Smart Events Countdown vs Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Events Countdown
Easily track important dates and milestones with a user-friendly countdown timer. Customize your display to see remaining time in various units and access your countdowns directly from your home screen.
- User-friendly interface
- Countdown widget
- Multiple countdown display modes
- Automatic device syncing
- Customizable countdowns
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Looking for a simple and user-friendly way to keep track of important events and milestones in your life? Look no further than Smart Events Countdown! With this easy-to-use app, you can easily set up countdowns for all your important events, including birthdays, holidays, vacations, and more. Simply enter the date and time of the event, and Smart Events Countdown will do the rest, providing you with detailed information on how long you have to wait until the big day. Smart Events Countdown also lets you customize your countdown experience by choosing between different display options. You can choose to view the countdown in total time remaining, or see it broken down into seconds, minutes, hours, and days. Download Smart Events Countdown today and start counting down to all the exciting events in your life! Key Features: • Convenient and very easy to use • The app widget which will help you to know the time until your next event without opening the app • Two modes of the countdown • Automatic syncing between your devices Tips: • Touch the screen after choosing an event in order to change countdown mode
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and celebrate past moments with count-ups. Personalize your experience with numerous backgrounds, widgets, and reminder options. Share your special dates with friends and family, and keep them synchronized across devices.
- Create countdowns for future events
- Create count-ups for past moments
- Unlimited background choices
- Multiple time formats
- Repeatable event scheduling
- Customizable event reminders
- Multiple widget options
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Create countdowns to birthdays, vacations, weddings, concerts, and other important events. Create count ups to remember past special moments forever. 13 reasons to download Event Countdown: - Create countdowns for upcoming events - Create count ups for special moments from the past - A virtually unlimited amount of backgrounds to choose from - View multiple countdowns at the same time - Select from multiple time formats - Schedule events to repeat every day, week, month, or year - Choose if/when you want to be reminded of special events - 6 different widgets to choose from - App icon displays how many days until next event - Share countdowns with your friends and family - Keep your countdowns in sync across devices - A simple, intuitive, and beautiful design - Highly rated with an average of 4+ stars Countdown Pro: The Pro version of Event Countdown can be purchased via an annual subscription to remove ads, create unlimited events, and sync countdowns across devices. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews every year unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.sixstarapps.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.sixstarapps.com/privacy/ HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP? If you have any question about the app, or need help about something, please do not hesitate to contact us at www.SixStarApps.com. We’ll be happy to help!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Event Countdown Timer & Widget at every 2 months against Smart Events Countdown's every 13 months. Smart Events Countdown's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 52%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Smart Events Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Event Countdown Timer & Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Smart Events Countdown against 4.5 for Event Countdown Timer & Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 341 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Smart Events Countdown's written reviews are positive against 52% of Event Countdown Timer & Widget's.
Smart Events Countdown ships an update every 13 months, Event Countdown Timer & Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Events Countdown | Event Countdown Timer & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (114 ratings) | 4.5 (341 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 51.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114 | 341 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Vynokurov | New Marketing Lab, Inc |
Customer experience
Smart Events Countdown
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Bugs and requests
Smart Events Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Reported bugs
9 issues- App keeps crashing
- Custom photo crashes app
- Cannot erase old countdowns
- App crashes multiple times
- Widget not available
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- Cannot unsubscribe
- Paid for pro version, still asked to pay
- Days counted incorrectly (off by one)
- Picture background cut out
Requested features
14 requests- Show actual date for listed events
- Widget to count days since an event
- Show 'Today' instead of skipping event
- Fortnightly reminder setting
- Dark/night theme
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- Change font on photos
- Add several photos per countdown
- Notes option for countdowns
- iPad version for full screen
- Ability to change font
- Ongoing events feature
- Dark mode support in widget and app
- Share to another person
- Add to a calendar
In-app purchases
Smart Events Countdown
- Unlimited Events$2.99
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
- Countdown Pro (annual)$1.991 Year
- Countdown Pro (lifetime)$4.99
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