Comparison

Countdown Star (Ad vs CountMyAge

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

Track time until or since important events with customizable timers. Set up countdowns for birthdays, holidays, and vacations, or count up from anniversaries and special dates. Share your event timers with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Add custom events
  • Customize event visuals
  • Apple Watch display
  • Today Widget integration
  • Set exact event times
  • Adjust time units
  • Share event timers
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 * 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

CountMyAge

Features
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Con CountMyAge avrai a disposizione un widget nella tua Today View in cui potrai vedere nel formato in cui vuoi il contatore della tua vita dalla data di nascita. Vuoi sapere da quanti secondi sei in vita? da quanti mesi? da quante ore? Bene, con CountMyAge puoi. L'interfaccia è semplice e di facile utilizzo, apri l'app, scegli la data dal picker, e scegli il formato in cui vuoi che ti venga mostrata, ed il gioco è fatto! Attenzione: Il Widget va aggiunto la prima volta! Scorri in fondo fino a modifica per aggiungerlo.

Screenshots

Countdown Star (Ad4 screens
CountMyAge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CountMyAge at Free against Countdown Star (Ad's $1.99. CountMyAge also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 17.0). Countdown Star (Ad's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). 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

CountMyAge 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Star (Ad ships an update fortnightly, CountMyAge every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Star (Ad versus CountMyAge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Star (AdCountMyAge
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillMattia Di Chiara

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

CountMyAge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Star (Ad

No in-app purchases

None

CountMyAge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Star (Ad free?
Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CountMyAge free?
CountMyAge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Star (Ad or CountMyAge have ads?
Neither Countdown Star (Ad nor CountMyAge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star (Ad or CountMyAge?
Countdown Star (Ad ships an update fortnightly, and CountMyAge every 20 months. Most recently, Countdown Star (Ad was updated on October 26, 2026 and CountMyAge on October 3, 2026.

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