Comparison

Curator vs Event Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Curator

Build a private, offline library of visual inspiration. Save images, GIFs, and short videos directly to your device, with powerful search and organization tools. Enjoy your saved content anytime, anywhere, without relying on online services.

Highlights
  • Save images, GIFs, and short videos
  • Offline support
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Object and text recognition search
  • Slideshow mode with music
  • Home Screen widgets
  • App Shortcuts automation
Features
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Save what inspires you... and actually keep it. If you use Pinterest or save ideas from Instagram, you know how easily content disappears. Links break. Posts get deleted. Accounts vanish. Curator lets you build your own offline inspiration library – fully yours, fully private, fully under your control. Your content is saved directly to your iPhone or iPad, and synced across your devices with iCloud. No accounts. No feeds. No algorithms. Why Curator? • Save images, GIFs, and short videos • Loop videos under 9 seconds (like GIFs) • Beautiful slideshow mode with optional music • Aesthetic Poster Widgets for your Home Screen • Powerful search with object recognition and text recognition (OCR) • Full offline support — your content never leaves your device • Sync securely across your devices with iCloud • Choose which folders to sync and which to exclude • Finder tag support + extended in-app tag colors * • Automate with App Shortcuts • Scratch your doom scrolling itch (a little) without doom scrolling Curator is free to download and includes a one-time purchase to unlock all features. * Custom and extended tag colors are visible in-app only. Privacy Policy: https://curator.alewa.co/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://curator.alewa.co/terms.html

About

Event Countdown

Transform any moment into a beautiful, living countdown experience on your home and lock screens. Track days until or since special events with customizable widgets and smart reminders. Share your countdowns as stunning images.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Customizable card styles
  • Smart reminder notifications
  • Live lock screen countdown updates
  • Shareable countdown images
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Your phone is full of apps, but nothing helps you truly celebrate what matters. You set random calendar reminders that you ignore. You forget to check how many days until your wedding, graduation, or dream vacation. Meanwhile, life's precious moments are racing by without the excitement and anticipation they deserve. ToMoment transforms any moment into a beautiful, living countdown experience right on your screen. KEY FEATURES: Create unlimited event countdowns for weddings, vacations, birthdays, anniversaries, or any special day. Watch your day counter track precious memories like "days since we met" or "days since baby was born." Your countdown widget lives directly on your home screen and lock screen - no need to open apps or hunt through calendars. Choose from three stunning card styles: elegant gradients, clean minimal design, or classic simple layouts. Never miss another moment with smart reminder notifications. Get gentle alerts one week before, one day before, or exactly when your special moment arrives. When you're down to the final 10 minutes, watch the magic happen with live countdown updates right on your lock screen. SHARING & MEMORIES: Turn any countdown into a gorgeous photo perfect for Instagram, sharing with family, or keeping as a memory. Whether it's your vacation countdown, anniversary timer, or graduation day counter - every moment becomes shareable art. PRIVACY & SIMPLICITY: Everything stays private on your device. No accounts, no internet required, no data collection. Just you, your moments, and beautiful countdowns that work in both dark and light themes. Life is made of moments. Don't let another one pass by unnoticed. Make every countdown an celebration, every anniversary a joy, and every special day an event worth anticipating. Download ToMoment and start making every moment count. Privacy Policy: https://to-moment-privacy-policy.vercel.app/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Curator4 screens
Event Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Event Countdown at 5.0 against Curator's 4.3. Event Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Curator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Curator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Event Countdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Event Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Curator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Event Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curator ships an update every 10 days, Event Countdown every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Curator versus Event Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuratorEvent Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdegboyega DadaShivam Rishi

Customer experience

Curator

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Event Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Curator

One-time4
  • Curator+ Addon for iOS$4.99
  • Curator+ Addon for macOS$4.99
  • Curator+ for iOS/iPadOS$9.99
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  • Curator+ for macOS$9.99
4 purchases

Event Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime Purchase Promo$0.99
  • Lifetime Purchase$4.99

Questions

Is Curator free?
Curator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Event Countdown free?
Event Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Curator or Event Countdown?
Event Countdown is rated higher. Curator averages 4.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Event Countdown averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Curator or Event Countdown have ads?
Neither Curator nor Event Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curator or Event Countdown?
Curator ships an update every 10 days, and Event Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, Curator was updated on October 24, 2026 and Event Countdown on October 24, 2026.

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