Comparison

Countdown Star vs AA Texas

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

AA Texas

Features
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Come to AA Texas to enjoy professional Texas Hold'em gameplay and improve your Texas Hold'em professional abilities!Move towards becoming a professional Texas Hold'em poker player!

Screenshots

Countdown Star4 screens
AA Texas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AA Texas at none against Countdown Star's shown. AA Texas also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Countdown Star sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AA Texas sells 3 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, AA Texas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Star versus AA Texas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown StarAA Texas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (216K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings216K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillTopplay Entertainment Interactive Limited

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
Show 1 more
  • Add option for annual/recurring events

AA Texas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Star

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

AA Texas

One-time3
  • 60 Diamonds$0.99
  • 300 Diamonds$4.99
  • 780 Diamonds$12.99

Questions

Is Countdown Star free?
Countdown Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AA Texas free?
AA Texas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Star or AA Texas have ads?
Countdown Star shows ads; AA Texas does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star or AA Texas?
Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, and AA Texas every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Star was updated on October 1, 2026 and AA Texas on September 9, 2026.

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