Comparison

BellsClock vs Countdown App

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

Head to head
About

BellsClock

Easily create and manage custom school bell schedules. Import schedules from CSV files or websites, and export your own. Personalize screen colors and navigate with a hamburger menu.

Highlights
  • Customizable bell schedules
  • Add/delete class periods
  • Modify start/end times
  • Import from CSV/web
  • Export to CSV
  • Personalize screen color
  • Hamburger menu navigation
Features
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Version 2 update: * Navigation among pages is done by the hamburger menu. * The screen color can be modified and personalized. * Individual bell schedules can be exported to Comma Separated Value (CSV) text format. Details: You can customize a bell schedule by adding or deleting class periods, modifying their start and end times, adding or deleting whole schedules, and modifying the names of the periods. School bell schedules can be imported from a Comma Separated Values text file located on the device or, for school-wide distribution of a set of schedules, from a Web site. The CSV file format is simple: - Quotation marks are optional. - A schedule record precedes the set of period records. - Period record format is periodname,start HH:MM,end HH:MM HH can be 24 hour or 12 hour; simply add AM or PM for 12 hour times. - Sample file: # Comment lines have leading hash mark # Next line is a schedule name (no colon or comma) Regular # These are period records name-of-period,HH:MM,HH:MM Home Room,7:55,8:05 1st Period,8:08,8:48 2nd Period,8:51,9:31 Break,9:31,9:41 3rd Period,9:44,10:24 4th Period,10:27,11:07 5th Period,11:10,11:50 Lunch,11:53,12:33PM 6th Period,12:36,13:16 7th Period,1:19PM,1:59PM 8th Period,14:02,14:42 Office Time,2:42p,15:15 # Next schedule A.M. Assembly Home Room,7:55,8:03 Assembly,8:05,9:15 1st Period,9:18,9:51 # And so on.....

About

Countdown App

Features
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Count down to the moments that matter, or count up from the ones that already happened. Weddings, trips, birthdays, anniversaries, exams, launches, days since you quit something: keep them right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Free • Up to 3 countdowns or count-ups • Home Screen widget (pick one countdown for your widget) • Display options from days only to days, hours, and minutes Countdown+ (one-time purchase) • Photo widgets: put your own picture behind any countdown on your Home Screen • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups • Multiple Home Screen widgets: different countdown for each widget • Lock Screen widgets for a quick glance • Accent themes for the app and widgets • No subscriptions, pay once and keep forever Privacy-friendly by design: your events live locally on your iPhone.

Screenshots

BellsClock2 screens
Countdown App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BellsClock at none against Countdown App's 1. Countdown App's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Countdown App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BellsClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BellsClock ships an update every 6 months, Countdown App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BellsClock versus Countdown App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBellsClockCountdown App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis GolazeskiRobert Maeda

In-app purchases

None

BellsClock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown App

One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$3.99

Questions

Is BellsClock free?
BellsClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown App free?
Countdown App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BellsClock or Countdown App have ads?
Neither BellsClock nor Countdown App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BellsClock or Countdown App?
BellsClock ships an update every 6 months, and Countdown App monthly. Most recently, BellsClock was updated on October 14, 2026 and Countdown App on October 10, 2026.

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