# Reminder & Countdown Pro vs Countdown Timer

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Timer at Free against Reminder & Countdown Pro's $1.99. Countdown Timer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Reminder & Countdown Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Countdown Timer is free to download; Reminder & Countdown Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reminder & Countdown Pro against 4.8 for Countdown Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.2K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Reminder & Countdown Pro's written reviews are positive against 85% of Countdown Timer's.

Reminder & Countdown Pro ships an update every 9 days, Countdown Timer every 7 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Reminder & Countdown Pro | Countdown Timer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (3.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reminder-and-countdown-pro/id515197396/reviews) | [4.8 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-timer-day-counter/id1118406319/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3.2K** | 1.2K |
| Positive reviews | **87.5% of reviews** | 84.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 41 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Sergey Astakhov](https://appshunter.io/developer/350555478) | [Gregory Strigunov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1118406318) |

## What reviewers say

### Reminder & Countdown Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reminder-and-countdown-pro/id515197396)

Organize tasks, projects, and events with a distraction-free interface. Customize alerts, icons, and backgrounds to suit your needs. Sync across devices and secure your data with biometric authentication.

**Highlights:** Distraction-free task management, Customizable event alerts, Icon, background, and sound customization, Date, time, and repetition settings, iCloud sync across devices, Biometric app locking, iOS 14 home screen widgets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Countdown Timer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-timer-day-counter/id1118406319)

Track time remaining until important events or time elapsed since a past event. Receive notifications when a countdown expires. This app offers a simple, ad-free experience for managing your time.

**Highlights:** Countdown timer, Count-up timer, Event tracking, Time remaining, Time elapsed, Event notifications

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 🚀 No ads or subscriptions
- 🔒 No unnecessary permissions or tracking
- 👍 Minimalistic and clean design
- 👍 Easy to use and understand

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches
- 🔍 Limited functionality (single timer only)

**Reported bugs**

- Timer not always accurate
- Countdown not working as expected in some cases

**Requested features**

- Add widget support
- Allow multiple timers/countdowns
- Provide more customization options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Reminder & Countdown Pro free?

Reminder & Countdown Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Countdown Timer free?

Countdown Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Reminder & Countdown Pro or Countdown Timer?

Reminder & Countdown Pro and Countdown Timer are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.2K and 1.2K ratings respectively.

### Do Reminder & Countdown Pro or Countdown Timer have ads?

Neither Reminder & Countdown Pro nor Countdown Timer shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Reminder & Countdown Pro or Countdown Timer?

Reminder & Countdown Pro ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown Timer every 7 months. Most recently, Reminder & Countdown Pro was updated on September 27, 2026 and Countdown Timer on September 27, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*