Comparison

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.

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

Red Wedge Timer

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Smooth Countdown Lite4 screens
Red Wedge Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smooth Countdown Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Red Wedge Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smooth Countdown Lite versus Red Wedge Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmooth Countdown LiteRed Wedge Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasDaniel Niederberger

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smooth Countdown Lite

One-time1
  • Smooth Countdown Upgrade$0.99
None

Red Wedge Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smooth Countdown Lite free?
Smooth Countdown Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Wedge Timer free?
Red Wedge Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smooth Countdown Lite or Red Wedge Timer have ads?
Neither Smooth Countdown Lite nor Red Wedge Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smooth Countdown Lite or Red Wedge Timer?
Smooth Countdown Lite ships an update every 13 months, and Red Wedge Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Smooth Countdown Lite was updated on November 10, 2026 and Red Wedge Timer on November 13, 2026.

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