Countdown 321 vs Countdowns by DGR Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown 321
Track time until future events or elapsed time since past milestones. Customize with personal photos and colors, and share your countdowns as images. Receive notifications for important dates and import birthdays automatically.
- Countdown and count-up tracking
- Customizable widgets for home and lock screens
- Personalized backgrounds and styles
- Event notifications and milestone alerts
- Birthday import from contacts
- Shareable countdown images
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Make Every Moment Count Whether you’re counting down to something exciting or remembering something special, Countdown 321 helps you celebrate every moment, big or small One-Time Purchase. No Subscriptions. No Surprises. ----- Countdown or Count-Up ----- Track the time left until your next big event - or how long it’s been since a meaningful moment. ----- Gorgeous widgets, everywhere ----- View countdowns within the app, or add stunning countdowns to your home screen, lock screen, and standby mode, with customizable widgets in 3 different sizes ----- Make it yours ----- * Choose custom background colors or use your own photos - Pick from multiple unique styles to match your mood or the moment - Share countdowns as beautiful images ready for social media ----- Smarter Celebrations ----- - Set countdowns to repeat every week, month, year, or even every few years - Get notifications for upcoming events and special milestones - Import birthdays from your Contacts automatically ----- Celebrate Together ----- - Share countdowns with friends and family - Keep track of shared milestones together - Share countdowns instantly to your favorite social media as images Whether it’s a birthday, a concert, a trip, an anniversary, or something just for you, Countdown 321 makes tracking time feel meaningful, fun, and completely yours No subscriptions. No ads. Just one purchase for everything.
Countdowns by DGR Labs
Create visually appealing countdowns for any event, from trips to birthdays. Keep track of upcoming milestones with customizable backgrounds and widgets. The app also offers smart alerts and iCloud sync for a seamless experience across devices.
- Customizable backgrounds
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Calendar and contact import
- Smart alerts
- iCloud sync
- Landscape mode
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Meet Countdowns — a calmer, more beautiful way to look forward. Designed with a minimalist, dark interface, Countdowns stays out of the way so your moments can stand out. Create countdowns for trips, birthdays, deadlines, holidays, and anything worth anticipating — and keep counting up after events pass. BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUNDS Choose a look for every countdown: your own photos, a built-in gallery, or custom colors—then let the countdown take center stage. WIDGETS THAT MATCH YOUR HOME SCREEN Keep your next milestone in view. Free includes small Home Screen widgets. Pro adds medium and large Home Screen widgets plus Lock Screen widgets. IMPORT FROM CALENDAR & CONTACTS Quickly create countdowns from events already on your calendar, or import birthdays directly from your contacts. SMART ALERTS Get notified at the right time. Set one alert per countdown for free, or upgrade to Pro to add multiple alerts for the same event (e.g., 1 week before, 1 day before, at event time, and more). IMMERSIVE LANDSCAPE MODE Rotate your phone for a pure black, full-screen countdown display—perfect on a desk, nightstand, or stand. SEAMLESS ICLOUD SYNC (INCLUDED) Your countdowns automatically sync across iPhone and iPad for any device signed in with your Apple ID. FREE TO DOWNLOAD Free includes up to 3 countdowns. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited countdowns, multiple alerts per countdown, and expanded widget options. One-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdowns by DGR Labs at weekly against Countdown 321's every 5 months. Countdown 321's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 321 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Countdowns by DGR Labs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown 321 against 5.0 for Countdowns by DGR Labs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Countdown 321 ships an update every 5 months, Countdowns by DGR Labs weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown 321 | Countdowns by DGR Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Later Creative LLC | DGR Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Countdown 321
Countdowns by DGR Labs
In-app purchases
Countdown 321
- Bread-sized tip$1.99
- Full Version$2.99
- Peanut Butter-Sized Tip$2.99
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- Jam-Sized Tip$3.99
Countdowns by DGR Labs
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
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