Countdown+++ vs Countdown With Me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown+++
Track important dates and events with a visually appealing and intuitive countdown app. Set unlimited custom countdowns, receive timely alarms, and share your progress with others. Personalize your experience with themes, notes, and various time formats.
- Unlimited event countdowns
- Customizable alarms
- iCloud sync across devices
- Today widget for quick view
- Full-screen countdown display
- Personalization with themes and notes
- Event sharing and social media integration
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With Countdown+++ you can count down to any event and date that matters to you: -How many days until my wedding anniversary? -How long ago did I quit smoking? -How much longer before Nick’s Birthday party? -How many days do I have to find a Valentine’s present? A NEW WAY TO INTERACT WITH EVENTS AND DATES ------------ Count down to UNLIMITED events and dates with a unique and accurate way. USE IT FOR EVERYTHING ------------ Birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine ’s Day, vacation, parties, exams, Halloween, new year’s eve, thanksgiving, wedding day, Christmas, days of quitting smoking and any other date that matters to you. ALARMS ------------ Need to set a reminder for your countdown event? Countdown+++ notifies you, so you’ll never miss an important event again!!! Set up to 33 alarms per event. iCLOUD SYNC ------------ Sync all your events on all your iOS devices automatically. You don’t have to do any setup!!! RED BADGE ICON ------------ Use the red badge icon of the app to show how many days are left for the event you want. The red badge icon updates automatically every day! WIDGET ON TODAY OF NOTIFICATION CENTER ------------ • See the days left at a glance right on the notifications center • Navigate through your events • Open the app from the widget FULL SCREEN COUNTDOWN ------------ Watch the countdown of an event full screen. Put your device on the dock and use it as a digital countdown clock!!! PERSONILAZATION ------------ Countdown+++ was designed with simplicity and functionality. Stunning graphics make tracking time easy and awesome. Personalize each event, using multiple theme colors, alarms, notes, repetitions and other customizations. SHARE ------------ • Share your events from right inside the app • Create event pics, set backgrounds, add filters and share them on social networks: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Countdown+++ MEANS PRODUCTIVITY ------------ Countdown+++ is the only countdown app that combines UNLIMITED dates and events with a completely clean and intuitive interface. MULTIPLE TIME FORMATS ------------ Select the time format to be used: • Live countdown, with precision down to one second • Days only • Weeks and days • Years, months and days COUNTDOWN STICKERS FOR iMESSAGES ------------ Want to send a "Hurry up" to your friends? You can definitely do that! Did someone send you an event? Put a "Mark the date" on it! With over 20 different stickers to choose from, there are lots of ways to share date & time topics and make your messages more fun!! MORE FEATURES ------------ • Create repetitive events (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually) • Import events from device’s calendar • Count down and up from dates • Instant event search • Sort events alphabetically, inverse alphabetically, by timeline, by inverse timeline, by date created or by date updated • Take screenshot of your current events list and set it as a lock-screen background
Countdown With Me
Create visually stunning countdown timers for any event with personalized backgrounds, themes, and AI-generated art. Syncs across devices, integrates with your calendar, and offers live lock screen activities.
- Personalized countdown timers
- Custom backgrounds and themes
- AI-generated artwork
- iCloud sync across devices
- Calendar event integration
- Live lock screen activities
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Imagine you have a friend who's *obsessed* with knowing exactly how many days until their next vacation, wedding, or birthday party. That's who this app is for — and honestly, that's most of us. MAKE IT YOURS • Custom backgrounds, color themes, and fonts for every countdown • AI-generated artwork and color palettes — no two countdowns have to look alike • Pick how you count: days, hours, minutes, even seconds DISCOVER • Browse a curated catalog of holidays, seasonal moments, sporting events, and upcoming movie releases • Add any of them to your list in one tap — no blank-slate guesswork NEVER MISS THE IMPORTANT STUFF • Recurring yearly countdowns for birthdays and anniversaries that roll over automatically • Import birthdays straight from Contacts • Pull events in from your calendar LIVE, RIGHT ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Live Activities show your countdown ticking down in real time on the big day • Dynamic Island support, with a live progress view in the final hour SHARE THE MOMENT • Turn any countdown into a beautiful Story or Square card for social media • Export it as a short video, ready to post KEEP THE MEMORIES • Attach a photo scrapbook to any countdown — revisit the moment long after it's passed AND ON YOUR WRIST • A companion Apple Watch app keeps your countdowns one glance away SYNCS EVERYWHERE • iCloud keeps every countdown, photo, and theme in sync across your devices Countdown With Me is free to use, with an optional one-time upgrade to unlock Pro features like video export.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown With Me at Free against Countdown+++'s $0.99. Countdown With Me also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Countdown+++'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 3). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Countdown With Me is free to download; Countdown+++ costs $0.99 up front. Countdown+++ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown With Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown With Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown+++ has 5.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown+++ | Countdown With Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.8K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Tsopanakis | David McKay |
Customer experience
Countdown+++
Countdown With Me
Bugs and requests
Countdown+++
Reported bugs
3 issues- Events disappearing after closing app
- Red badge icon not working
- Countdown not updating correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Repeat events option
- Countdown in weeks/months/years
- Ability to add photos to events
- Widget/lock screen countdown display
- Sync across devices
Countdown With Me
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown+++
- Colors Pack$0.99
Countdown With Me
- Countdown Pro$4.99
Questions
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