MyCountdown vs Grandpa Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyCountdown
Track upcoming events with a visually customizable countdown. Receive daily notifications and enjoy a modern interface with various display styles and widgets. Celebrate milestones as they arrive.
- Daily countdown notifications
- Customizable image backgrounds
- Number and flip view styles
- Today widget view
- Event celebration
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Countdown the date that you most waiting for, and decorate the view with your image you love. - Notification that count for every day. - Update look for iOS 7. - Styles: number / flip view - today widget view Celebrate when the time has come!
Grandpa Notes
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Grandpa Notes is a simple note-taking app. It is free and open source, with no advertisements, in-app purchases or tracking. Your notes are stored as plain text in a straightforward folder structure. You can create notebooks locally or in iCloud. There is also an optional encryption layer that is compatible with Cryptomator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grandpa Notes at none against MyCountdown's 1. MyCountdown's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. MyCountdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grandpa Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyCountdown ships an update every 6 weeks, Grandpa Notes every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCountdown | Grandpa Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iReka Soft | Julien Eyriès |
In-app purchases
MyCountdown
- Remove Ads!$0.99
Grandpa Notes
No in-app purchases
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