Heart Schools vs Countdown@
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heart Schools
Manage your fundraising efforts for the American Heart Association's Schools program directly from your mobile device. Track progress, update your personal fundraising page, and communicate with supporters via email.
- Fundraising progress tracking
- Update fundraising page
- Send supporter emails
- Mobile event management
- Real-time progress updates
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Do your fundraising on the go with your American Heart Association's Schools app. The mobile app is a great tool to track your fundraising progress, update your page, and send emails. Please note: The American Heart Association's Schools app is only available to current registrants of the event. If you haven't registered yet for this years event, please go to https://www.heart.org/schools to register for an event near you.
Countdown@
Easily track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. View key dates with a widget and add notes or a diary to each event. The app also supports counting up from past events.
- Customizable event countdowns
- Widget for important events
- Count up from past events
- Timeline with diary and notes
- Multiple event types
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Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com
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Verdict
Heart Schools and Countdown@ both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Heart Schools's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s. Heart Schools also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown@'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Heart Schools asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Heart Schools against 4.7 for Countdown@. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39K and 41K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Heart Schools's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s.
Heart Schools ships an update every 2 months, Countdown@ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heart Schools | Countdown@ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better | 4.7 (41K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39K | 41K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Heart Association | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Heart Schools
Countdown@
User reviews
Heart Schools
From 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps raise money for a good cause
- 🤩 Fun and engaging features like games and AR
- 💕 Supports kids with heart conditions
- 🎉 Exciting prizes and giveaways
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 😕 Confusing navigation and UI
- 🤯 Frustrating login and account management issues
- 🤔 Inconsistent functionality across different devices
Countdown@
From 41K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable countdown
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Ability to select background and music
Room to improve
- 🔔 Countdown only triggers a notification, not an alarm
- 🔒 Widget functionality locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
Bugs and requests
Heart Schools
Reported bugs
4 issues- Heart Hero scanner not working
- Points not accurately tracked or updated
- Arcade games not loading properly
- Donation submissions failing or not registering
Requested features
4 requests- Allow multiple children under one parent account
- Improve check deposit and donation tracking
- Add more games and interactive content
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
Countdown@
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not displaying as customized
- Inability to delete past events
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set countdown as alarm
- Sync countdowns across devices
- More customization options for widget
- Allow multiple countdowns in widget
In-app purchases
Heart Schools
No in-app purchases
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
