Comparison

Countdown:Widget & Day Counter vs Photo Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Countdown:Widget & Day Counter

Easily track important dates and manage tasks with customizable reminders and widgets. Personalize your experience with various themes and backgrounds to cherish every moment.

Highlights
  • Custom event reminders
  • To-do list management
  • Variety of widget styles
  • Personalized interface themes
  • Smart reminder system
  • Anniversary and exam tracking
Features
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In the fast-paced modern life, every important day deserves to be specially marked and expected. Whether it is an anniversary with a lover, a baby's due date, a countdown to an exam, or the exciting moments before a trip, these moments are indispensable colors in our lives. In order to help you better capture and cherish these precious moments, we have carefully created the "Countdown:Widget & Day Counter" application - your private time manager and emotional memory bank. Why choose Countdown? Custom event reminders Whether it is a birthday, wedding anniversary, holiday celebration or personal goal achievement day, you can create a dedicated event in "Countdown" in just a few simple steps. Customize the title, select the date, set the reminder method (such as how many days in advance to remind), so that every important day cannot escape your careful preparation. To-do list This feature is designed to help you better plan and manage various tasks in daily life and work so that every day is full of organization and efficiency. Whether it is an urgent work project, a personal study plan, or the trivial affairs of daily life, you can easily create a to-do list in "Countdown". Simply enter the task name to quickly add it to your to-do list. Convenient widgets The app provides a variety of widget styles for users to choose from, including simple date displays, artistic styles with background pictures, and composite widgets that combine different reminders. Users can choose the widget style that best suits them according to their preferences and needs, making the home screen more personalized and beautiful. With the widget function, you can see the upcoming important dates, such as birthdays, anniversaries, exam dates, etc. at a glance, so that you can keep track of the time progress at any time and be fully prepared. Personalized interface We provide a variety of themes and backgrounds for you to choose from, making your "Countdown" interface both practical and beautiful, perfectly matching your personality and mood. Smart reminder function Worried about missing important days? Don't be afraid! The "Countdown" app has a built-in smart reminder system that supports multiple reminder methods to ensure that you will not miss any important moments! "Countdown" is not just an application, it is a caring assistant in your life and a guardian of emotions and memories. Let's use the countdown to record every important moment in life, and let love and expectation accompany us every day. Download "Countdown" now and start your exclusive time journey! Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/countdown-privacypolicy Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/countdown-terms

About

Photo Countdown Widget

Easily track days until or since important events with customizable widgets. Add your own photos as backgrounds and choose from various themes and fonts. All features are free and private, with no ads or accounts required.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up to any event
  • Customizable widgets for Home, Lock, and StandBy screens
  • Personalize with your own photos and themes
  • Automatic event switching from 'until' to 'since'
  • Repeat events by year, month, or week
  • Optional reminders before events
Features
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Photo Countdown is a free countdown widget with your own photo: the days until a birthday, wedding or trip, or a days-since counter for anything you started or quit. Every widget free — Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. No ads, no account, nothing locked. New widgets show your next event on their own and move on when its day has passed. They flip from "days until" to "days since" automatically. Your events and photos never leave your phone. Nothing to sync, nothing to lose in a sync. COUNTDOWN & COUNT SINCE • Count down the days to any future event • Count up from any date — perfect for sobriety, streaks and milestones • Show days, or weeks, months or years ("12 weeks, 3 days") • Switches automatically when the date passes, or lock it to always count down or always count since EVERY WIDGET, FREE • Small, medium, large and extra-large Home Screen widgets • Up Next: your next few events in one widget • Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular and inline • Your photo as the background — add up to 10, and the widget rotates through up to 6 of them • Color themes for events without a photo, including Birthday, Wedding, Trip and Holiday • Tap a widget to open its event MAKE IT YOURS • 10 ready-made looks, previewed live with your own photo • Frame your photo: drag and pinch until it fits every widget size • 8 fonts, any text color, 6 text positions and a readability slider • Photos stay visible on a Tinted or Clear Home Screen • Widgets follow the event's style, or pick a font and color for one widget alone REMINDERS & REPEATS • Repeat every year, month or week, or every few days, weeks, months or years — birthdays and anniversaries roll over on their own • Reminders on the day, or 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month before, at the time you pick • Share any countdown as a square photo card SIMPLE & PRIVATE • Add an event in seconds — pick an occasion, a date and a photo • No account, no signup, no ads, no subscription • Your events stay on your device • In English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish and Japanese Perfect for: • Vacations, birthdays, weddings, holidays • Sobriety tracking & addiction recovery • Fitness goals & streaks • Anniversaries & milestones • Baby due dates & retirement countdowns Free to use. If Photo Countdown earns a place on your Home Screen, the Support screen lets you leave an optional tip or a rating — that's what keeps it free. Nothing is ever locked.

Screenshots

Countdown:Widget & Day Counter4 screens
Photo Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Countdown Widget at 100% against Countdown:Widget & Day Counter's 20%. Photo Countdown Widget also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown:Widget & Day Counter's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Countdown:Widget & Day Counter sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Photo Countdown Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown:Widget & Day Counter has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Countdown:Widget & Day Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Countdown Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown:Widget & Day Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, Photo Countdown Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown:Widget & Day Counter versus Photo Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown:Widget & Day CounterPhoto Countdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (41 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFangzhou Interactive Technology Co., LimitedShahriar Ahmed

Customer experience

Countdown:Widget & Day Counter

All ratings38 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Photo Countdown Widget

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Countdown:Widget & Day Counter

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Subscription2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium / Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$14.997 Days
  • Premium / Month3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$229.991 Year
3 purchases

Photo Countdown Widget

One-time3
  • Nice Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Amazing Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Countdown:Widget & Day Counter free?
Countdown:Widget & Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Countdown Widget free?
Photo Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown:Widget & Day Counter or Photo Countdown Widget?
Photo Countdown Widget is rated higher. Countdown:Widget & Day Counter averages 4.2 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Photo Countdown Widget averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Countdown:Widget & Day Counter or Photo Countdown Widget have ads?
Countdown:Widget & Day Counter shows ads; Photo Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown:Widget & Day Counter or Photo Countdown Widget?
Countdown:Widget & Day Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Photo Countdown Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown:Widget & Day Counter was updated on November 4, 2026 and Photo Countdown Widget on October 30, 2026.

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