Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) vs Countdown@
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)
Track upcoming and past events with a smart reminder app. Count down to special occasions like birthdays and holidays, or reflect on past milestones. Receive timely notifications and customize your experience with various wallpapers and backgrounds.
- Count future and past dates
- Display on Notification Widget
- Smart reminders
- Customizable event backgrounds
- Share events with others
- Show days, hours, minutes, seconds
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Sometimes our life is frittered away by detail, making us forget something important. Hence, a smart Countdown app to remind us is extremely necessary. Count the future and past dates as well. Just add events that you’ve been expecting: anniversary, birthday, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, etc. Also, you can count the past events such as: the first date with your darling, the date you were born… It can be shown on the Notification Widget conveniently, and the timer would ring to remind you when time runs out. From now on, catch every precious moment, to “let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time, like dew on the tip of a leaf.” Cool Features: - Show days, hours, minutes and even seconds - Displayed on Notification Widget conveniently -Smart Reminder are provided -Various wallpapers for any occasion -Customize event backgrounds -Share your happiness with others
Countdown@
Easily track important life events with stylish countdown timers. Create custom events like vacations, birthdays, and holidays. View upcoming events with a convenient widget and even count up from past milestones.
- Create custom event countdowns
- Count up from past events
- Event timeline with diary and notes
- Widget for important events
- Stylish event tracking
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Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) at 74% against Countdown@'s 37%. Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Countdown@'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown@ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown@ has 39K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) ships an update every 2 months, Countdown@ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) | Countdown@ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.4K ratings) | 4.7 (39K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K | 39K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JINMIN ZHOU | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)
Countdown@
User reviews
Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Easy to use
- 📆 Helpful for upcoming events
- 🎨 Customizable backgrounds
- 🔔 Countdown widget
Room to improve
- 🐛 Randomly deletes events
- 💸 Ads and limited free features
- 🔄 Resets countdowns periodically
- 🔍 Limited customization options
Countdown@
From 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable countdown
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Ability to select background and music
Room to improve
- 🔔 Countdown only triggers a notification, not an alarm
- 🔒 Widget functionality locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
Bugs and requests
Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Events disappearing without user action
- Countdown resets to Christmas by itself
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Sync across devices
- More countdown slots in free version
- Ability to set reminders/alarms
- More background/theme options
Countdown@
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not displaying as customized
- Inability to delete past events
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set countdown as alarm
- Sync countdowns across devices
- More customization options for widget
- Allow multiple countdowns in widget
In-app purchases
Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)
- Upgrade to Pro$1.99
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
Questions
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