Simple Countdown Widget vs Countdown by Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Countdown Widget
Easily track important upcoming events with a customizable countdown displayed directly on your home screen. Add event names, dates, and optional images for a visually engaging way to anticipate special moments. Never miss an occasion with this simple and delightful event tracker.
- Home screen countdown widget
- Create and manage event entries
- Add event names and dates
- Optional event images
- Visually appealing countdowns
- User-friendly interface
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Welcome to Events Countdown – your go-tO app for seamlessly tracking your upcoming events with a visually stunning countdown right on your home screen. More features coming all the time! This user-friendly application allows you to effortlessly create and manage event entries, complete with a name, date, and even an optional image. The app's simplicity ensures a hassle-free experience, providing you with a visually appealing countdown to keep you excited and informed about the time left until your special moments. Never miss an event again – download Events Countdown for an easy and delightful way to anticipate and celebrate your upcoming occasions. To see our Terms of Use (EULA), please follow this link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Countdown by Dots
This app helps you track important upcoming dates with a visually appealing, minimalist design. It allows you to count down to birthdays, vacations, holidays, and other special moments, keeping you organized and motivated.
- Minimal dot-based countdowns
- Track birthdays and events
- Visualize progress and remaining days
- Daily notifications and reminders
- Dark mode support
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Track your important days with a beautiful and minimal countdown timer app. Countdown by Dots helps you easily countdown to birthdays, events, vacations, holidays, and special moments. Visualize your countdown progress with elegant dots, making every day exciting and meaningful. Whether it's a birthday, trip, wedding, exam, or big event, this countdown app keeps you motivated and organized. Features: • Minimal and beautiful dot-based countdown • Track birthdays, events, and special days • View progress and remaining days easily • Daily notifications and reminders • Simple, fast, and easy to use • Dark mode support Never miss important moments. Download Countdown by Dots and make every day count.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Countdown Widget at every 2 days against Countdown by Dots's fortnightly. Simple Countdown Widget also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Countdown by Dots's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Countdown Widget against 5.0 for Countdown by Dots. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Simple Countdown Widget ships an update every 2 days, Countdown by Dots fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Countdown Widget | Countdown by Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Peter Misthos | Shubham Nehul |
Customer experience
Simple Countdown Widget
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In-app purchases
Simple Countdown Widget
No in-app purchases
Countdown by Dots
No in-app purchases
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