Super vs Countdown Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super
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Super-Simple Count Down Widget for your home screen. If you looking for a simple widget to count the days, months, years for an upcoming event, then this is the app for you. Features: * Simple to configure and use * Configurable title * Counts the number of days, months, and year until the date you configure * Supports two widget sizes: Small and medium * Always free!
Countdown Events
Create visually appealing countdowns for important events directly on your Home Screen. Customize widgets with your own photos, colors, and fonts, and share them with friends to keep everyone in sync. Set reminders to ensure you never miss a milestone.
- Customizable countdown widgets
- Multiple widget styles
- Personalized photos, colors, and fonts
- Event reminders
- Live widget sharing
- Unlimited countdowns with purchase
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Count down to the moments that matter most, right from your Home Screen. Countdown Events turns your iPhone into a beautiful countdown display with customizable widgets. Whether it's a vacation, birthday, wedding, graduation, or any milestone, see exactly how many days remain at a glance. FREE - Up to 3 countdowns - 4 widget styles: Classic, Flip Clock, Boarding Pass and Tear-Off Calendar - Your own photos, colors and fonts - Reminders before your event - Live widget sharing: friends get a widget that stays in sync with yours, and they only need the free app COUNTDOWN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION) - Unlimited countdowns - 20+ more widget styles, including new ones as we add them SHARED WIDGETS Share a countdown and your friends see the same widget on their Home Screen, in your style. Plan the trip, the wedding or the big day together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super at none against Countdown Events's 1. Countdown Events's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 8 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
Both are free to download. Countdown Events sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Super asks for nothing beyond the download.
Super ships an update every 8 months, Countdown Events every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super | Countdown Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Splaver | Vincent Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Super
No in-app purchases
Countdown Events
- CountdownEvents+$4.99
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