Comparison

Count Me In vs CountdownEvents

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

CountdownEvents

Create visually appealing countdowns for important events directly on your Home Screen. Customize widgets with your own photos, colors, and fonts, and share them with friends to keep everyone in sync. Set reminders to ensure you never miss a milestone.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Multiple widget styles
  • Personalized photos, colors, and fonts
  • Event reminders
  • Live widget sharing
  • Unlimited countdowns with purchase
Features
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Count down to the moments that matter most, right from your Home Screen. CountdownEvents turns your iPhone into a beautiful countdown display with customizable widgets. Whether it's a vacation, birthday, wedding, graduation, or any milestone, see exactly how many days remain at a glance. FREE - Up to 3 countdowns - 4 widget styles: Classic, Flip Clock, Boarding Pass and Tear-Off Calendar - Your own photos, colors and fonts - Reminders before your event - Live widget sharing: friends get a widget that stays in sync with yours, and they only need the free app COUNTDOWN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION) - Unlimited countdowns - 20+ more widget styles, including new ones as we add them SHARED WIDGETS Share a countdown and your friends see the same widget on their Home Screen, in your style. Plan the trip, the wedding or the big day together.

Screenshots

Count Me In4 screens
CountdownEvents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Count Me In at every 3 days against CountdownEvents's every 4 months. Count Me In also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and ratings volume (66 vs 8). 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 CountdownEvents 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

Count Me In holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Me In has 66 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Count Me In's written reviews are positive against 50% of CountdownEvents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Count Me In ships an update every 3 days, CountdownEvents every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Count Me In versus CountdownEvents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCount Me InCountdownEvents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings66 — better8
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, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmple Software LLCVincent Nguyen

Customer experience

Count Me In

All ratings66 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

CountdownEvents

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Count Me In

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
1 purchases

CountdownEvents

One-time1
  • CountdownEvents+$4.99

Questions

Is Count Me In free?
Count Me In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountdownEvents free?
CountdownEvents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Count Me In or CountdownEvents?
Count Me In is rated higher. Count Me In averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while CountdownEvents averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Count Me In or CountdownEvents have ads?
Neither Count Me In nor CountdownEvents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Count Me In or CountdownEvents?
Count Me In ships an update every 3 days, and CountdownEvents every 4 months. Most recently, Count Me In was updated on October 30, 2026 and CountdownEvents on October 31, 2026.

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