Comparison

Countdown Central vs Tilly

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Central

Features
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Make every day count. Countdown Central: Events puts beautiful countdown widgets on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island—perfect for birthdays, trips, launches, anniversaries, and goals. Create once, pin a widget, and stay on track with smart reminders, workday-only counting, and private iCloud sync. Why you’ll love it • Gorgeous widgets: Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island / Live Activities • Count down & count up: Days, hours, minutes; progress ring and bars • Workday mode: Count only Monday–Friday for realistic goals • Smart reminders: 30/7/1-day, day-of, and milestone nudges • Themes & customization: Fonts, colors, photos, gradients • Calendar import: Pull events from Apple/Google calendars (read-only) + CSV import • Shareables: Create poster-style images (no watermark in Pro) • iCloud sync: Your events stay in sync across devices • Privacy-first: No ads. We don’t sell your data. Make every day count—download Countdown Central: Events and pin your next big moment today. For a detailed breakdown of our subscription options, including how to manage or cancel your subscription, please visit our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service pages: https://tecmanic.com/apps/countdowncentral/terms.html https://tecmanic.com/apps/countdowncentral/privacy.html

About

Tilly

Features
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Put a Christmas countdown on your Lock Screen in one tap. Free. TAP THE MOON • Count sleeps instead of days. Every evening from 6 PM the moon on the widget opens: one tap, one sleep closer. • Tap it on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island or on the Home Screen, without opening the app. • The number is always recomputed from the date at midnight, so a tap can never break the count. • A quiet "3 nights in a row" on the event screen. No badges, no push notifications. EVERY WIDGET FOR YOUR FIRST EVENT, FREE • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular and inline. • Home Screen: small, medium, large, and an extra-large diary page on iOS 27. • Live Activity in the Dynamic Island, on Apple Watch and in CarPlay. • StandBy while your iPhone charges on its side: a nightlight that counts. • Change the event, color palette and days/sleeps right on the Home Screen. ROLLS OVER EXACTLY AT MIDNIGHT • Every widget carries its own timeline, one entry per local midnight. No stale numbers in the morning, in any time zone, when the clocks change. PRESETS • Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, plus your local holidays. One tap, and next year the date moves by itself. • Or pick any event from your Calendar: birthdays, vacations, weddings, the baby's due date. ASK SIRI • "How many sleeps until Christmas?" Siri answers and shows the card. NO SNOW, NO NOISE • Paper-and-ink design with the Winter palette: cream paper, evergreen and carmine, a gold moon. • Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud. No account, no ads, no tracking. PRICING Free: 3 events, and everything (every widget, the Live Activity, StandBy) for your first event. Winter palette free until 6 January 2027. Tilly Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: unlimited events, widgets for every event, photo backgrounds, all palettes, share cards without the mark. Privacy: https://ios.service-lab.site/tilly/privacy Terms: https://ios.service-lab.site/tilly/terms

Screenshots

Countdown Central4 screens
Tilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tilly at every 10 days against Countdown Central's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 Central sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tilly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Central ships an update every 5 months, Tilly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Countdown Central versus Tilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown CentralTilly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTecmanic, LLCDenys Khomenko

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Central

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Central Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Central Annual$8.991 Year
3 purchases

Tilly

Subscriptions2
  • Tilly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tilly Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tilly Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Countdown Central free?
Countdown Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilly free?
Tilly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Central or Tilly have ads?
Neither Countdown Central nor Tilly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Central or Tilly?
Countdown Central ships an update every 5 months, and Tilly every 10 days. Most recently, Countdown Central was updated on October 1, 2026 and Tilly on October 7, 2026.

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