MyKidsSpending | MySpending vs CountDown Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyKidsSpending | MySpending
Easily manage your school spending accounts on the go. Add funds via bank transfer or Apple Pay, check your balance, and view recent deposits. Use the in-app QR code for purchases and order meals or activities if your school supports it.
- Add funds from bank account
- Pay with Apple Pay
- Check account balance
- View last deposit information
- In-app QR code for purchases
- Order meals and activities
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"MyKidsSpending | MySpending" is the iOS app for MyKidsSpending.com and MySpending.info. The MKS app makes it easy to add funds to your MKS|MSI accounts, either by depositing funds from a U.S. bank account or by paying with Apple Pay (all from within the app). The app allows you to conveniently check your school spending account balance and gives you information on the last deposit received. Find out before you get into the checkout line whether money has been put into your account. Use the in-app QR code to buy items at your cafeteria or bookstore. Once your school has the ordering feature enabled, you can use the app to order meals, sign up for activities, and more all from your within the app.
CountDown Message
Easily share countdown timers for special events directly within iMessage. Keep friends and family updated on the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds until your next big occasion.
- Share countdown timers in iMessage
- Count down to specific dates and times
- Display days, hours, minutes, and seconds
- Simple and easy to use
- Fun way to track events
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Use the app to share your countdown timer in iMessage. This way you can count down to an upcoming event with your friends and family. Most countdown apps are too complex for a simple task like this. We want to keep it simple. It's as simple as sending a normal message. It's the most fun way to count down to a specific date. Getting married? Going on holiday? Special sport event coming up? Download the app and send your first countdown message! The live message shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds left until the event. You can enter a specific date and time to count down to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MyKidsSpending | MySpending at Free against CountDown Message's $0.99. MyKidsSpending | MySpending also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.1) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 30). CountDown Message's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.8.3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
MyKidsSpending | MySpending is free to download; CountDown Message costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyKidsSpending | MySpending holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyKidsSpending | MySpending has 1.3K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of MyKidsSpending | MySpending's written reviews are positive against 3% of CountDown Message's.
| Parameter | MyKidsSpending | MySpending | CountDown Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | 1.1 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews — better | 3.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.8.3 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Odin Inc. | Fanatic Development |
Customer experience
MyKidsSpending | MySpending
CountDown Message
Bugs and requests
MyKidsSpending | MySpending
Reported bugs
18 issues- Login issues, password reset link leads back to login page
- App crashes frequently
- App won't open
- QR codes expire too quickly
- Cannot log into account via app or website
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- App glitchy, won't show full options
- Spending log not showing purchases
- App crashes when trying to add funds
- App crashes on opening with new iPhones
- App won't let user add funds via Apple Pay
- App keeps saying 'loading'
- Website and app won't open
- App crashes when entering deposit amount
- Login screen has white text on white background
- App crashes and logs out frequently
- App doesn't document orders
- App doesn't show how much has been spent
- App crashes when entering dollar amount to deposit
Requested features
10 requests- Allow adding single debit or credit card
- Fix confirmation phone number issues
- Improve password reset security
- Add tools to filter spending by date range
- Provide more complete instructions on child login
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- Enable funding of multiple accounts in one transaction
- Update app for Face ID compatibility
- Add a settings section
- Enable auto-funding by default
- Make statements available on demand
CountDown Message
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyKidsSpending | MySpending
No in-app purchases
CountDown Message
No in-app purchases
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