Countdown vs Countdown Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Easily track upcoming events and deadlines. Set a date and name for any occasion to see the remaining time in months, weeks, and days. Never forget important dates again with this helpful reminder tool.
- Track upcoming events
- Count down time remaining
- Display time in months, weeks, days
- Remember important dates
- Set custom event names
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Do you have an event approaching? Want to know how long is left before this event? This application will do the job perfectly! Set the date of your choice and the name of the event, and you’ll quickly see how many months, weeks and days you have left. This application remembers important dates for you and helps you count down to the deadline. Terms of service: https://termsfeed.com/terms-service/5c8b6678a74ea05ab5f671329b35ddc1
Countdown Collection
Track upcoming releases for movies, TV shows, games, and more. Automatically updates release dates and provides access to trailers and social media buzz. Share your excitement with friends and stay informed about your favorite events.
- Countdown tracking for various events
- Automatic release date updates
- Today widget and Apple Watch app integration
- Siri integration
- Access to movie trailers
- Shareable countdowns
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The most complete countdown app available! Countdown and keep track of all the special events you're excited for. Add release dates for upcoming movies, video games, sports, or anything else you can think of! It's easy to keep track of your countdowns from anywhere using the Today widget, Apple Watch app, and Siri. Countdowns to games, movies, and TV shows will keep themselves updated automatically! Always countdown to the next episode of a TV show, and don't worry about having to change anything if a release date changes.* Countdown Collection keeps you up to date on all your events by automatically checking the latest news, plus what people are saying on Twitter. Want to show a movie trailer to a friend? Pull it up right from the countdown. You can also share your excitement with others by sharing the countdown with them! If they have the app, they can add it right from the link. *This feature requires pro upgrade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Collection at none against Countdown's shown. Countdown Collection also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Countdown Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 57% of Countdown Collection's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown Collection every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Countdown Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (51 ratings) — better | 4.2 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | oWorld Software | Joshua Birnholz |
Customer experience
Countdown
Countdown Collection
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro - days Counter7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- LifeTime access$12.99
Countdown Collection
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
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