Comparison

Countdown Widgets vs LifeTicker

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

LifeTicker

This app helps you visualize and share exciting upcoming events, from major milestones to personal joys. It offers customizable countdowns with photos, music, and location, and allows shared experiences with friends and family. Beautiful widgets keep your important dates visible on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdowns
  • Shared event countdowns
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event customization with photos/music
  • Calendar event import
  • 200+ templates
Features
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Countdowns for everything ahead of you—right on your Home Screen. A wedding, a trip, a birthday, graduation, or something small that still matters: LifeTicker turns waiting into anticipation. Watch the days tick down, and feel it getting closer. Count down together Invite friends and family to a shared event—everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud. From the first day to the big moment, you’re in it together. Why you’ll love LifeTicker: • Always in view – see your upcoming events with beautiful widgets right on your Home and Lock Screen. Design them exactly the way you want them. And on your Apple Watch. • Reminders that don’t nag – you decide how early you want to know. Once for everything, or event by event. • Make it personal – add your favorite photos, the place, and a song. Every countdown gets its own story. • See the bigger picture – browse everything in a calendar, pin your most important events, and look back on what you’ve already celebrated. • Stay organized effortlessly – import events from your calendar and never lose track of what’s important. • Make it yours – start from 230+ images or your own photos. • For everything that counts – single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. Turn your anticipation into something you can feel. LifeTicker doesn’t just count the days—it keeps you company until the one that matters. For every celebration, every trip, every goal. Create your first event today. LifeTicker is free to download—unlock unlimited events with LifeTicker Premium. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Countdown Widgets4 screens
LifeTicker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LifeTicker at weekly against Countdown Widgets's monthly. Countdown Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 80%) and ratings volume (44 vs 11). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Countdown Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and LifeTicker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Countdown Widgets against 4.6 for LifeTicker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Countdown Widgets's written reviews are positive against 80% of LifeTicker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widgets ships an update monthly, LifeTicker weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Widgets versus LifeTicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetsLifeTicker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (44 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better11
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB522 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祎 王Christoph Bodynek

Customer experience

Countdown Widgets

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

LifeTicker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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
3 purchases

LifeTicker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Events - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Events - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widgets free?
Countdown Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LifeTicker free?
LifeTicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widgets or LifeTicker?
LifeTicker is rated higher. Countdown Widgets averages 4.5 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while LifeTicker averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Countdown Widgets or LifeTicker have ads?
Neither Countdown Widgets nor LifeTicker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widgets or LifeTicker?
Countdown Widgets ships an update monthly, and LifeTicker weekly. Most recently, Countdown Widgets was updated on August 19, 2026 and LifeTicker on September 14, 2026.

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