Comparison

LifeTicker vs Event Countdown Checker

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

Head to head
About

LifeTicker

Track upcoming events with customizable countdown widgets for your home and lock screens. Share countdowns with friends and family, and add details like images, notes, and tasks. Offers smart event suggestions for newer devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Shareable events with friends
  • Smart event suggestions (iPhone 15 Pro+)
  • Add images, notes, and tasks
  • Event reminders
  • Import from calendar
  • Discover holidays and special days
Features
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Countdowns for the things you’re looking forward to – as a widget on your Home Screen. A vacation, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, or something small that still matters: create an event and watch the days count down. On your Home Screen, on your Lock Screen, on your Apple Watch. Free, and no account needed. LifeTicker started because I wanted to count the days until my next vacation and couldn’t find an app that did it nicely. I’ve been developing it on my own ever since, and I use it every day. Just describe it New in 4.0: In the New tab, describe what you’re looking forward to in one sentence, typed or spoken, and LifeTicker suggests the event – date, time, image and whatever else is in the sentence. If something’s missing, it asks. The suggestion is made on your iPhone, not on a server. It needs Apple Intelligence, so an iPhone 15 Pro or later. On older iPhones you create events by hand as before; everything else works the same. Count down together Invite friends or family to an event. Everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud, and checks off the tasks together – for the trip with friends or the wedding you’re planning as a couple. Make it your event Image, place, song, note, links and a task list belong right on the event. 300+ image templates, photos from Unsplash, or your own photo. And the rest • Reminders as early as you like – once for everything, or per event. • Discover: holidays and special days ready to add, and they can keep themselves up to date. • A calendar, pinned events and a look back at what’s already happened. • Import events from your calendar, with a preview. • Single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. LifeTicker is free. If you need more than a few events, you can unlock Premium – that’s what keeps the project going. If something’s off: Contact in the app sends your report straight to me. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/

About

Event Countdown Checker

Easily track the time remaining until your important events, from birthdays to vacations. Organize tasks with an integrated checklist and personalize the look with custom themes. This intuitive tool helps you stay prepared and never miss a moment.

Highlights
  • Countdown timer to events
  • Event task checklist
  • Customizable themes
  • Intuitive design
  • Track days, hours, minutes
Features
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**App Store Description:** Event Countdown Tracker helps you stay organized and prepared for your upcoming events! With this easy-to-use app, you can track the days, hours, and minutes leading up to your next big occasion. Whether it's a birthday, wedding, vacation, or work deadline, you'll never miss a moment. **Key Features:** - **Countdown Timer:** Create personalized countdowns for your events with precision, down to the second! - **Event Checklist:** Stay organized by adding a checklist of tasks to complete before the big day - **Custom Themes:** Personalize your countdown with customizable colors. - **Simple and Intuitive:** Designed for ease of use, so you can focus on planning, not tech. Stay organized and on top of your events with Event Countdown Tracker—your perfect event planning companion! Download today and start counting down!

Screenshots

LifeTicker4 screens
Event Countdown Checker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Event Countdown Checker at free against LifeTicker's freemium. Event Countdown Checker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). LifeTicker's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. LifeTicker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Event Countdown Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Event Countdown Checker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LifeTicker has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LifeTicker versus Event Countdown Checker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeTickerEvent Countdown Checker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size520 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph BodynekAndres Made

Customer experience

LifeTicker

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Event Countdown Checker

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LifeTicker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Events - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Events - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$8.99
1 purchases

Event Countdown Checker

One-time1
  • Unlimited Events$1.99

Questions

Is LifeTicker free?
LifeTicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Event Countdown Checker free?
Event Countdown Checker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LifeTicker or Event Countdown Checker?
Event Countdown Checker is rated higher. LifeTicker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Event Countdown Checker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LifeTicker or Event Countdown Checker have ads?
Neither LifeTicker nor Event Countdown Checker shows ads.

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