Comparison

Countdown ‎ vs Keepnook

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 — 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/

About

Keepnook

Features
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Keepnook is a notebook you keep with your hands. Paste in a photograph, write beside it, run a strip of tape across the corner. Turn the page like paper. It lives on your iPad. No account, no sign-in, nothing to log into - your notebooks are yours and they stay on your device. A real spread Two pages, side by side, the way a notebook actually opens. Write across the fold. Turn the page and watch the leaf lift. Draw with a pen that means it Pen, pencil, marker and highlighter, all pressure-sensitive with Apple Pencil. Rub something out and the ink is gone, not painted over. Photographs, cut how you like Place a photo, drag its sides to reshape it, or cut around a subject by hand. Round the corners, or give it a polaroid border. Tape, stickers and artwork Washi tape, drawn shapes, and illustrated packs you can add as they arrive. Tint the paper, change the ruling, or pick a texture. Bring your planner in Import a PDF and it becomes a notebook you can write on - a planner, a workbook, sheet music. Save a page as a picture Send a spread to Photos to print or keep. Your work is yours Export a backup any time, free, forever. Import it on another device. Nothing is locked behind anything. Keepnook Plus Three notebooks to start with. Plus adds as many as you like, opens the premium artwork, and unlocks print-quality export. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://keepnook.app/terms

Screenshots

Countdown ‎4 screens
Keepnook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Keepnook at none against Countdown ‎'s shown. Keepnook also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

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 Keepnook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ‎ ships an update every 2 months, Keepnook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown ‎ versus Keepnook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ‎Keepnook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.Aliaksandra Valodzina

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

Keepnook

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
2 purchases

Keepnook

Subscriptions2
  • Keepnook Plus — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Keepnook Plus — Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown ‎ free?
Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keepnook free?
Keepnook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown ‎ or Keepnook have ads?
Countdown ‎ shows ads; Keepnook does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown ‎ or Keepnook?
Countdown ‎ ships an update every 2 months, and Keepnook every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown ‎ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Keepnook on October 24, 2026.

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