Comparison

Countdown widget vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown widget

Easily create and track upcoming life events with a stylish countdown timer. View your most important dates at a glance with a convenient widget. Also supports counting up elapsed time for past events.

Highlights
  • Create various event types
  • Convenient widget for quick view
  • Track elapsed time for past events
  • Dark mode support
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Countdown presents a user-friendly countdown timer for significant life events. Easily track the time until your upcoming Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more, all with a touch of style! Key Features: • Effortlessly create various event types • Convenient widget for a quick view of your most crucial events • Track elapsed time with the count-up feature for past events • Dark mode

About

Countdown

Track upcoming events like birthdays and trips with customizable widgets for your Home and Lock Screens. Receive timely reminders and sync seamlessly across your devices via iCloud. Enjoy all features for free without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Customizable event widgets
  • Home and Lock Screen support
  • Yearly repeating event options
  • Multiple reminder options
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Private by design
Features
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Days until the dates you care about: on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Every feature is free: every widget, every reminder, iCloud sync, all 123 icons and 12 colors. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no account, no tracking. Add an event, pick a date, and see one big number: the days to go. On the day it reads Today. Afterwards it counts up. EVENTS • A name, a date, one of 123 icons and one of 12 colors for each event. • Birthdays and anniversaries can repeat every year, so they always count down to the next one. • Upcoming events first, soonest at the top. Past events in their own section. • Whole days only. The count changes at midnight, wherever you are. WIDGETS • Small: one event in its own color. Pick the event, or let it follow your next one. • Medium: your next event, and the two after it. • Large: your next six events. • Lock screen: circular, rectangular and inline, each for one event. • Tap any event in a widget to open it. REMINDERS • Choose any of six for each event: on the day, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month before. • They arrive at the time you set, 9:00 AM to begin with. • Tap a reminder to open its event. IPHONE AND IPAD • Events sync through your own iCloud. There is nothing to sign in to. • Add an event on one device and it appears on the other. • Without iCloud, everything still works on the device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events are kept on your devices and in your own iCloud, where only you can read them.

Screenshots

Countdown widget4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 2 days against Countdown widget's fortnightly. Countdown widget's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown widget against 5.0 for Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown widget ships an update fortnightly, Countdown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown widget versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown widgetCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan DauletkaliulyJack Isherwood

In-app purchases

None

Countdown widget

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown widget free?
Countdown widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown widget or Countdown?
Countdown widget and Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown widget or Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown widget nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown widget or Countdown?
Countdown widget ships an update fortnightly, and Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, Countdown widget was updated on November 3, 2026 and Countdown on November 6, 2026.

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