Comparison

Countdown & Visual Timer vs Thoughtful Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Countdown & Visual Timer

This app helps you track important dates and events with customizable countdowns and timely reminders. It offers unlimited event creation and a count-up feature for past occasions. Personalize your countdowns with custom backgrounds and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Timely reminders
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Count up from past events
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Countdown is a free, user-friendly countdown timer and reminder app designed to help you keep track of all your important events and dates. Key Features: Home Screen Widget: Stay on top of your upcoming events by placing our customizable widget directly on your Home Screen (Premium feature on iOS 14). Customizable Backgrounds: Choose any color for your countdown background to suit your style. Timely Reminders: Get notified when it's time for your event, plus optional reminders 1 day or 1 week before. Unlimited Event Creation: Add as many events as you'd like—no limits! Count Up from Past Events: Look back on memorable moments with the count-up feature on each countdown page. Plan for any occasion: vacations, birthdays, holidays, parties, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, cruises, weddings, anniversaries, births, graduations, pregnancies, trips, new homes, retirements, concerts, goals, and much more! Privacy Policy: https://byteblocksdigital.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Thoughtful Reminders

Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. This app sends timely notifications to help you remember meaningful moments. Organize contacts into categories and add notes for personalized details.

Highlights
  • Add people and important dates
  • Smart reminders
  • Notes for details
  • Organize by category
  • Unlimited people with Thoughtful+
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Thoughtful Reminders is an app designed to be forgotten — so you don’t forget what matters. Easily keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, pet birthdays, gotcha days, and special dates for the people and pets in your life. Thoughtful Reminders sends timely notifications so you never miss a meaningful moment. Features: • Add people, pets, and important dates • Smart reminders before and on the day of • Notes to remember what matters most • People and pets organized into clear categories • Lite version available • Thoughtful+ unlocks unlimited people, pets, and reminders Simple. Private. Thoughtful. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thoughtfulreminders.app/privacy

Screenshots

Countdown & Visual Timer4 screens
Thoughtful Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thoughtful Reminders at 5.0 against Countdown & Visual Timer's 4.0. Thoughtful Reminders also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 & Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Thoughtful Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thoughtful Reminders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thoughtful Reminders has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown & Visual Timer ships an update every 2 days, Thoughtful Reminders every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown & Visual Timer versus Thoughtful Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Visual TimerThoughtful Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByteBlocks, LLCNicholas Spataro

Customer experience

Countdown & Visual Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thoughtful Reminders

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown & Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Countdown$3.99
2 purchases

Thoughtful Reminders

Subscriptions2
  • Thoughtful+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Thoughtful+ Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown & Visual Timer free?
Countdown & Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughtful Reminders free?
Thoughtful Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown & Visual Timer or Thoughtful Reminders?
Thoughtful Reminders is rated higher. Countdown & Visual Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Thoughtful Reminders averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Countdown & Visual Timer or Thoughtful Reminders have ads?
Countdown & Visual Timer shows ads; Thoughtful Reminders does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown & Visual Timer or Thoughtful Reminders?
Countdown & Visual Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Thoughtful Reminders every 4 days. Most recently, Countdown & Visual Timer was updated on November 4, 2026 and Thoughtful Reminders on November 5, 2026.

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