Countdown Widget vs Zip Opener
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widget
This app helps you track important dates like birthdays and anniversaries by displaying countdowns directly on your Home Screen. It offers customizable reminders, the ability to count up from milestones, and iCloud synchronization across devices.
- Home Screen countdown widgets
- Customizable reminders
- Repeating event tracking
- Count up from milestones
- Personalized event themes
- Calendar import
- iCloud sync
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Never miss the dates that matter. Birthdays, anniversaries, trips and deadlines have a way of sneaking up on you. Countful keeps every important date right on your Home Screen, counting down the days so you always have time to prepare. WHY PEOPLE LOVE COUNTFUL • Countdown widgets: See days, hours and minutes left on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. No need to open the app. • Reminders that arrive in time: Get notified days, hours or minutes before the big day. Snooze any reminder for an hour with one tap. • Repeating events: Birthdays and anniversaries repeat every year automatically, and your reminders keep coming every time. • Count up too: Track days since a milestone, a habit or a special moment. • Make it yours: Add your own photo, pick a gradient, a pattern and an emoji for every event. • Import from Calendar: Bring in the dates you already have instead of typing them by hand. • Tags and search: Group events by tag and find anything in seconds. • Archive: Hide past or paused events without losing them. Archived events stay quiet until you bring them back. • iCloud sync: Your countdowns stay up to date on all your devices. PERFECT FOR Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, vacations, trips, holidays, Christmas, New Year, exams, deadlines, due dates, concerts and every day you're looking forward to. COUNTFUL PRO Unlock unlimited events, Calendar import and every widget style with a monthly, yearly or one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://indiegoodies.com/countdown/terms Privacy Policy: https://indiegoodies.com/countdown/privacy
Zip Opener
Easily open password-protected ZIP and RAR files, extract 7Z archives, and create your own password-protected ZIP files. Preview documents, images, and media, then manage and share your extracted content.
- Open password-protected ZIP and RAR files
- Extract 7Z archives
- Create password-protected ZIP files
- Preview documents, images, and media
- Organize, manage, and share extracted files
- Import files from iOS Files app
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Open password-protected ZIP and RAR files on your iPhone. With Zip Opener, enter the password, extract your files, and view or share what’s inside. Whether you’ve received an encrypted attachment or downloaded a compressed archive, Zip Opener helps you open ZIP, RAR, and 7Z files and manage the extracted contents. OPEN PASSWORD-PROTECTED ARCHIVES • Extract password-protected ZIP files. • Open password-protected RAR files. • Enter the password provided by the sender to extract the contents. • Preview and share your extracted files. EXTRACT ZIP, RAR & 7Z • Open ZIP and RAR archives with or without a password. • Extract 7Z archives. • Keep extracted files organized in folders. CREATE ZIP FILES WITH A PASSWORD • Combine files and folders into a ZIP archive. • Set a password when creating a ZIP file. • Create ZIP files with or without password protection. • Share your archives with other apps. PREVIEW & MANAGE FILES • Preview documents, including PDFs, text files, and Office documents. • Browse images and play supported audio and video files. • Create folders to organize your files. • Search, rename, move, delete, and share files. IMPORT & SHARE • Import files from the iOS Files app. • Open files shared from other apps. • Import photos and videos from your photo library. • Save and share files using iOS sharing options. IN-APP PURCHASES Some features are available through auto-renewable subscriptions. Please check the exact pricing in the app for your region. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://getzipopener.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getzipopener.com/terms End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Zip Opener at every 4 days against Countdown Widget's every 11 days. Zip Opener also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Countdown Widget's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Zip Opener sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Countdown Widget's written reviews are positive against 75% of Zip Opener's.
Countdown Widget ships an update every 11 days, Zip Opener every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget | Zip Opener |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better | 4.7 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khuong Pham | 婷婷 潘 |
Customer experience
Countdown Widget
Zip Opener
In-app purchases
Countdown Widget
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$5.991 Year
- Discount lifetime access$3.99
- Lifetime access$9.99
Zip Opener
- Week3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Zip & Rar & Unzip Pro$12.99
- Forever$14.99
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