Countdown vs MinWord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Easily track important upcoming events with a customizable home screen widget. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and personal milestones. Relive past events with a count-up feature.
- Home screen widget for event tracking
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Count-up feature for past events
- Organize events by date
- Unlimited event creation
- Event notifications
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Introducing Countdown: Widget - your go-to, user-friendly countdown timer and reminder app, designed to keep track of the significant moments in your life, all for free. Design your own Home Screen widget! A variety of background for you to choose from Allows you to easily create your own widget. Key Features Include: - Enjoy the convenience of our Widget on your Home Screen to always keep an eye on key events (Available as a Premium feature for iOS 14 users). - Customize your countdown background with any color of your choice. - Relive past events with our count-up feature on each countdown page. - Organize your events by date, from the nearest to the farthest. - Unlimited event creation to ensure you never miss out on anything. - Get notified at the moment of your event. Celebrate everything that matters: Vacations, Birthdays, Holidays, Parties, and notable occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Valentines, Weddings, Anniversaries, Births, Graduations, and more. Whether it's for a Pregnancy, a Trip, moving to a New Home, Retirement, a favorite Game, achieving Goals, attending Concerts, and much more, Countdown has you covered. Download now!
MinWord
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Memorize words the simple way. MinWord is a minimalist flashcard app focused on repetition. No complex features—just create your own word list and strengthen your memory through simple and effective practice. Key Features: • Create word cards quickly and start practicing right away • Random questions to improve retention • Track correct answers and automatically move completed words to history • Retry completed words anytime to reinforce memory • Audio playback to support listening and pronunciation • Clean and distraction-free design No pressure, no complicated plans. Just a little practice every day to steadily build your vocabulary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MinWord at weekly against Countdown's every 10 months. Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countdown ships an update every 10 months, MinWord weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | MinWord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chun Chih Lin | lihsin chen |
In-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
MinWord
No in-app purchases









