Comparison

Countdown Star (Ad vs Forest Squirrel Stickers

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

Forest Squirrel Stickers

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Forest Squirrel Stickers is a delightful collection of digital stickers featuring playful squirrels in their natural habitat. These high-quality images capture the essence of the forest, with detailed illustrations of squirrels climbing trees, gathering nuts, exploring. Perfect for messaging apps, social media, any digital communication, these stickers help you express emotions like excitement, curiosity, joy. Designed for users of all ages, they promote a love for wildlife nature. Easy to download use, this set is ideal for adding a whimsical touch to your daily interactions. The stickers come in various poses scenes, ensuring you have the right one for any occasion, from casual chats to special events.

Screenshots

Countdown Star (Ad4 screens
Forest Squirrel Stickers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Countdown Star (Ad at #138 against Forest Squirrel Stickers's unranked. Forest Squirrel Stickers's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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 Star (Ad costs $1.99 and Forest Squirrel Stickers $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Star (Ad versus Forest Squirrel Stickers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Star (AdForest Squirrel Stickers
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillLiping Liu

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

Forest Squirrel Stickers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Star (Ad

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Squirrel Stickers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Star (Ad free?
Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Squirrel Stickers free?
Forest Squirrel Stickers costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Star (Ad or Forest Squirrel Stickers have ads?
Neither Countdown Star (Ad nor Forest Squirrel Stickers shows ads.

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