Comparison

Best Countdown vs Countdown Timer Nano

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

Head to head
About

Best Countdown

Create visual countdowns or countups for any duration, from minutes to 100 hours. Features customizable colors, 16 alarm sounds, and notifications even when the app is closed. Ideal for kids to understand time visually.

Highlights
  • Countdown and countup timers
  • Visual time representation
  • Customizable colors and themes
  • 16 unique alarm sounds
  • Background notifications
  • Kids friendly interface
Features
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Ultramodern countdown timer with futuristic design and demonstrative functionality. You can set countdown or countup timer for as long as 100 hours or as little as a couple of minutes. It's an excellent visual time indicator for your activities. * KIDS FRIENDLY Timer visualizes time to kids and lets them feel the time. Without reading or even knowing the numbers one can look at the visualized time flow, feel it and understand how long to wait or whether to hurry up. * STAY NOTIFIED It lets you set the alarm sound that will play when the timer is finished. You can choose from 16 unique alarm sounds, melodies and loops. You’ll be notified when your time is up even if you’re using another app or your device is locked. It can also repeat the sound alarm (up to 3 times) at the given interval if it was missed/snoozed. * COLOR YOUR TIME You can easily change the timer color to fit your personal lifestyle. There are 5 color themes: turquoise, red, green, amber and pink. Just pick the one you like in the application settings. * UNIVERSAL APP Timer works both on your iPhone/iPod and iPad, contains HD graphics for retina and iPad displays and supports all screen orientations for all devices. [+Retina graphics for iPad 3rd generation] * SEE ALSO: Best Timer Beautifully designed sand timer, stylish kitchen timer, countdown/up and powerful stopwatch All in one creatively combined Best Timer application to suit all your timing needs. Search "Best Timer" on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/app/best-timer/id415656570) * Get the timer with the artistic design. Enjoy timing! ***Important for iOS5+ devices: if there is no alarm played when the application is inactive please go to system Settings / Notifications, select the application name and configure the timer's alarms, whether they perform sound and if they're to appear on lock screen. VISIT US: smartphoneware.com

About

Countdown Timer Nano

A minimalist timer app with a clean design, offering both numerical and visual time tracking. It features large numbers, an animating circle that changes color with elapsed time, and optional sound alerts. The free version allows setting timers up to 60 minutes.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Numerical and graphical time representation
  • Animating circle timer
  • Optional sound alerts
  • Large, visible numbers
  • Up to 60-minute timers (free)
Features
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Features: ● Large numbers for great visibility. ● Simple and intuitive use. ● Circle animates and color changes as time is passing. ● Optional sounds to keep you on track! ● Set up time to 60 minutes (free version).

Screenshots

Best Countdown4 screens
Countdown Timer Nano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Timer Nano at every 2 months against Best Countdown's every 14 months. Countdown Timer Nano also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 6). Best Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Best Countdown against 4.3 for Countdown Timer Nano. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Best Countdown's written reviews are positive against 50% of Countdown Timer Nano's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Countdown ships an update every 14 months, Countdown Timer Nano every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Countdown versus Countdown Timer Nano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest CountdownCountdown Timer Nano
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.3 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings624 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii SimkovskyiIgor Donkov

Customer experience

Best Countdown

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative37.1%

Countdown Timer Nano

All ratings24 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Best Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown Timer Nano

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Countdown free?
Best Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Timer Nano free?
Countdown Timer Nano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Countdown or Countdown Timer Nano?
Best Countdown and Countdown Timer Nano are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 24 ratings respectively.
Do Best Countdown or Countdown Timer Nano have ads?
Neither Best Countdown nor Countdown Timer Nano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Countdown or Countdown Timer Nano?
Best Countdown ships an update every 14 months, and Countdown Timer Nano every 2 months. Most recently, Best Countdown was updated on October 6, 2026 and Countdown Timer Nano on September 21, 2026.

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