Comparison

BellsClock vs Countdown

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

Features
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Countdown helps you remember the moments that matter. Create countdowns for birthdays, vacations, weddings, anniversaries, holidays, trips, baby dates, and any other important event. See how many days are left, track days since past moments, and add widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Simple, clean, and easy to use. Features: * Create unlimited countdowns * Track days until or since any date * Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets * Customize events with names, dates, and themes * Use countdowns for birthdays, vacations, weddings, anniversaries, holidays, trips, and more Keep all your important dates in one place and never miss a special moment. Terms Of Use: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xc-Yg40EWNvACuaLO1Nt-zpzhJRRnv4d/view Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V4vriLNRzSrOWOpIoRtGQ7PTTcmG70EG/view

Screenshots

BellsClock2 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BellsClock at none against Countdown's 3. BellsClock also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. BellsClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BellsClock ships an update every 6 months, Countdown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BellsClock versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBellsClockCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis GolazeskiVasili Hryb

In-app purchases

None

BellsClock

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • premium$19.99

Questions

Is BellsClock free?
BellsClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BellsClock or Countdown have ads?
Neither BellsClock nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BellsClock or Countdown?
BellsClock ships an update every 6 months, and Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, BellsClock was updated on October 14, 2026 and Countdown on October 6, 2026.

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