Comparison

Count Me In vs CountdownerSMS

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

Head to head
About

Count Me In

Easily create and share personalized countdowns for any event with friends and family. Track important dates like birthdays, vacations, and holidays together in real-time. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with optional premium features.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown creation
  • Shareable countdowns with friends
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Home screen widgets (Premium)
  • Ad-free experience (Premium)
Features
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CountMeIn - Countdown Together! Make every moment count with CountMeIn, the ultimate shared countdown app. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, concert, wedding, anniversary, graduation, baby due date, or any special occasion, CountMeIn helps you create personalized countdowns and share the excitement with friends and family in real time. KEY FEATURES Create personalized countdowns Name your event, pick an emoji, set the date, and customize with colors, notes, and a location to match the vibe of your occasion. Choose all-day or time-precise countdowns. Countdown together with friends Share an invite code or tap the share button to bring friends and family in. Everyone watches the days tick down together, and you can leave comments and reactions as the big day gets closer. Apple Watch app Glance at your next countdown right from your wrist. Fully synced with your iPhone. Widgets everywhere Add Home Screen widgets to keep your countdowns front and center. Pro unlocks Lock Screen widgets (rectangular, circular, and inline) so the countdown is always one glance away. Siri & Shortcuts Just ask: "How many days until my trip?" CountMeIn answers via Siri and works with the Shortcuts app. Import from Calendar Pull events straight from your Apple Calendar - no retyping dates. Reminders Get a friendly push notification on countdown day so nothing important slips by. Synced across all your devices Your countdowns stay up to date on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch automatically. UNLOCK PRO (one-time purchase) - Lock Screen widgets - Custom photo and video backgrounds - Remove ads for a clean, distraction-free experience - Support a small indie developer Download CountMeIn now and start counting down to the moments that matter. Vacations, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, due dates, or big life goals - invite the people you love and count down together.

About

CountdownerSMS

Create dynamic countdowns for any event and share them directly within iMessage conversations. Choose from a variety of themes and animated effects to make waiting more exciting for everyone involved.

Highlights
  • Live countdown creation for any date
  • Share timers directly via iMessage
  • 51 free and premium themes
  • Animated ambient effects
  • Confetti celebration on completion
  • Built-in Theme Shop
Features
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CountdownerSMS makes the wait part of the fun. Create a live countdown, make it yours, and share it right inside an iMessage conversation. Count down together to birthdays, trips, holidays, weddings, game days, or your next excuse to celebrate. A style for every season Explore 81 themes across 15 packs, with 9 themes included free. Find your favorite look, unlock individual premium packs, or get all current and future packs with Unlock Everything. Make autumn plans with Falling Leaves, get spooky with Halloween, gather with Thankful, spread Christmas cheer, and ring in New Years. Keep celebrating year-round with collections like Summer Days, Patriotic, Celestial, and Weather. A little motion. A lot of personality. Bring your countdown to life with animated effects on select premium themes, including drifting leaves, snowfall, twinkling stars, glowing fireflies, shimmer, fireworks, and floating embers. When the big moment arrives, celebrate with confetti! Make every moment yours Choose from eight free font styles, add an emoji, and name your event. Your message preview stays visible while you customize, so you can see everything come together. Pick a quick time preset or choose a specific date, find your style, and add your countdown to Messages. What's included • Live countdowns shared through iMessage • 81 themes across 15 packs • 9 free themes and eight free font styles • Animated effects on select premium themes • Always-visible preview while you customize • Quick time presets and custom dates • Confetti when the countdown reaches zero • Individual premium packs or Unlock Everything • All current and future packs with Unlock Everything • Recipients can view your premium theme without purchasing it From “almost there” to “it’s finally time,” keep the moment in sight together.

Screenshots

Count Me In4 screens
CountdownerSMS3 screens

Verdict

The call

Count Me In and CountdownerSMS both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CountdownerSMS's written reviews are positive against 67% of Count Me In's. Count Me In's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (57 vs 4). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Count Me In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CountdownerSMS sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Count Me In against 4.5 for CountdownerSMS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Me In has 57 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Count Me In's written reviews are positive against 100% of CountdownerSMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Count Me In ships an update every 3 days, CountdownerSMS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Count Me In versus CountdownerSMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCount Me InCountdownerSMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (57 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmple Software LLCBraden Aron Mc Corkle

Customer experience

Count Me In

All ratings57 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

CountdownerSMS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Count Me In

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
7 purchases

CountdownerSMS

One-time7
  • Patriotic Theme Pack$0.99
  • Summer Days Theme Pack$0.99
  • Weather Theme Pack$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Celestial Theme Pack$0.99
  • Luxe Theme Pack$0.99
  • Bloom Theme Pack2 variants$0.99
  • All Packs Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is Count Me In free?
Count Me In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountdownerSMS free?
CountdownerSMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Count Me In or CountdownerSMS?
Count Me In is rated higher. Count Me In averages 4.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while CountdownerSMS averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Count Me In or CountdownerSMS have ads?
Neither Count Me In nor CountdownerSMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Count Me In or CountdownerSMS?
Count Me In ships an update every 3 days, and CountdownerSMS every 4 months. Most recently, Count Me In was updated on October 11, 2026 and CountdownerSMS on October 13, 2026.

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