Basic Countdown Timer vs TickDown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Countdown Timer
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An app for counting down to a specific time, with a clean and simple interface. Can be used in many ways: - Work: Prepare for meetings and set focus time for your tasks - Education: Manage study time - Cooking: Time dishes precisely - Travel: Monitor departure times - Events: Countdown to the beginning or end of an event or webinar - Fitness: Fit a workout into a busy schedule Whenever you want to count down to a set time, Basic Countdown Timer will do it for you. Features: - Set a countdown to any time in the next 24 hours - Name your countdown to maintain your focus - Sleek, animated clock shows minutes and seconds remaining This app is designed for anyone who needs to keep track of upcoming events or deadlines.
TickDown
Organize your life by combining countdowns to important events with a clear task list. View your deadlines, birthdays, and to-dos all in one place, with customizable visuals and reminders. The core app works offline, and optional premium features unlock advanced widgets and backups.
- Live countdowns to the second
- Customizable event backgrounds
- Subtasks with progress tracking
- Integrated calendar view
- Event and task reminders
- Home and Lock Screen widgets (Premium)
- Encrypted on-device backups
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TickDown puts the moments you're counting toward and the work in front of you on the same screen. Birthdays, trips, deadlines and launches count down to the second on cards worth looking at. Your tasks sit beside them, with subtasks, priorities and progress you can see at a glance. COUNTDOWNS THAT LOOK LIKE THE MOMENT • Live countdowns to the second - days, hours, minutes • Your own photos or built-in artwork behind every event • Reposition a photo so the part that matters sits where you want it • Categories and colors to keep birthdays, work and travel apart • Repeating events for anniversaries and anything annual A CALM TASK LIST • Subtasks with progress that rolls up to the parent task • Priorities, due dates and per-task reminders • Auto-archive completed tasks, auto-delete archived ones on your schedule • An archive of everything you've finished ONE CALENDAR VIEW • Countdowns, tasks and your device calendar events together • Month and agenda views, with your own start-of-week preference • Calendar access is optional and read-only REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE • Event and task reminders, with a choice of alert sounds • Daily and weekly summaries at a time you pick • 12- or 24-hour time, matched to your region's date format WIDGETS (PREMIUM) • Home Screen and Lock Screen countdowns, refreshed as time runs out • A tasks widget for what's due today and what's already done BACKUP YOU CONTROL • Export an encrypted .tickdown backup - AES-256-GCM, encrypted on device • Back up to your own iCloud Drive whenever you like • Automatic daily backup with Premium • Restore on a new iPhone or iPad, straight from iCloud or a saved file • Restoring is always free - your data is never held behind a purchase PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in, no servers • Your countdowns, tasks, notes and photos stay on your device • The core app works entirely offline TICKDOWN PREMIUM One purchase, no subscription: • Removes all ads • Unlocks Home & Lock Screen widgets • Unlimited photo backgrounds - the built-in artwork is free for everyone • Automatic daily iCloud backup • Supports independent development TickDown is free and ad-supported. Premium is optional and permanent. Privacy Policy: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/privacy-policy.html Support: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Countdown Timer at none against TickDown's 1. Basic Countdown Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. TickDown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basic Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Basic Countdown Timer | TickDown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Donohue | Nusaif Valappil |
In-app purchases
Basic Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
TickDown
- TickDown Premium$4.99








