Comparison

Smooth Countdown Lite vs Mounce's Simple Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Smooth Countdown Lite

This utility app provides a visually appealing countdown timer with a smoothly animated background. It offers customizable alarm options and supports both 12 and 24-hour time formats, making it a handy reminder tool.

Highlights
  • Smoothly animated background
  • Day and night mode toggle
  • Customizable alarm (none, one, repeated)
  • 12 and 24 hour format support
  • Ideal for device docks
Features
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Countdown the time with a smoothly animated background. It is the perfect reminder while the device waits in the dock. Features: - toggle between day and night mode - choose between no alarm, one alarm or repeated alarm sound - supports the 12 and 24 hour format

About

Mounce's Simple Countdown

Features
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A countdown timer with nothing in the way. No ads, no accounts, no clutter — just huge digits you can read from across the room. Set hours, minutes, and seconds with a tap, choose a color that fits the room, and start. The display fills the entire screen, making it perfect for classrooms, sermons, speeches, meetings, exams, workouts, or the kitchen. And when time expires, Simple Countdown does something most timers don't: the digits turn red and start counting up, so you and your audience can see exactly how far past time you've gone. FEATURES • Full-screen digits readable from the back of the room • Overtime display — hits zero, turns red, counts back up • Twelve display colors plus a custom color picker • Optional seconds — hide them for a cleaner clock • Pause and resume any time • Works completely offline, nothing to sign up for • No ads, no tracking, no data collected Designed for iPhone and iPad by Bill Mounce.

Screenshots

Smooth Countdown Lite4 screens
Mounce's Simple Countdown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mounce's Simple Countdown at none against Smooth Countdown Lite's 1. Smooth Countdown Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Smooth Countdown Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mounce's Simple Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smooth Countdown Lite versus Mounce's Simple Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmooth Countdown LiteMounce's Simple Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasWilliam Mounce

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smooth Countdown Lite

One-time1
  • Smooth Countdown Upgrade$0.99
None

Mounce's Simple Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smooth Countdown Lite free?
Smooth Countdown Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mounce's Simple Countdown free?
Mounce's Simple Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smooth Countdown Lite or Mounce's Simple Countdown have ads?
Neither Smooth Countdown Lite nor Mounce's Simple Countdown shows ads.

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