Comparison

Smart Events Countdown vs Countdown Buddy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • User-friendly interface
  • Countdown widget
  • Multiple countdown display modes
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Customizable countdowns
Features
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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

About

Countdown Buddy

Create personalized countdown and count-up widgets for your home and lock screens. Visually track important dates like birthdays, vacations, or deadlines with custom designs, colors, and photos. Stay motivated and make waiting more exciting.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown widgets
  • Count-up widgets
  • Home screen and lock screen support
  • Customizable designs
  • Background color options
  • Photo integration
  • Font selection
Features
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EVERYTHING YOU ARE WAITING FOR - IN A WIDGET Design your own personalized countdown or count-up widgets for your home screen & lock screen. Countdown Widget is a super fun way to track the days until a momentous occasion such as: - Your birthday, or another special someone’s birthday - A long-awaited vacation - Back to school - Upcoming elections - A returning season of your favorite TV series - A favorite yearly tech event - A new video game is up for preorder Or any other future event! Countdown Widget makes waiting for something exciting even more thrilling by giving you a cool and colorful visual reminder on your home screen. Use it to count down to a big event, to mark the end of something less fun, or to keep track of work deadlines (weekend exclusion is now possible!) - it's a super fun way to stay on top of things! COUNT UP Create a count-up widget to mark a significant moment in time and track the duration since it occurred. CREATE A PERSONALIZED COUNTDOWN WIDGET Create a Widget with your custom design in a matter of seconds. You can choose from 11 Countdown styles (we are already working on more) and make them your own by adding your personal touch: - Change background colors. - Use photos from your phone Photo Library or from our preset gallery. - Choose from a curated list of fonts that go well with each specific style. - Each Widget you make will automatically be available in small or medium sizes. - Change the design anytime later. WE WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK As a small team, we are excited to have our first app on the App Store. We value your feedback and would love to hear from you if you have any questions, suggestions, or anything else you think we should know. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us at - hi@taptics.co. Note: The Free version of the app includes one countdown widget with the basic design.

Screenshots

Smart Events Countdown4 screens
Countdown Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Buddy at none against Smart Events Countdown's shown. Countdown Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (25K vs 110). Smart Events Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Smart Events Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Buddy 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Smart Events Countdown against 4.6 for Countdown Buddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Buddy has 25K ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Smart Events Countdown's written reviews are positive against 68% of Countdown Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Events Countdown ships an update every 13 months, Countdown Buddy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Events Countdown versus Countdown Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Events CountdownCountdown Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (110 ratings)4.6 (25K ratings)
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11025K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro VynokurovTaptics Ltd.

Customer experience

Smart Events Countdown

All ratings110 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative19.1%

Countdown Buddy

All ratings25,173 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews983 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.1%

Bugs and requests

Smart Events Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Buddy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets disappearing or not working after updates
  • Countdown timers not updating correctly
  • Inability to add new widgets or countdowns

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to display multiple countdowns at once
  • Implement automatic countdown reset/repeat functionality
  • Allow custom countdown units (e.g., weeks, business days)
  • Improve widget handling and update reliability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Events Countdown

One-time1
  • Unlimited Events$2.99
1 purchases

Countdown Buddy

One-time1
  • Countdown +$3.59

Questions

Is Smart Events Countdown free?
Smart Events Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Buddy free?
Countdown Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Events Countdown or Countdown Buddy?
Smart Events Countdown and Countdown Buddy are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 110 and 25K ratings respectively.
Do Smart Events Countdown or Countdown Buddy have ads?
Smart Events Countdown shows ads; Countdown Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Events Countdown or Countdown Buddy?
Smart Events Countdown ships an update every 13 months, and Countdown Buddy every 9 days. Most recently, Smart Events Countdown was updated on September 4, 2026 and Countdown Buddy on September 25, 2026.

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