Comparison

Smart Events Countdown vs Countdown

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

Easily track upcoming events, holidays, and important dates with custom photos and notifications. View your countdowns on your Apple Watch, Mac, or Lock Screen widgets. Share events and enjoy a private, ad-free experience with optional Pro features.

Highlights
  • Add, modify, and view countdowns
  • Customizable photos from library or web
  • Siri integration for easy access
  • Apple Watch and Mac support
  • Widgets for home and lock screens
  • Shareable countdown images
  • Customizable event notifications
Features
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Countdown is an easy, beautiful way to keep track of upcoming events, holidays and important dates. Features: • Upcoming Countdowns — Add, edit and view all your important events • Natural-Language Creation — Quickly create countdowns using phrases such as “Holiday next Friday at 6pm” • Past Countdowns — Revisit previous events and see how much time has passed • Repeat and Duplicate — Reuse archived countdowns for annual or similar events • Custom Images — Choose a photo, search the web, generate an image with Image Playground or select a colour • Siri Shortcuts — Create, find and interact with countdowns using Siri and the Shortcuts app • Apple Watch — View your countdowns directly from your wrist • Customisable Widgets — Display your latest countdowns or choose a specific countdown • Lock Screen Widgets — Keep your next countdown visible from the Lock Screen • Archive Widgets — View previous countdowns and memorable events • Control Centre — Open Countdown quickly from Control Centre • Flexible Reminders — Receive notifications at the event time, one day, one week or one month beforehand • Sharing — Share beautifully generated countdown images with friends or on social media • Full OS Support — Designed for Dark Mode, rotation, resizable layouts, Split View, Drag and Drop, VoiceOver and the latest Apple devices • Private by Design — Your countdowns are stored on your devices and synced securely through your personal iCloud account, with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once — No advertisements or subscriptions, with regular free updates for Countdown Pro Countdown Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, archived countdowns, full widget support, alternative app icons and much more with one affordable in-app purchase. Available for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Also available on Mac with your purchase.

Screenshots

Smart Events Countdown4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Smart Events Countdown's shown. Countdown also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). Smart Events Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 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 — 4.5 for Smart Events Countdown against 4.6 for Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 162 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 70% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Events Countdown ships an update every 13 months, Countdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Events Countdown versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Events CountdownCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (114 ratings)4.6 (162 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114162 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDmytro VynokurovRob Sammons

Customer experience

Smart Events Countdown

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

Countdown

All ratings162 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Smart Events Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot add more than two countdowns
  • 🐛 Widget colors "washing out"
  • 🐛 Incorrect countdowns
  • 🐛 Countdown data disappeared
  • 🐛 Keyboard shows up and won't go away
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  • 🐛 Cannot add new photo from Camera Roll when editing
  • 🐛 Photos too zoomed in and blurry
  • 🐛 Widget not showing minutes/seconds
  • 🐛 Event title shows, but no countdown

Requested features

13 requests
  • Recurring event option
  • Ability to crop images
  • Import calendar events
  • Integration with Google/iCloud calendars
  • Option to show more than one goal in a large widget
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  • Pop-up alerts at event start
  • Pin to menu bar or screen
  • Use past countdowns to see days passed
  • Option to display time or just days
  • Year ticker
  • Jump ahead by years in date selector
  • Show full pictures within the app
  • Support for Apple Watch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Events Countdown

One-time1
  • Unlimited Events$2.99
1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Smart Events Countdown free?
Smart Events Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Events Countdown or Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Smart Events Countdown averages 4.5 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Countdown averages 4.6 from 162 ratings.
Do Smart Events Countdown or Countdown have ads?
Smart Events Countdown shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Events Countdown or Countdown?
Smart Events Countdown ships an update every 13 months, and Countdown weekly. Most recently, Smart Events Countdown was updated on November 1, 2026 and Countdown on November 6, 2026.

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