Comparison

Countdown Star (Ad vs New Year Countdown !!

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Star (Ad

Easily track the time remaining until or elapsed since important events. Offers a variety of customization options, including wallpapers and animations, with seamless syncing across devices. Get instant updates on your wrist or home screen.

Highlights
  • iCloud Sync across devices
  • Celebration animations
  • Repeating event support
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • Time zone support
Features
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Countdown Star is the best way to countdown to — and count up from — all of your favorite events. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more. Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born, and other special events in the past. * How many seconds until your next birthday? * How many months since you were born? * How many days until you graduate from college? * How many hours until your anniversary? * How much time is left until your vacation starts? * How many days until Christmas? * How many minutes until your party begins? * How much time is left until your baby's due date? Countdown Star is the countdown app that lets you choose which events to add, then keeps them in sync across all of your devices. Features: * iCloud Sync — events and wallpapers sync automatically across all your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices * Celebration Animations — choose Confetti, Fireworks, Balloons, Stars, or Lasers when your countdown reaches zero * Repeating Events — annual events automatically advance to the next year so you never have to update them * Home Screen Widgets — Small, Medium, and Large widgets let you glance at your countdowns without opening the app * Compatible with iPhone Duo — Countdown Star fits the outer and inner displays, open or closed, and when partially open like a book * Apple Watch — view your events right on your wrist * Add Your Own Events — add as many events as you like * Custom Wallpapers — choose from 15+ built-in wallpapers or use your own photos * Time Zone Support — set each event in any time zone with localized city names * Sort and Search — sort by date, title, or your own custom order; events are sectioned into Countdown and Count Up groups * Favorites and Notifications — mark events as favorites to receive a notification when their countdown reaches zero * Interactive Slider — instantly switch between seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years to see your countdown exactly how you want it * Customizable Timer — choose timer position (Top, Middle, or Bottom), show or hide weeks, and toggle the leading zero * Multiple App Icons — personalize the app icon on your Home Screen Note: Countdown Star is available as a free version (with ads and an optional Remove Ads purchase) and as a paid ad-free version.

About

New Year Countdown !!

This app helps you stay excited for the New Year with a daily countdown and reminders. It also offers a free collection of New Year-themed wallpapers, quotes, and greeting images to share with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Daily musical countdown reminders
  • Countdown and wallpaper widgets
  • Downloadable HD New Year wallpapers
  • New Year greeting images
  • Share wallpapers on social media
  • Zoom in/out feature
Features
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Each and every person awaits the auspicious occasion of New Year 2021 with passion and New Year Countdown application with countdown widget and wallpaper widget helps you to fetch the New Year day nearer by reminding you with the countdown every day. Along with the countdown, this app also brings you the best collection of New Year related Wallpapers with New Year Quotes and many more completely for FREE. We understand the value for quality in Wallpapers which users want and for the same we have displayed all the pictures with amazing backgrounds and exquisite new year images that resembles to Happy New Year Wishes in fantastic sayings. Also inside the application you will discover special images that you can send as New Year Greetings to your LOVED ones. To make the application more interesting we have also added some unique varieties of Wallpapers in it like New Year’s Eve and Party Celebrations, Warmth Greetings, etc. We have also added the widgets for countdown and wallpaper suggestions. All in all you won’t regret instead you will always surf this application whenever you want to send images related to Happy New Year to your best friends or loved ones!! Features of “New Year Countdown” app ● New Year Countdown with Daily Musical Reminder ● New Year Countdown widget and New Year wallpaper widget ● Download HD New Year Wallpapers for New Year Wishes, Firecrackers, Quotes, Party, Greetings and many more completely for free in HD ● No Hidden Costs or Conditions to Download Wallpapers. You can Surf and Download as many as you want!! ● This Application is suitable for all iPhone Devices. ● Share Wallpapers on Social Media sites like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest ore else share it with friends with Email or Bluetooth ● Zoom in/Zoom out Feature is available which makes the Application User-Friendly.

Screenshots

Countdown Star (Ad4 screens
New Year Countdown !!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: New Year Countdown !! at Free against Countdown Star (Ad's $1.99. New Year Countdown !! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Countdown Star (Ad's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (56% vs 23%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

New Year Countdown !! is free to download; Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Star (Ad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Star (Ad has 3.7K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Countdown Star (Ad's written reviews are positive against 23% of New Year Countdown !!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Star (Ad ships an update every 10 days, New Year Countdown !! every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Countdown Star (Ad versus New Year Countdown !!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Star (AdNew Year Countdown !!
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better3.9 (129 ratings)
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews — better23.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better129
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillWeeTech Solution

Customer experience

Countdown Star (Ad

All ratings3,707 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews406 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral15.5%
Negative28.8%

New Year Countdown !!

All ratings129 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative73.3%

User reviews

Countdown Star (Ad

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable backgrounds
  • 🚀 Simple and functional
  • 🎨 Nice visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable widget functionality
  • 🔍 Limited event management options
  • 💰 Paid version doesn't import free version data
  • 🔧 Lack of customization options

New Year Countdown !!

From 129 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 Very colorful
  • 👍 Love the soothing music
  • 👍 Beautiful scenery
  • 👍 Saved a wallpaper and using it

Room to improve

  • 😞 Timing was off
  • 😞 Countdown was off
  • 😞 Inaccurate timing
  • 😞 App is slow
  • 😞 Glitchy and slow

Bugs and requests

Countdown Star (Ad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Custom wallpapers not saving
  • Countdown not updating correctly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Notification system not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring event support
  • Ability to exclude weekends/holidays from countdown
  • Multiple event display on main screen
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Sync across devices

New Year Countdown !!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Timing off by seconds/minutes
  • Played ad during countdown
  • App won't open sometimes
  • Froze repeatedly
  • Stopped working several times
Show 2 more
  • Glitchy and slow
  • Wouldn't let me change photo

Requested features

2 requests
  • Better wallpapers
  • Add custom local music

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Star (Ad

No in-app purchases

None

New Year Countdown !!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Star (Ad free?
Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is New Year Countdown !! free?
New Year Countdown !! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Star (Ad or New Year Countdown !!?
Countdown Star (Ad is rated higher. Countdown Star (Ad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while New Year Countdown !! averages 3.9 from 129 ratings.
Do Countdown Star (Ad or New Year Countdown !! have ads?
Neither Countdown Star (Ad nor New Year Countdown !! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star (Ad or New Year Countdown !!?
Countdown Star (Ad ships an update every 10 days, and New Year Countdown !! every 7 months. Most recently, Countdown Star (Ad was updated on November 6, 2026 and New Year Countdown !! on November 2, 2026.

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