Comparison

Countdowns+ vs Better Parenting Everyday

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

Head to head
About

Countdowns+

Track all your upcoming events, from birthdays and holidays to movie releases and personal milestones, in one organized list. Get visual updates with widgets and notifications, and easily add new events via Siri or Shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Track birthdays, holidays, and custom events
  • Import events from device calendars
  • Syncs countdowns across Apple devices
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Optional event notifications
Features
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Everything you're looking forward to, counted down in one place. Birthdays, holidays, vacations, the next movie in a series you love — Countdowns puts them all in a single list, sorted by the days remaining. Add an event in a couple of taps and watch the days tick down. Add Anything • Holidays and observances, ready to add with one tap • Movie and TV release dates from The Movie Database, which keep themselves up to date if a date moves • Events imported from any calendar on your device, kept in sync automatically • Your own custom dates for trips, anniversaries, and milestones See It at a Glance • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications • Optional notifications on the day of an event, or the day before Just Ask Use Siri or Shortcuts to create a countdown, ask how many days are left until something, or hear what's coming up. Everywhere You Are Your countdowns sync with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Watch. Countdowns uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

Better Parenting Everyday

This app offers practical gentle parenting advice and tools to help parents manage toddler tantrums and everyday battles with calm, kind words. It provides short lessons, instant responses for difficult situations, and practice scenarios to build confidence.

Highlights
  • Short gentle parenting lessons
  • Instant advice for difficult moments
  • Tantrum Trainer practice scenarios
  • Focus timer for undivided attention
  • Daily tips and book summaries
  • Word puzzles for relaxation
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Exhausted by the meltdowns? Tired of hearing yourself yell? You're not alone. When parents open the app, we ask what they're working on. The answers sound like this: the meltdown every time I say no. Yelling and then feeling awful. Limits without yelling. A toddler who won't sleep. The terrible threes. It always feels stressful, and I just want to enjoy my kids. Better Parenting Everyday is gentle parenting made practical: calm, kind words for toddler tantrums, big feelings and everyday battles, a few minutes at a time. SHORT LESSONS FOR THE HARD PARTS Ten short gentle parenting lessons, about three minutes each: staying calm when they lose it, the fight after every "no", making up after you yelled, bedtime without the battle, and looking after your own tired nerves. Each step is a real moment and the words to try: positive discipline without the guilt. WHAT DO I SAY RIGHT NOW? Type what's happening, the way you'd tell a friend, and get one clear thing to say or do. No long articles, no scrolling forums at 2 a.m. PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEXT MELTDOWN Tantrum Trainer lets you practice a meltdown before the real one: the chick is upset, you choose what to say, and you see how it lands. PUT THE PHONE DOWN One tap puts your phone away for ten minutes so your child gets all of you. Start it from Home, Control Center, the Lock Screen or Siri. You choose which apps rest, and the minutes count down in the Dynamic Island. A LITTLE EVERY DAY A short tip for your child's age, book summaries to read or listen to, Wordly word puzzles to unwind, and widgets that keep today's idea on your Home Screen. ON EVERY SCREEN Made for iPad and the open iPhone Duo too. Fold the Duo during Phone down and the outside screen keeps counting. Gentle, positive parenting from toddlers to teens, in 20 languages. You don't have to be a perfect parent. Just a little calmer than yesterday. --- Links & Legal: Support: https://www.betterparenteveryday.com/support Website: https://www.betterparenteveryday.com Privacy Policy: https://www.betterparenteveryday.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdowns+4 screens
Better Parenting Everyday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdowns+ at none against Better Parenting Everyday's 9. Countdowns+ also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Better Parenting Everyday's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price 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. Better Parenting Everyday sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Countdowns+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns+ ships an update every 13 months, Better Parenting Everyday weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdowns+ versus Better Parenting Everyday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdowns+Better Parenting Everyday
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer256 ArtsChandan Shetty SP

Customer experience

Countdowns+

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Better Parenting Everyday

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Countdowns+

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Better Parenting Everyday

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • 3 Skip Lifelines$0.99
  • 10 Skip Lifelines$2.99
  • 25 Skip Lifelines$5.99
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  • Lifetime Premium Access$39.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$55.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$63.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$79.99

Questions

Is Countdowns+ free?
Countdowns+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Better Parenting Everyday free?
Better Parenting Everyday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdowns+ or Better Parenting Everyday have ads?
Neither Countdowns+ nor Better Parenting Everyday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns+ or Better Parenting Everyday?
Countdowns+ ships an update every 13 months, and Better Parenting Everyday weekly. Most recently, Countdowns+ was updated on November 4, 2026 and Better Parenting Everyday on November 4, 2026.

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