# Award Expert vs Countdown

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against Award Expert's 6. Countdown also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Award Expert sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Award Expert ships an update every 6 days, Countdown daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Award Expert | Countdown |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (251 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/award-expert/id6446135720/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **251** | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 46 MB | 60 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Justin Jaeger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1668004056) | [Soner Bebek](https://appshunter.io/developer/1493015304) |

## What reviewers say

### Award Expert

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/award-expert/id6446135720)

This app allows users to predict the winners of major movie awards like the Oscars and Golden Globes. Users can track friends, create watchlists, and analyze award races with community rankings and charts. Compete with others on leaderboards and track your prediction history.

**Highlights:** Predict Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Follow friends and track updates, Add films to watchlist, Analyze award races with charts, Compete on leaderboards, Track prediction history

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
- ✨ Fantastically designed interface
- 🌟 Seamless and well-designed UI
- 🚀 Smooth app performance
- 💡 Great community features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitches too much
- 🐛 Saving features not working
- 🐛 App crashes within seconds
- 🐛 No live updates

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes
- No live updates
- Cannot access account (Twitter login removed)
- App closes almost at random on iPad
- Predictions not saving

**Requested features**

- Add music award shows
- Add casting section
- Add stunts/choreography section
- Create a 'personal awards pick' list separate from official predictions
- Add a 'next' button to move to the next category


### Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-death-counter/id6763748821)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Award Expert free?

Award Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Countdown free?

Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Award Expert or Countdown have ads?

Both Award Expert and Countdown show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Award Expert or Countdown?

Award Expert ships an update every 6 days, and Countdown daily. Most recently, Award Expert was updated on October 18, 2026 and Countdown on October 6, 2026.

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