Comparison

Countdown Creator vs Pro 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

Pro Countdown

Features
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Pro Countdown is the most beautiful, modern way to count down (and count up) to the moments that matter — birthdays, trips, weddings, holidays, project deadlines, anniversaries, and big life events. Designed for iOS 18+ with Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, your Apple Watch, and your Home Screen — Pro Countdown puts your most important moments wherever you look. KEY FEATURES • Big, bold countdowns with custom emoji, color, and photo or GIF backgrounds • Count UP from a date too — track "days since" your last cigarette, wedding day, or big move • Pin your most important countdowns to the top of the list • Configurable Home Screen widgets in every size (Small, Medium, Large) • Lock Screen widgets — Inline, Circular, and Rectangular accessory sizes • Live Activities + Dynamic Island automatically appear when an event is within 7 days • Apple Watch app for at-a-glance countdowns • Smart reminders 7, 3, and 1 day before — plus a celebration when the timer hits zero • Daily 9 AM digest of your upcoming countdowns • Import birthdays and events directly from your iOS Calendar • Built-in holiday picker (US holidays + custom dates) • Recurring countdowns (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) • Per-event time zones for travel and international deadlines • Share countdowns as a beautiful image to Messages, Stories, or anywhere • Send countdowns in iMessage with built-in stickers • Siri shortcuts — "Hey Siri, when is my birthday?" • Free iCloud-style JSON export of all your events PRO COUNTDOWN PRO Upgrade for unlimited countdowns, no ads anywhere in the app, and a full-screen ad-free experience. Cancel anytime. WHY PRO COUNTDOWN Finally, a countdown app that's beautiful, fast, and feels at home on iOS. No clutter, no nag screens, no spam — just gorgeous countdowns that always know exactly how close (or how long it's been) since the moments that matter most. Download Pro Countdown free and start counting today. Privacy Policy: https://drmcgill2126.github.io/michaelmcgillapps/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://drmcgill2126.github.io/michaelmcgillapps/terms.html

Screenshots

Countdown Creator4 screens
Pro Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Creator at none against Pro Countdown's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Countdown Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pro Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Countdown Creator versus Pro Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown CreatorPro Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph RupertusMichael McGill apps llc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Creator

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Pro Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Countdown - Remove Ads$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Creator free?
Countdown Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pro Countdown free?
Pro Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Creator or Pro Countdown have ads?
Pro Countdown shows ads; Countdown Creator does not.

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