Comparison

Countdown Star vs PSCS

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

PSCS

Features
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【機能概要】 ・独自カウンティング機能を搭載しています。 ・パーフェクトストラテジ(変動型ベーシックストラテジ)を搭載しています。 ・戦略システム(DPNシステム)を搭載しています。 ・ベッティングシステムを搭載しています。 ・1/2/4/6/8デッキに対応しています。 ・各カードの残枚数と%を表示します。 ・BJ発生率を表示します。 ・Bet/Play2種類のカウンティング値を表示します。 ・Insurance指標(Yes/No)を表示します。 ・Now-RTP(%)を表示します。 ・タッチ時バイブレーション機能を搭載しています。 ・その他プレイに役立つ設定を搭載しています。 【機能1:独自カウンティング】 独自のカウンティング機能を用いてプレイに最善最適な情報を提供します。一般的なカウンティングで知られるHi-Lowはもちろんのこと高レベルカウンティングと言われるZEN/revere RAPC/uston APCよりも精度が高いカウンティング計算を用いています。 【機能2:パーフェクトストラテジ】 変動型ベーシックストラテジです。 Play用のカウンティング値をもとに最善最適なプレイヤー選択を求めることができます。 Strategy画面でベーシックストラテジ表の形式で確認することができます。 【機能3:戦略システム(DPNシステム)】 ディーラーとプレイヤーの手札を入力することにより、カウンティング値をもとにプレイヤーとして最も優れた期待値である選択を表示することができます。 例1)Play-TC=6、D=5、P=10-10:P(スプリット) 例2)Play-TC=3、D=2、P=2-10:S(スタンド) プレイヤー選択の種類は以下です。 ・H:ヒット ・S:スタンド ・D:ダブルダウン(できない場合はH) ・DS:ダブルダウン(できない場合はS) ・P:スプリット 【機能4:ベッティングシステム】 各種設定とカウンティング値をもとに最適なBet値を表示します。 設定の説明は以下です。 ・deck:1/2/4/6/8デッキ ・BaseBet:ベースとなるBet値(最低Bet値) ・BetSystem:Kelly or Sound(Kelly推奨) ・BetBalance:Bet-TC変動率調整(H1推奨) ・UpperLimit:最大Bet値調整(x10推奨)

Screenshots

Countdown Star4 screens
PSCS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PSCS at 11.0 against Countdown Star's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 PSCS sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, PSCS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Countdown Star versus PSCS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown StarPSCS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (216K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings216K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillYuta Fujimaki

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

PSCS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Star

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
6 purchases

PSCS

One-time6
  • Insurance解放$2.99
  • Now-RTP表示解放$2.99
  • CONFIG解放$4.99
Show 3 more
  • 広告OFF解放$9.99
  • STRATEGY解放$19.99
  • ALL解放$34.99

Questions

Is Countdown Star free?
Countdown Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PSCS free?
PSCS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Star or PSCS have ads?
Both Countdown Star and PSCS show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star or PSCS?
Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, and PSCS every 10 days. Most recently, Countdown Star was updated on October 2, 2026 and PSCS on May 16, 2026.

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