Comparison

Countdown vs Presented

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Features
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Countdown - is a free simple countdown timer and relationship counter app for the important events in your life. Count days, hours and minutes until your special event. Relationship counter shows you how long you and your partner have already been together. View time elapsed after an event or the remaining days. Features: • Create different types of events • Relationship counter • Count up from past events • Sync events on all your devices

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Presented

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Never forget a birthday again — and never draw a blank on what to get them. Presented remembers every date and keeps every gift idea in one place, beautifully. NEW: FRIENDS & WISHLISTS Pick a handle, find people by @handle or name, and send a friend request. Nothing is shared until they accept — then you both see each other's birthday automatically. No more awkwardly asking someone when their birthday is, or hoping you wrote it down right. Add what you actually want to your wishlist, with photos. Friends see it on your profile. They stop guessing, you stop getting candles you'll never light. GIFT IDEAS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Spotted something perfect while shopping? Save it in seconds with a photo and a note. Then save the details that make gifts land — ring size, shoe size, the allergy you keep forgetting, what they said they wanted in passing three months ago. When the birthday comes, it's all there. BIRTHDAYS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A birthday widget in three Home Screen sizes, plus three Lock Screen styles. Your next birthdays, always in view. Tap one to open that person straight away. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Get nudged a month, a week, and a day before — enough time to actually buy something, not just panic. With Pro, set your own schedule and your own times, per person. IMPORT IN ONE TAP Already have birthdays in your contacts? Bring them in at once. Duplicates are detected automatically, and contacts without a birthday can be imported too — add the date later. PRESENTED PRO • Unlimited people (free includes up to 5) • More wishlist room • Custom reminders for birthdays • Choose exactly when you're nudged, per person • Pay once and keep it forever — no renewals, no expiry • Support an independent developer building this properly YOUR PRIVACY, PLAINLY Your birthdays, gift notes, and personal details stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud account. They are private to you. Signing in is entirely optional — the whole app works without an account. If you do sign in for friends and wishlists, only what you choose to share is stored: your name, handle, photo, birthday, and wishlist, visible only to friends you've accepted. You can delete your account and everything in it from Settings, any time. No ads. We don't sell your data. Analytics are off unless you turn them on yourself. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Presented adapts to the screen it's on — a spacious split view on iPad, a clean single column on iPhone. Light and dark, both considered. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Countdown to every birthday • Gift notes with photos • Personal details — sizes, allergies, anything worth remembering • Friends, handles, and friend requests • Shareable wishlist with photos • Birthday widget — three Home Screen sizes, three Lock Screen styles • Block and report, with a 24-hour response • Colour-coded contact cards • One-tap contact import with duplicate detection • Custom reminder schedules and times (Pro) • iCloud sync across your devices • Light, dark, and system appearance • No ads, ever You're in control of who reaches you. Block anyone, report anything, and manage it all from Settings. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. Download Presented and stop apologising for forgetting.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Presented4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Countdown at 16.0 against Presented's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Presented sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 6 weeks, Presented every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Countdown versus Presented: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownPresented
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBohdan KachurSabalan Alaeiyeh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro$2.99
1 purchases

Presented

One-time1
  • Presented Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Presented free?
Presented is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or Presented have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Presented shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Presented?
Countdown ships an update every 6 weeks, and Presented every 4 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 4, 2026 and Presented on October 2, 2026.

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