Comparison

Countdown Widgets vs MapScale

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widgets

Easily track important life events and goals with customizable countdown and count-up timers displayed on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Personalize with your own photos and colors for a beautiful, glanceable reminder of what matters most.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown and count-up timers
  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
  • Personalized backgrounds (photos/colors)
  • Auto-repeat for recurring events
  • Life event planner
  • Goal and habit tracking
Features
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Moments Widget — Beautiful Countdown Timer & Life Event Reminder Track birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, exams, baby arrivals, weddings, and every special day with stunning countdown and count-up timers on your Home Screen & Lock Screen. The perfect life planner for goals, habits, milestones, and memories you never want to forget. Why You'll Love It - Beautifully crafted widget layouts for any style - Fully customizable backgrounds — use your photos or colors - Instant glanceable updates on Home Screen & Lock Screen - Auto-repeat for birthdays, anniversaries & yearly celebrations - Lightweight, fast, and thoughtfully designed calendar companion Perfect For Daily Life - Planning your next vacation or holiday trip? - Counting fitness streaks or sobriety milestones? - Tracking your baby's arrival or pregnancy journey? - Celebrating your wedding anniversary or love story? - Staying focused on exam deadlines or graduation goals? - Remembering retirement, important meetings, or special occasions? What Users Are Saying "Finally, a clean countdown app I can fully personalize." "The count-up mode is perfect for tracking my goals and achievements." "Looks gorgeous and doesn't slow down my phone." Moments Widget Pro Subscribe to unlock all premium features and unlimited customization. You will be charged after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before expiration. Manage subscriptions in App Store Settings. Privacy Policy: https://moments.gitbook.io/product-docs/about/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://moments.gitbook.io/product-docs/about/terms-of-use Download now and never miss life's important moments.

About

MapScale

Visualize and compare the size of different locations on a map. Overlay custom shapes to understand scale, or place two areas side-by-side at the same scale. Export your comparisons to share or save.

Highlights
  • Compare two map locations at the same scale
  • Overlay custom shapes to show area over map
  • Customizable layout for export
  • Search and coordinate input
  • Favorites and landmark collection
  • Share comparisons via social media or photo library
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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With MapScale you get and share perspective using the map. - Compare two map locations at same scale - Overlay custom size to show area over map - Customizable layout for export - Powerful use of map with search, coordinate input, favorites - Best aerial data provider with Apple Maps - Collection of landmarks and examples of landuse, nature, etc - iPad version is fully compatible with Mac The map is great at telling stories, such as how big or small things are. This often depends on what we relate them to. We often hear of features being a certain size or about the scale of natural events without getting a real sense of how large or small it is. With MapScale you can show scale using an overlay of a defined size and shape or put two locations side by side at the same scale. The purpose is simply to put size into perspective. Communicate by exporting and sharing to social media or save to your photo library. Projects saved to iCloud and shared between your devices. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Countdown Widgets4 screens
MapScale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widgets at 90% against MapScale's 0%. Countdown Widgets also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). MapScale's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Countdown Widgets is free to download; MapScale costs $1.99 up front. Countdown Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. MapScale asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widgets ships an update monthly, MapScale every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Widgets versus MapScale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetsMapScale
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祎 王Jacob Levallius

Customer experience

Countdown Widgets

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

MapScale

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Moments Pro (1 Week)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Moments Pro (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • Moments Pro (1 Year)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
None

MapScale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Widgets free?
Countdown Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapScale free?
MapScale costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Widgets or MapScale have ads?
Neither Countdown Widgets nor MapScale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widgets or MapScale?
Countdown Widgets ships an update monthly, and MapScale every 6 months. Most recently, Countdown Widgets was updated on August 19, 2026 and MapScale on September 16, 2026.

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