Countdown vs Event Countdown & Widget
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
Event Countdown & Widget
Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable widgets and a stylish overview. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and more, all from your home screen.
- Home screen widgets for direct tracking
- Stylish overview of all countdowns
- Countdown to event start
- Customizable countdown colors
- Reminders for various life events
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Countdown Widget - Day Counter reminds you of important dates and events in your life so you don't have to calculate remaining days with a calendar. With Countdown for Days, you will never miss a birthday, retirement date, payday, anniversary, graduation ceremony, wedding, birth, exam, army service, football game, summer vacation, shopping sales events or any other important dates. Countdown - Features: • Follow your activities directly from the home screen with widgets • All your countdowns in one place with a stylish view. • Countdown for events and countdown when the event starts • Color of each countdown can be customized
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 52% against Event Countdown & Widget's 0%. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 15). Event Countdown & Widget's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Event Countdown & Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Event Countdown & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Event Countdown & Widget'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, Event Countdown & Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Event Countdown & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (51 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | oWorld Software | Senol Cagir |
Customer experience
Countdown
Event Countdown & Widget
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro - days Counter7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- LifeTime access$12.99
Event Countdown & Widget
- Pro Subscription + No Ads$2.991 Month
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