Countdown vs Spindrift
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
Spindrift
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Spindrift is a companion app for hand spinners — a quiet, unhurried place to keep track of your making. Log your spinning projects from cast-on to finished skein. Record your yarn weights, fibre content, twist angles, and notes as you go. Never forget what you made or how you made it. Keep your fibre stash organised in one place. Add your fleeces, batts, and prepared fibres, track what you've used, and know exactly what's waiting in your basket. Spindrift is designed for the rhythm of a craft practice — simple to use, easy to return to, and always there when you sit down at your wheel. Features — Project and WIP logging — Fibre stash tracking — Yarn and wheel profiles — Twist and angle reference Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spindrift at none against Countdown's shown. Spindrift also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Spindrift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, Spindrift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Spindrift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | oWorld Software | Coral Rose Page |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro - days Counter7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- LifeTime access$12.99
Spindrift
- Spindrift Annual1 Month trial$24.991 Year
