app purchases
Questions
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