Comparison

LifeTicker vs Simple CountDown

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

Head to head
About

LifeTicker

This app helps you visualize and share exciting upcoming events, from major milestones to personal joys. It offers customizable countdowns with photos, music, and location, and allows shared experiences with friends and family. Beautiful widgets keep your important dates visible on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdowns
  • Shared event countdowns
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event customization with photos/music
  • Calendar event import
  • 200+ templates
Features
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Countdowns for everything ahead of you—right on your Home Screen. A wedding, a trip, a birthday, graduation, or something small that still matters: LifeTicker turns waiting into anticipation. Watch the days tick down, and feel it getting closer. Count down together Invite friends and family to a shared event—everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud. From the first day to the big moment, you’re in it together. Why you’ll love LifeTicker: • Always in view – see your upcoming events with beautiful widgets right on your Home and Lock Screen. Design them exactly the way you want them. And on your Apple Watch. • Reminders that don’t nag – you decide how early you want to know. Once for everything, or event by event. • Make it personal – add your favorite photos, the place, and a song. Every countdown gets its own story. • See the bigger picture – browse everything in a calendar, pin your most important events, and look back on what you’ve already celebrated. • Stay organized effortlessly – import events from your calendar and never lose track of what’s important. • Make it yours – start from 230+ images or your own photos. • For everything that counts – single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. Turn your anticipation into something you can feel. LifeTicker doesn’t just count the days—it keeps you company until the one that matters. For every celebration, every trip, every goal. Create your first event today. LifeTicker is free to download—unlock unlimited events with LifeTicker Premium. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/

About

Simple CountDown

Features
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Simple Countdown is a beautifully minimalist countdown app designed to keep track of all your important events and exciting milestones in life. Whether it is a wedding, birthday, anniversary, holiday trip, or your retirement, Simple Countdown makes tracking remaining days a delight. With a clean interface and hand-picked pastel colors, keeping track of time becomes simple and aesthetically pleasing. You can view your countdowns down to the exact days, hours, and minutes, or track your progress beautifully. Key Features: Simple & Straightforward: Create and manage your countdown items with zero fuss. Beautiful Widgets: Access your countdowns directly from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with gorgeous widget styles. Progress Tracker (%): Easily visualize the completion progress of your upcoming events. Icons & Colors: Tons of custom icons and premium pastel colors to personalize every single countdown. Smart Notifications: Get reminded before your event starts so you never miss a special moment. Download Simple Countdown today and enjoy the excitement of counting down to your most anticipated days!

Screenshots

LifeTicker4 screens
Simple CountDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple CountDown at none against LifeTicker's 3. Simple CountDown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). LifeTicker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Simple CountDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LifeTicker versus Simple CountDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeTickerSimple CountDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size522 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph BodynekLy Truong

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LifeTicker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Events - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Events - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$8.99
None

Simple CountDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LifeTicker free?
LifeTicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple CountDown free?
Simple CountDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LifeTicker or Simple CountDown have ads?
Simple CountDown shows ads; LifeTicker does not.

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