Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown to Everything

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming events
  • Count down time remaining
  • Display time in months, weeks, days
  • Remember important dates
  • Set custom event names
Features
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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

About

Countdown to Everything

Track important upcoming events with a customizable countdown. Create unlimited events, organize them with color-coded folders, and receive personalized alerts. Add widgets to your home screen and lock screen for quick access.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Color-coded event folders
  • Repeating event setup
  • Customizable countdown units
  • Personalized alerts
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Calendar event import
Features
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Countdown to Everything is a simple and customizable app to count down the days until any events in your life. Features: - Create unlimited events for any time in the past or future - Group events into color coded folders - Set up repeating events (yearly, monthly, weekly, daily) - Customize countdown units (years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes) - Customize alerts (yearly, monthly, weekly, daily) - Personalize each countdown and widget - Add widgets to your home screen and lock screen - Import events from your calendar

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdown to Everything3 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown and Countdown to Everything both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Countdown to Everything's written reviews are positive against 52% of Countdown's. Countdown to Everything also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 7). On price and rating 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Countdown to Everything asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown to Everything holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 51 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown to Everything's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown to Everything every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Countdown versus Countdown to Everything: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdown to Everything
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (51 ratings)4.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperoWorld SoftwareVictor Johnson

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings51 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative45.5%

Countdown to Everything

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro - days Counter7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • LifeTime access$12.99
None

Countdown to Everything

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown to Everything free?
Countdown to Everything is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Countdown to Everything?
Countdown to Everything is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.4 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Countdown to Everything averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Countdown or Countdown to Everything have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Countdown to Everything does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown to Everything?
Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown to Everything every 5 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 5, 2026 and Countdown to Everything on October 2, 2026.

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