Countdown vs Countdown 321
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Visually track important life events like trips and birthdays with real-time countdowns. Personalize each event with photos and receive smart reminders. Enjoy immersive full-screen views and access on widgets and Apple Watch.
- Photo-based countdowns
- Real-time tracking (years to seconds)
- Full-screen immersive view
- Home & Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app & complications
- Smart event reminders
- Celebration animations
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Never miss a moment. Countdowns helps you track life’s most important events - from trips and birthdays to everything in between. With a sleek liquid glass design, every countdown feels personal and alive. • Photo-Based Countdowns Add a photo to each event and make every countdown visual and meaningful. • Real-Time Tracking See time in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds - updated live. • Full-Screen View Tap any event for a clean, immersive display with everything in one place. • Widgets & Apple Watch Keep countdowns close with: - Home & Lock Screen widgets - Apple Watch app & complications • Smart Reminders Get notified before events so you never miss them. • Celebrations Enjoy a rewarding finish when your countdown ends. Perfect For Trips • Birthdays • Holidays • Anniversaries • Life Events Make every moment count.
Countdown 321
Track time until future events or elapsed time since past milestones. Customize with personal photos and colors, and share your countdowns as images. Receive notifications for important dates and import birthdays automatically.
- Countdown and count-up tracking
- Customizable widgets for home and lock screens
- Personalized backgrounds and styles
- Event notifications and milestone alerts
- Birthday import from contacts
- Shareable countdown images
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Make Every Moment Count Whether you’re counting down to something exciting or remembering something special, Countdown 321 helps you celebrate every moment, big or small One-Time Purchase. No Subscriptions. No Surprises. ----- Countdown or Count-Up ----- Track the time left until your next big event - or how long it’s been since a meaningful moment. ----- Gorgeous widgets, everywhere ----- View countdowns within the app, or add stunning countdowns to your home screen, lock screen, and standby mode, with customizable widgets in 3 different sizes ----- Make it yours ----- * Choose custom background colors or use your own photos - Pick from multiple unique styles to match your mood or the moment - Share countdowns as beautiful images ready for social media ----- Smarter Celebrations ----- - Set countdowns to repeat every week, month, year, or even every few years - Get notifications for upcoming events and special milestones - Import birthdays from your Contacts automatically ----- Celebrate Together ----- - Share countdowns with friends and family - Keep track of shared milestones together - Share countdowns instantly to your favorite social media as images Whether it’s a birthday, a concert, a trip, an anniversary, or something just for you, Countdown 321 makes tracking time feel meaningful, fun, and completely yours No subscriptions. No ads. Just one purchase for everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown 321 at none against Countdown's shown. Countdown 321 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown 321 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Countdown 321 every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown | Countdown 321 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rounded Peak Studios LLC | Later Creative LLC |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro$3.99
Countdown 321
- Bread-sized tip$1.99
- Full Version$2.99
- Peanut Butter-Sized Tip$2.99
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- Jam-Sized Tip$3.99









