Comparison

MyKidsSpending | MySpending vs CountDown Message

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

"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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

MyKidsSpending | MySpending4 screens
CountDown Message3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MyKidsSpending | MySpending at Free against CountDown Message's $0.99. MyKidsSpending | MySpending also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.1) and ratings volume (1K 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyKidsSpending | MySpending holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyKidsSpending | MySpending has 1K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of MyKidsSpending | MySpending's written reviews are positive against 3% of CountDown Message's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MyKidsSpending | MySpending versus CountDown Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyKidsSpending | MySpendingCountDown Message
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better1.1 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews14.8% of reviews — better3.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better30
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.8.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOdin Inc.Fanatic Development

Customer experience

MyKidsSpending | MySpending

All ratings1,025 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive14.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative83.3%

CountDown Message

All ratings30 ratings
Positive3.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive3.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.6%

In-app purchases

None

MyKidsSpending | MySpending

No in-app purchases

None

CountDown Message

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyKidsSpending | MySpending free?
MyKidsSpending | MySpending is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CountDown Message free?
CountDown Message costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyKidsSpending | MySpending or CountDown Message?
MyKidsSpending | MySpending is rated higher. MyKidsSpending | MySpending averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while CountDown Message averages 1.1 from 30 ratings.
Do MyKidsSpending | MySpending or CountDown Message have ads?
Neither MyKidsSpending | MySpending nor CountDown Message shows ads.

Other comparisons