Comparison

Countdown Star (Ad vs Wedding Countdown Planner

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

Wedding Countdown Planner

This app helps you organize your wedding with a countdown to your big day. It includes tools for budgeting, guest lists, and planning, with customizable themes and the ability to share your countdown.

Highlights
  • Wedding Countdown
  • Budget Planner
  • Wedding Planning Guide
  • Guest List Management
  • Customizable Themes
  • Shareable Countdown
Features
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Wedding Countdown is a clean and well designed app that will count down to your special day and help you with all the wedding preparations. FEATURES - Wedding Countdown - Budget Planner - Wedding Planning Guide - Guest List - Wedding Organizer - Love Quote of the Day - Share your LIVE countdown Add your names and choose from more than 20 different themes or add your own picture to make the app look just like you want it. You can also share the countdown or daily love quotes with your future husband or wife. THEMES - Hearts - Wave - Sunset - Wedding Cake - Couple - Flowers - Female Couple - Male Couple - Wedding Pavilion - Bouquet - Rose Petals - Shoes & Champagne - Wedding Rings - Cutting the cake - Love story - Champagne - Rings on hands - Hearts at the beach - Swan Heart - Pregnant Couple - Roses & Pearls - or create your own theme with your own picture

Screenshots

Countdown Star (Ad4 screens
Wedding Countdown Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wedding Countdown Planner at Free against Countdown Star (Ad's $1.99. Wedding Countdown Planner also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Countdown Star (Ad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

Wedding Countdown Planner is free to download; Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99 up front. Wedding Countdown Planner sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown Star (Ad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdown Star (Ad against 4.7 for Wedding Countdown Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Star (Ad has 3.7K ratings behind it against 179, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Countdown Star (Ad's written reviews are positive against 59% of Wedding Countdown Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Star (Ad ships an update fortnightly, Wedding Countdown Planner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Countdown Star (Ad versus Wedding Countdown Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Star (AdWedding Countdown Planner
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better4.7 (179 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews59.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better179
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillGreen Gecko LLC

Customer experience

Countdown Star (Ad

All ratings3,673 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral15.3%
Negative28.5%

Wedding Countdown Planner

All ratings179 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral13.6%
Negative27.3%

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

Wedding Countdown Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Star (Ad

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Wedding Countdown Planner

One-time13
  • Theme Couple$0.99
  • Theme Bouquet$0.99
  • Theme Wedding Rings$0.99
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  • Theme Love story$0.99
  • Theme Rings on hands$0.99
  • Theme Hearts at the beach$0.99
  • Theme Swan Heart$0.99
  • Theme Roses & Pearls$0.99
  • Theme Champagne$0.99
  • Theme Wedding Pavilion$0.99
  • function to add your own picture$1.99
  • Removal of advertisements$2.99
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Countdown Star (Ad free?
Countdown Star (Ad costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wedding Countdown Planner free?
Wedding Countdown Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Star (Ad or Wedding Countdown Planner?
Countdown Star (Ad is rated higher. Countdown Star (Ad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Wedding Countdown Planner averages 4.7 from 179 ratings.
Do Countdown Star (Ad or Wedding Countdown Planner have ads?
Wedding Countdown Planner shows ads; Countdown Star (Ad does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star (Ad or Wedding Countdown Planner?
Countdown Star (Ad ships an update fortnightly, and Wedding Countdown Planner every 4 months. Most recently, Countdown Star (Ad was updated on September 23, 2026 and Wedding Countdown Planner on September 12, 2026.

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