Smooth Countdown Lite vs Red Wedge Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Smoothly animated background
- Day and night mode toggle
- Customizable alarm (none, one, repeated)
- 12 and 24 hour format support
- Ideal for device docks
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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
Red Wedge Timer
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A timer a child can read before they can read a clock. Turn the dial to however long they have. A red disk fills that much of the hour, and shrinks as the time runs out — so "ten more minutes" stops being an abstract promise and becomes something visible, shrinking, on the table. When the disk is gone, the timer sounds. You choose what it sounds like — beeps, a chime, a cuckoo, marimba, a bell or a buzzer — and how long it keeps going: one second, ten, a minute, or until somebody stops it. Or nothing at all, if the room needs quiet. • Drag the dial, or tap 1 to 60 minutes • Six sounds, all generated by the app itself • Nothing to sign up for, no account, no adverts, no tracking • Works with the screen off Made for getting a small person off a screen, into shoes, or through the last stretch of homework without a countdown they cannot picture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Wedge Timer at none against Smooth Countdown Lite's 1. Red Wedge Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 13 months). Smooth Countdown Lite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Smooth Countdown Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Red Wedge Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smooth Countdown Lite ships an update every 13 months, Red Wedge Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smooth Countdown Lite | Red Wedge Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Daniel Niederberger |
In-app purchases
Smooth Countdown Lite
- Smooth Countdown Upgrade$0.99
Red Wedge Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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