Comparison

Countdown Star (Ad vs Countdown to Important Days

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

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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

Countdown to Important Days

Features
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Fun way to remember important days

Screenshots

Countdown Star (Ad4 screens
Countdown to Important Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown to Important Days at Free against Countdown Star (Ad's $1.99. Countdown to Important Days also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Countdown Star (Ad's advantage is chart position (#70 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

Countdown to Important Days 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 every 10 days, Countdown to Important Days every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Star (Ad versus Countdown to Important Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Star (AdCountdown to Important Days
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#70 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillNiranjan Somashekar

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

Countdown to Important Days

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Star (Ad

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown to Important Days

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Star (Ad free?
Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown to Important Days free?
Countdown to Important Days is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Star (Ad or Countdown to Important Days have ads?
Neither Countdown Star (Ad nor Countdown to Important Days shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star (Ad or Countdown to Important Days?
Countdown Star (Ad ships an update every 10 days, and Countdown to Important Days every 2 days. Most recently, Countdown Star (Ad was updated on November 8, 2026 and Countdown to Important Days on November 3, 2026.

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