Comparison

Countdown Fred vs To Do List & Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Fred

This app helps you keep track of important upcoming dates by displaying them as colorful cards. You can add events like holidays, birthdays, or gigs, and the app automatically sorts them by date. It offers home screen widgets and customizable display options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable event cards
  • Automatic date sorting
  • Home screen widgets
  • Days or weeks display
  • Light and dark mode
  • No accounts or clutter
Features
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Countdown Fred keeps the dates you are looking forward to where you can actually see them. Add the moments that matter — a holiday, a birthday, a wedding, a gig, the first day of something new — and Countdown Fred turns them into a clean grid of colourful cards, always sorted so the next one comes first. No accounts. No feeds. No clutter. Just how long until the good stuff. MAKE EVERY EVENT YOURS • Give each event a name, a date and one of eleven symbols • Choose from four card colours • Cards sort themselves by date, so what is next is always at the top • Tap any card to edit it or take it off the list DAYS OR WEEKS One tap switches the whole app between days and weeks. "45 days" or "6 weeks 3 days" — however you naturally think about time. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • A small widget for your next event • A medium widget showing what is next plus two more coming up • The widget takes on the colour of your next event • Refreshes itself every day, so the number is always right MADE TO BE LOOKED AT • Flat, friendly design with rounded type and soft colour • Light and dark mode are each designed properly, not one inverted copy of the other • Quick to open, quick to add, then out of your way YOURS ALONE Everything stays on your iPhone. There is no account to create, nothing to sign in to, no tracking and no analytics. Your events are nobody else's business.

About

To Do List & Reminders

This app helps you build consistent daily routines and achieve your goals through checklists and progress tracking. It offers customizable templates, recurring tasks, and dual reminders to keep you on track. Visualize your progress with streaks, completion rates, and heatmaps.

Highlights
  • Daily goal planning with checklists
  • Progress tracking (streaks, heatmaps)
  • Customizable templates and recurring tasks
  • Time and location-based reminders
  • Calendar view integration
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Colorful themes
Features
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OhWait helps you remember what matters—what to do, what to bring, whether you did it last time, and when it’s due again. You don’t have to keep it all in your head. Remember It When It Matters Take your medication, pick up a package, make it to a follow-up appointment, remember your ID. When something comes to mind, add it to OhWait and choose a date, time, and reminder. At the time you choose, a notification reminds you. Add an important task to a Live Activity, or use Home Screen widgets to keep today and what’s coming up in view. Open OhWait, and everything due today, overdue, or coming up is in one place. You don’t have to keep reminding yourself all day. It comes back into view when it’s time to act. Have something that follows a regular schedule? Set up a recurring plan once, and it appears again when it’s due. Feel Ready, Not Rushed Remembering the task is only part of it. When it’s time to leave or get started, the smaller details are easy to miss. Packing for a trip, heading to a workout, running errands, or grocery shopping often comes with a list of its own. Make the checklist ahead of time, then check things off one by one. When everything is checked, you can stop wondering what you forgot. For things that follow a regular schedule, a recurring plan can reuse the same checklist. If the timing changes but the prep stays familiar, save it as a Routine. Next time, start with what you already figured out instead of a blank page. Finish This One. Plan the Next. Some things only come up every few months. By the time they do, you may only have a vague memory: Did I already do this? When? Check the history to see whether it was completed and when. No more trying to piece it together from memory. Some tasks don’t have a clear next date until this one is done. Schedule the next one as you finish, so it doesn’t quietly slip away. Plans change. Do one early, postpone it, or skip it. If only this one needs to change, the rest of the schedule can stay as planned. Over time, OhWait keeps the details that are easy to lose: what you do regularly, when you last did it, what you needed, and when it’s due again. Next time, you won’t have to reconstruct the whole thing or settle for “I think I did that.” You’ll have a record to check and a next step already planned. Start with the one thing you’re most likely to forget today. Just one. Let OhWait keep track of it, and give your mind one less thing to carry. About Subscriptions • OhWait offers monthly and annual subscriptions. • Payment is charged to the payment method associated with your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Your Apple Account may be charged for renewal up to 24 hours before the next subscription period begins. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. • If you start a subscription before a trial ends, any remaining trial time will be forfeited. Terms of Service: https://sprout-garlic-658.notion.site/OhWait-Terms-of-Service-1a62c252c47e814197b8faaaaf3fe1f6?pvs=4 Personal data is handled according to OhWait’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Privacy Policy: https://sprout-garlic-658.notion.site/OhWait-Privacy-Policy-1a62c252c47e81b1b2f7c085bae197f1?pvs=4

Screenshots

Countdown Fred3 screens
To Do List & Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Fred at none against To Do List & Reminders's 5. Countdown Fred also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). To Do List & Reminders's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads 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. To Do List & Reminders sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countdown Fred asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Fred holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List & Reminders has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Fred ships an update monthly, To Do List & Reminders every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown Fred versus To Do List & Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown FredTo Do List & Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.6% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaMtechXIANG LI

Customer experience

Countdown Fred

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

To Do List & Reminders

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative3.1%

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Fred

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

To Do List & Reminders

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual (Limited-Time Offer)$7.991 Year
  • Annual$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime (Limited-Time Offer)$19.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Countdown Fred free?
Countdown Fred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is To Do List & Reminders free?
To Do List & Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Fred or To Do List & Reminders?
Countdown Fred is rated higher. Countdown Fred averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while To Do List & Reminders averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Countdown Fred or To Do List & Reminders have ads?
Neither Countdown Fred nor To Do List & Reminders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Fred or To Do List & Reminders?
Countdown Fred ships an update monthly, and To Do List & Reminders every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown Fred was updated on October 10, 2026 and To Do List & Reminders on October 16, 2026.

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