Comparison

Countdown Stack vs Etzly

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Stack

Easily track important upcoming events and personal goals. This app provides a clean interface to visualize your milestones, from birthdays to deadlines, across all your Apple devices. Unlock unlimited tracking and advanced features with an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Event and goal tracking
  • Clean and modern interface
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Beautifully displayed countdowns
  • Unlimited countdowns (in-app purchase)
Features
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Your favorite events and goals are always just a glance away. Countdown Stack helps you stay organized and inspired by keeping track of what matters most, from birthdays and vacations to launches, anniversaries, and important deadlines. Designed with a clean and modern interface, it brings your upcoming moments to life across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Each countdown is beautifully displayed, letting you track your moments effortlessly wherever you are. Whether you’re planning a big day or simply looking forward to the weekend, Countdown Stack keeps your milestones front and center. Three countdowns are included for free, and you can unlock unlimited countdowns and additional features through an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Etzly

This visual note-taking application helps you organize thoughts and ideas by creating connected trees. Expand on initial concepts with detailed branches and sub-branches, keeping information contextually relevant. It's designed for users who prefer a non-linear approach to organizing information.

Highlights
  • Organize ideas visually
  • Create connected branches and sub-branches
  • Write rich notes with formatting and links
  • Search and jump to specific thoughts
  • Keep work and personal ideas separate
  • Local data storage
Features
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Think in branches with Etzly, a visual note-taking app that turns ideas into connected trees. Start with a big thought, then add branches and sub-branches as your thinking grows. Every branch has its own note, so details stay beside the idea they belong to. Use Etzly to: • Organize ideas, projects, research, and goals visually • Move between the full tree and a focused branch • Write rich notes with bold, italic, underline, lists, checklists, and links • Search your tree and jump straight to any thought • Keep work and personal ideas connected without flattening them into one long list Etzly is made for visual thinkers, writers, students, makers, and anyone whose ideas do not fit into a straight line. No account is required. In the current version, your trees, branches, and notes are stored locally on your device. Find the structure in your thinking, keep the context around every idea, and follow each branch where it leads. https://etzly.com/terms/ https://etzly.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Countdown Stack4 screens
Etzly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Etzly at none against Countdown Stack's 2. Etzly also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Countdown Stack's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Stack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Etzly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown Stack against 5.0 for Etzly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Stack has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, Etzly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Stack versus Etzly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown StackEtzly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry KhotinskiyTEXTMYLINK LLC

Customer experience

Countdown Stack

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Etzly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Stack

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$0.291 Month
  • Premium (Annual)$2.491 Year
None

Etzly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Stack free?
Countdown Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Etzly free?
Etzly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Stack or Etzly?
Countdown Stack and Etzly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown Stack or Etzly have ads?
Neither Countdown Stack nor Etzly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Stack or Etzly?
Countdown Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, and Etzly weekly. Most recently, Countdown Stack was updated on November 5, 2026 and Etzly on October 31, 2026.

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