Retirement Countdown vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retirement Countdown
Plan your retirement with this app that calculates your financial readiness and identifies potential shortfalls. It helps you visualize your progress and explore options for early retirement, offering insights into your assets and risk.
- Financial retirement preparedness calculation
- Retirement shortfall analysis
- Early retirement affordability assessment
- Asset tracking and organization
- Risk assessment based on assets
- Retirement countdown clock
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Plan your path to retirement – with the WorkEnd app. - Calculate how well you're financially prepared for retirement - Identify a potential retirement shortfall early on - See if you can afford to retire earlier WorkEnd – your smart companion for a financially relaxed retirement. Your personal Retirement Countdown: The retirement countdown shows you exactly how close you are to your goal and helps you stay on track. Retirement Shortfall Analysis (Premium Feature): Find out early if you're at risk of a retirement shortfall. WorkEnd gives you a clear picture of your future financial situation and where you currently stand. Flexible Retirement (Premium Feature): Discover if you can retire earlier than planned. Don’t want to work until 67? WorkEnd helps you see if your assets are enough to support early retirement. Assets & Risk Assessment (Premium Feature): Keep track of your assets – clearly and organized. Based on your asset allocation and investment horizon, you'll receive a risk assessment to support smarter financial decisions. WorkEnd Premium can be activated via a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase for lifetime use. Please note our data privacy regulations at https://workend.app/privacy-policy-app. Apple's Terms of Use apply, which you can find at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
Countdown Widget
Track upcoming events with customizable widgets on your home screen. Create unlimited countdowns for birthdays, vacations, goals, and more. Receive smart reminders to ensure you never miss a moment.
- Unlimited custom countdowns
- Home screen widgets (Small, Medium, Large)
- All-day or time-specific events
- Smart event reminders
- Filter past events
- Ad-free experience
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Never miss a special moment again Countdown Widget • helps you stay excited and organized by tracking the days left until your most important events - right from your Home Screen Whether it’s a birthday, vacation, graduation or personal goal - this app keeps your memories and milestones just a glance away - Create unlimited countdowns with custom titles and colors - Display events with beautiful Small Medium and Large widgets - Choose between all-day events or time-specific moments - Get smart reminders before your events happen - Filter out past events automatically - Enjoy a clean distraction-free experience with no ads Perfect for: - Birthdays and anniversaries - Vacations and trips - School deadlines and graduation - Holidays and celebrations - Product launches and work events - Personal goals or challenges Auto Renewing Subscriptions App requires a subscription to access all features. New users can enjoy a 3-day free trial before the subscription begins. For auto renewing subscriptions completed in our iOS Apps following terms apply: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by turning off auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/vpnproxysuper.com/plc Term Of Use : https://sites.google.com/vpnproxysuper.com/tou
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Verdict
Retirement Countdown and Countdown Widget both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Retirement Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Widget's. Retirement Countdown also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ratings volume (166 vs 38). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Retirement Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Countdown Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Retirement Countdown against 4.7 for Countdown Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 166 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Retirement Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Countdown Widget's.
Retirement Countdown ships an update weekly, Countdown Widget every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retirement Countdown | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (166 ratings) — better | 4.7 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Feldmann | DN Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Retirement Countdown
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In-app purchases
Retirement Countdown
- WorkEnd Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- WorkEnd Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.901 Year
- WorkEnd Premium (Solidarity)$6.99
- Premium (Lifetime offer)$14.99
- WorkEnd Premium (Lifetime)$29.99
Countdown Widget
- 3 Day FREE Trial - Premium3 Days trial$9.001 Month
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