Comparison

New Years Eve Countdown vs Countdown Star

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

Head to head
About

New Years Eve Countdown

This app helps you track the days remaining until the new year. You can add a personal photo to your countdown and share it with friends and family on social media or via email.

Highlights
  • Counts down days until 2024
  • Add a personal photo
  • Share countdown on social media
  • Share via email
  • Track days remaining
Features
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Countdown the Days until 2024 Add a photo and also share the countdown on social media. APP FEATURES *It counts down the days left until 2024 *Add a photo *Share the photo and days until 2024 on facebook, twitter, email etc.... Great fun app

About

Countdown Star

Track time until or since important life events. Set custom timers for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and more. Personalize with your own photos and share progress with friends.

Highlights
  • Add custom events
  • Customize event visuals
  • Apple Watch display
  • Today Widget integration
  • Set exact event times
  • Adjust time units
  • Share event progress
Features
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Countdown Star is the best way to countdown to — and count up from — all of your favorite events. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more. Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born, and other special events in the past. * How many seconds until your next birthday? * How many months since you were born? * How many days until you graduate from college? * How many hours until your anniversary? * How much time is left until your vacation starts? * How many days until Christmas? * How many minutes until your party begins? * How much time is left until your baby's due date? Countdown Star is the countdown app that lets you choose which events to add, then keeps them in sync across all of your devices. Features: * iCloud Sync — events and wallpapers sync automatically across all your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices * Celebration Animations — choose Confetti, Fireworks, Balloons, Stars, or Lasers when your countdown reaches zero * Repeating Events — annual events automatically advance to the next year so you never have to update them * Home Screen Widgets — Small, Medium, and Large widgets let you glance at your countdowns without opening the app * Apple Watch — view your events right on your wrist * Add Your Own Events — add as many events as you like * Custom Wallpapers — choose from 15+ built-in wallpapers or use your own photos * Time Zone Support — set each event in any time zone with localized city names * Sort and Search — sort by date, title, or your own custom order; events are sectioned into Countdown and Count Up groups * Favorites and Notifications — mark events as favorites to receive a notification when their countdown reaches zero * Interactive Slider — instantly switch between seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years to see your countdown exactly how you want it * Customizable Timer — choose timer position (Top, Middle, or Bottom), show or hide weeks, and toggle the leading zero * Multiple App Icons — personalize the app icon on your Home Screen Note: Countdown Star is available as a free version (with ads and an optional Remove Ads purchase) and as a paid ad-free version.

Screenshots

New Years Eve Countdown4 screens
Countdown Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Star at 4.8 against New Years Eve Countdown's 3.5. Countdown Star also leads on ratings volume (217K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). New Years Eve Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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 Star sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. New Years Eve Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Star holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Star has 217K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of New Years Eve Countdown's written reviews are positive against 59% of Countdown Star's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Years Eve Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Countdown Star fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
New Years Eve Countdown versus Countdown Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew Years Eve CountdownCountdown Star
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (217K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews59.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2217K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuncan CuthbertsonJoseph Merrill

Customer experience

New Years Eve Countdown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Countdown Star

All ratings216,476 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,325 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative29.1%

Bugs and requests

New Years Eve Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Star

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widget not displaying events
  • Wallpaper not saving
  • Countdown off by one day
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Crashes and glitches after updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add weeks option
  • Allow multiple countdowns on one screen
  • Provide Apple Watch complications
  • Add ability to export/backup data
  • Improve wallpaper customization
Show 1 more
  • Add option for annual/recurring events

In-app purchases

None

New Years Eve Countdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Star

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is New Years Eve Countdown free?
New Years Eve Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Star free?
Countdown Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, New Years Eve Countdown or Countdown Star?
Countdown Star is rated higher. New Years Eve Countdown averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Countdown Star averages 4.8 from 217K ratings.
Do New Years Eve Countdown or Countdown Star have ads?
Countdown Star shows ads; New Years Eve Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, New Years Eve Countdown or Countdown Star?
New Years Eve Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and Countdown Star fortnightly. Most recently, New Years Eve Countdown was updated on November 1, 2026 and Countdown Star on November 5, 2026.

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