Comparison

Countdown Star vs Life Clock

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Star

Track time until or since important life events. Set custom timers for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and more. Personalize with your own photos and share progress with friends.

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

Life Clock

Visualize your life's time and upcoming events with personal countdowns and engaging time-based games. Track milestones, explore life statistics, and make every moment meaningful through an interactive interface.

Highlights
  • Personal countdowns for events
  • Life time and age statistics
  • Meaningful date tracking
  • Time-based reflection games
  • Clean, interactive interface
  • Mindful moment tracking
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Life Clock turns time into something you can see, feel, and understand. Track personal countdowns, explore life stats, and spend time playing thoughtful time-based games — all in one place. Make every moment count. Life Clock helps you visualize time in a way that’s personal, meaningful, and engaging. From birthdays and milestones to life stats, personal countdowns, and interactive games, Life Clock transforms abstract time into something real — and even fun to explore. With Life Clock, you can: • Create personal countdowns for important events • View life time and age-based statistics • Track meaningful dates and milestones • Play simple, time-based games designed to help you reflect, explore, and enjoy the passage of time • Experience time through a clean, interactive interface • Stay mindful of how every moment adds up Whether you’re planning ahead, reflecting on life, or just spending a few minutes playing with time itself, Life Clock helps you stay connected to the moments that matter — without complexity. Time is passing. See it. Own it. Live it.

Screenshots

Countdown Star4 screens
Life Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown Star at 216K against Life Clock's 6. Countdown Star also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Life Clock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Countdown Star sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Life Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Life Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Star has 216K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Countdown Star's written reviews are positive against 67% of Life Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, Life Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Star versus Life Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown StarLife Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (216K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216K — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillRobb Morgan

Customer experience

Countdown Star

All ratings215,578 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,321 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral11.7%
Negative28.9%

Life Clock

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Star

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widget not displaying events
  • Wallpaper not saving
  • Countdown off by one day
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Crashes and glitches after updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add weeks option
  • Allow multiple countdowns on one screen
  • Provide Apple Watch complications
  • Add ability to export/backup data
  • Improve wallpaper customization
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  • Add option for annual/recurring events

Life Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Star

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Life Clock

One-time1
  • Life Clock: Ad Removal$2.99

Questions

Is Countdown Star free?
Countdown Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life Clock free?
Life Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Star or Life Clock?
Life Clock is rated higher. Countdown Star averages 4.8 out of 5 from 216K ratings, while Life Clock averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Countdown Star or Life Clock have ads?
Both Countdown Star and Life Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star or Life Clock?
Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, and Life Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Star was updated on October 19, 2026 and Life Clock on October 2, 2026.

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