Comparison

Graduation Countdown vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Graduation Countdown

Easily track important upcoming dates like graduations, birthdays, and holidays with customizable widgets and reminders. Personalize your events with custom colors, background photos, and notes. Never miss a special occasion again.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event reminders
  • Repeat events
  • Custom event colors
  • Background photos
  • Event notes
Features
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Graduation Countdown - 2 Weeks makes it easy to keep track of important dates in your life. You can use Graduation Countdown - 2 Weeks to keep track of graduation, birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, concerts and more. Features: • Add widgets to your home screen. • Schedule reminders to get a notification when the event is coming up. • Repeat events automatically. • Give your event a custom color. • Add a background photo to your event. • Add notes to your event. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you have suggestions on how to improve Graduation Countdown - 2 Weeks, feel free to contact the App Support email.

About

Orbit

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Count down to what's coming. Orbit turns the moments you're waiting for into beautiful home-screen widgets. Pick a date, choose a look, and watch it tick. MAKE IT UNMISTAKABLY YOURS Every element moves. Drag the number, the days label, the title, the date and the live countdown anywhere on the widget, then set the font, size and colour of each one independently. Three widget types to start from: Minimal, Ring and Line. A LIVE COUNTDOWN, TO THE SECOND Show the days remaining, or a full countdown ticking down hours, minutes and seconds right there on your home screen, updating on its own. BACKGROUNDS AND ICONS Solid colours, custom gradients you mix yourself, or one of your own photos. Twenty-two event icons, from rings and cakes to rockets and palm trees, or use any emoji as your icon. START FROM A TEMPLATE A gallery of ready-made countdowns: holidays, birthdays, weddings, trips, launches - so you can have a widget on your screen in seconds. REPEATS AND REMINDERS Set a countdown to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly and it rolls forward on its own. Add reminders ahead of the day so nothing sneaks up on you. TWO WIDGET SIZES Small and medium, each fully arrangeable. SYNCS QUIETLY Turn on iCloud backup and your countdowns, reminder settings and widget photos follow you across devices signed in to the same Apple Account. Everything lives in your own private iCloud container. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING There's nothing to sign up for. Your countdowns live on your device, and Orbit collects nothing about you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap + and name what you're counting down to, then pick the date. 2. Customize it, choose a style and background, drag the number, title, date and live countdown wherever you want them, and set the font, size and colour of each. 3. Save, then go to your Home Screen. Touch and hold anywhere, tap the + in the corner, search for Orbit and add the widget in the size you want. 4. Touch and hold the placed widget, choose Edit Widget, and pick which countdown it shows. Want several on your Home Screen? Add the widget again for each one and point each at a different countdown; same steps, step 4 is where you choose. ORBIT PRO Free includes one widget with three fonts and six icons. Orbit Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns and widgets, all eleven fonts, all twenty-two icons, emoji icons, every style and background, your own photos, and the full template gallery. Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, each starting with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase that does not renew. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged within 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel in Settings, by tapping your name, then Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://ralexlab.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ralexlab.com/privacy

Screenshots

Graduation Countdown4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Graduation Countdown at every 8 days against Orbit's every 3 weeks. 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. Graduation Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Orbit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graduation Countdown ships an update every 8 days, Orbit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Graduation Countdown versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraduation CountdownOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHavard TrymanRalex Lab

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Graduation Countdown

Subscriptions3
  • Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Pro3 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Pro$8.991 Year
3 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orbit Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Graduation Countdown free?
Graduation Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Graduation Countdown or Orbit have ads?
Neither Graduation Countdown nor Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graduation Countdown or Orbit?
Graduation Countdown ships an update every 8 days, and Orbit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Graduation Countdown was updated on October 15, 2026 and Orbit on October 24, 2026.

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