Comparison

Countdown Creator vs Big Day Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Creator

Create visually appealing countdown widgets for upcoming holidays and personal events. Customize your countdowns with photos, text, and colors. Share your countdowns with friends and get notified when your event arrives.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Add photos and custom text
  • Built-in holiday list
  • Share countdowns via Messages
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Celebrate every moment with Countdown Creator – create beautiful countdown widgets to look forward to your next occasion. Countdown cards are completely customizable. Add photos, text styles, and colors to make your countdown look great. Search for beautiful high-quality photos with Unsplash, built right into the app. Or use photos from your own photo library. Holidays are built-in for easy countdown setup, with over 20 to choose from: national holidays, religious observances, and cultural celebrations. Just select the holiday you want, and we’ll create it for you – no need to figure out the date. Plus, the countdown rolls over to the next year once the holiday passes. Use the Messages app to send countdowns to friends. Select the Countdown Creator iMessage app in the drawer, and simply choose a countdown to send. Your friend will receive a copy of your countdown, and they can save it on their own device. Easily display widgets on your home screen. Choose a countdown from the widget settings and see how many days are left at a glance. You’ll receive a notification when the countdown is done, and you’ll be treated to a confetti celebration. And with iCloud sync, your countdowns are always up-to-date across all your devices. Countdown Creator is the ultimate tool for staying excited and connected to the special moments in your life. Download the app today and start counting down to the moments that matter most!

About

Big Day Countdown

Easily track important dates and hours with customizable widgets and reminders. Schedule alerts for birthdays, deadlines, and more, and visualize time remaining in hours, minutes, and seconds. Organize events into categories and personalize their appearance to stay on top of every significant moment.

Highlights
  • Interactive Home Screen Widgets
  • Customizable Alerts
  • Hour Tracker
  • Event Categorization
  • Personalized Appearance
  • Shareable Countdowns
Features
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Big Day Countdown: Widget helps you track birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, deadlines, holidays and special events with countdown widgets, reminders, a day counter and an hour tracker on your Home Screen. Create beautiful countdowns for the moments that matter most. See how many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left, set reminders, organize events, and keep important dates easy to view at a glance. Key Features: • Interactive Widgets: Add day and hour countdown widgets to your Home Screen in multiple sizes and styles. • Custom Reminders: Schedule one-time or recurring alerts for birthdays, anniversaries, deadlines, holidays and more. • Hour Tracker: View time remaining in hours, minutes and seconds for more precise countdown tracking. • Event Library: Organize events into categories such as birthdays, holidays, goals, projects and personal milestones. • Personalized Appearance: Choose colors, icons and labels to match your countdown style. • Shareable Moments: Share countdowns with friends and family through messages, email or social apps. Stay in control of every important moment, whether it is a friend’s birthday, a work deadline, your next vacation, a wedding, an anniversary or a personal goal. Big Day Countdown: Widget helps you plan ahead, reduce stress and enjoy the excitement as your big days get closer. Download Big Day Countdown: Widget today and start tracking life’s moments one day, one hour and one second at a time. Subscribe to get Pro access to all features. You will be charged after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage your subscriptions in Account Settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/event-reminder-widget/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/event-reminder-widget/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Countdown Creator4 screens
Big Day Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown Creator and Big Day Countdown both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Big Day Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Creator's. Countdown Creator's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Countdown Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Big Day Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 Creator against 4.7 for Big Day Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Creator has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Countdown Creator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Big Day Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Creator versus Big Day Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown CreatorBig Day Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (52 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB137 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJoseph RupertusReena Williams

Customer experience

Countdown Creator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Big Day Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Creator

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$2.99
3 purchases

Big Day Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscriptions$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Purchase Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Countdown Creator free?
Countdown Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day Countdown free?
Big Day Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Creator or Big Day Countdown?
Big Day Countdown is rated higher. Countdown Creator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Big Day Countdown averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown Creator or Big Day Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown Creator nor Big Day Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Creator or Big Day Countdown?
Countdown Creator ships an update every 3 months, and Big Day Countdown every 3 months. Most recently, Countdown Creator was updated on October 27, 2026 and Big Day Countdown on October 24, 2026.

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