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

Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns displayed as widgets on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Share countdowns with friends and family, and add personalized details like images, notes, and tasks. Offers smart event suggestions for newer devices.

Highlights
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch widgets
  • Shared countdowns with friends and family
  • Smart event suggestions with Apple Intelligence
  • Customizable event details (images, notes, tasks)
  • Event import from calendar
  • Reminders and recurring events
Features
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Countdowns for the things you’re looking forward to – as a widget on your Home Screen. A vacation, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, or something small that still matters: create an event and watch the days count down. On your Home Screen, on your Lock Screen, on your Apple Watch. Free, and no account needed. LifeTicker started because I wanted to count the days until my next vacation and couldn’t find an app that did it nicely. I’ve been developing it on my own ever since, and I use it every day. Just describe it New in 4.0: In the New tab, describe what you’re looking forward to in one sentence, typed or spoken, and LifeTicker suggests the event – date, time, image and whatever else is in the sentence. If something’s missing, it asks. The suggestion is made on your iPhone, not on a server. It needs Apple Intelligence, so an iPhone 15 Pro or later. On older iPhones you create events by hand as before; everything else works the same. Count down together Invite friends or family to an event. Everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud, and checks off the tasks together – for the trip with friends or the wedding you’re planning as a couple. Make it your event Image, place, song, note, links and a task list belong right on the event. 300+ image templates, photos from Unsplash, or your own photo. And the rest • Reminders as early as you like – once for everything, or per event. • Discover: holidays and special days ready to add, and they can keep themselves up to date. • A calendar, pinned events and a look back at what’s already happened. • Import events from your calendar, with a preview. • Single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. LifeTicker is free. If you need more than a few events, you can unlock Premium – that’s what keeps the project going. If something’s off: Contact in the app sends your report straight to me. 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 every 8 days against Countdown Widgets's every 6 weeks. Countdown Widgets's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 4.6 for Countdown Widgets against 4.6 for LifeTicker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Countdown Widgets's written reviews are positive against 80% of LifeTicker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, LifeTicker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Widgets versus LifeTicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetsLifeTicker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (46 ratings)4.6 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB528 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祎 王Christoph Bodynek

Customer experience

Countdown Widgets

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

LifeTicker

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
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)$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99
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 4.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while LifeTicker averages 4.6 from 20 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 every 6 weeks, and LifeTicker every 8 days. Most recently, Countdown Widgets was updated on November 3, 2026 and LifeTicker on November 12, 2026.

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