Momento vs CountdownEvents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Momento
Track important life events with unlimited, beautifully designed countdowns and home screen widgets. Organize your moments with tags and a dedicated section for past events, all without any paywalls or restrictions.
- Unlimited countdown events
- Beautiful free widgets
- Stunning design with gradients and emojis
- Smart organization with tags
- Past events section
- Automatic date sorting
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Track life's most exciting moments with beautiful countdowns and widgets — completely free. Tired of countdown apps that lock features behind paywalls? Countdown gives you everything without asking for a penny. Unlimited events, stunning widgets, zero restrictions. UNLIMITED COUNTDOWNS Create as many countdowns as you want. Birthdays, vacations, weddings, graduations, holidays — track every moment that matters. BEAUTIFUL FREE WIDGETS Add countdowns to your home screen and lock screen. See your next big moment every time you pick up your phone. No paywall, no "premium" upgrade required. STUNNING DESIGN Every countdown is a work of art. Choose from beautiful gradient backgrounds, add expressive emojis, and watch the seconds tick away in style. SMART ORGANIZATION • Tags to categorize your events • Past Events section for completed countdowns • Automatic sorting by date STAY REMINDED Set notifications so you never miss a moment. Get reminded 1 day before, or set custom reminder times. CHECKLISTS Attach to-do items to any countdown. Perfect for packing lists, party planning, or event preparation.
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.
- Customizable countdown widgets
- Multiple widget styles
- Personalized photos, colors, and fonts
- Event reminders
- Live widget sharing
- Unlimited countdowns with purchase
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Momento at weekly against CountdownEvents's every 4 months. Momento also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Momento 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.
Momento holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively.
Momento ships an update weekly, CountdownEvents every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Momento | CountdownEvents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Srinivasan Rajendran | Vincent Nguyen |
Customer experience
Momento
CountdownEvents
In-app purchases
Momento
- Pro Lifetime Access$4.99
CountdownEvents
- CountdownEvents+$4.99









