Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown@

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

Head to head

Countdown

Track Day Counter & Timer

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.449 ratingsView app →

Countdown@

Widget, Vacation Wedding Timer

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.739K ratingsView app →

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@

Easily track important life events with stylish countdown timers. Create custom events like vacations, birthdays, and holidays. View upcoming events with a convenient widget and even count up from past milestones.

Highlights

Create custom event countdowns
Count up from past events
Event timeline with diary and notes
Widget for important events
Stylish event tracking

Features

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Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens

Countdown@4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown@ at 39K against Countdown's 49. Countdown@ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Countdown's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 37%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown@ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown@ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Countdown versus Countdown@: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Countdown	Countdown@
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.4 (49 ratings)	4.7 (39K ratings) — better
Positive reviews	51.6% of reviews — better	37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	49	39K — better
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks	Every 5 days — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better	iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS	14.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	122 MB	51 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	oWorld Software	Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings49 ratings

Positive83.7%

Neutral6.1%

Negative10.2%

Written reviews31 reviews

Positive51.6%

Neutral3.2%

Negative45.2%

Countdown@

All ratings39,048 ratings

Positive92.8%

Neutral2.3%

Negative4.9%

Written reviews276 reviews

Positive37.0%

Neutral10.5%

Negative52.5%

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown@

Reported bugs

3 issues

Countdown not updating correctly
Widget not displaying as customized
Inability to delete past events

Requested features

4 requests

Ability to set countdown as alarm
Sync countdowns across devices
More customization options for widget
Allow multiple countdowns in widget

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions1

Countdown Pro - days Counter7 Days trial$4.991 Year

One-time1

LifeTime access$12.99

1 purchases

Countdown@

One-time1

Countdown Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?

Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Countdown@ free?

Countdown@ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Countdown or Countdown@?

Countdown@ is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.4 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Countdown@ averages 4.7 from 39K ratings.

Do Countdown or Countdown@ have ads?

Both Countdown and Countdown@ show ads.

Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown@?

Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown@ every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on September 21, 2026 and Countdown@ on September 24, 2026.