Comparison

Countdown Pro + vs Countdown

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

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About

Countdown Pro +

Features
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Countdown Pro – Your Ultimate Event Countdown Tracker Never miss an important day again. Countdown Pro is the beautifully designed, ad-free app that keeps your most meaningful events front and center. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, launches, personal milestones β€” all counted down in style. Features for all users (Basic Tier – One-Time Purchase, Lifetime Access) β€’ Unlimited Countdowns. Create as many countdowns as you want. Custom titles, optional emojis, all-day events, specific times, flexible repeat options, and reminder notifications ensure you're always ready. β€’ iCloud Sync Across Devices. Keep your countdowns synchronised between iPhone and iPad automatically. β€’ Easily switch between Future and Past views to keep track of upcoming events and remember the ones that have passed. β€’ Individual Calendar Timeline View. Pick any countdown and see exactly where it lands on an interactive calendar timeline. Perfect for visualizing your plans at a glance. β€’ Theme Personalization. Choose Light, Dark, or Grey modes, or design your own with precise custom color picking to match your style. β€’ Clean, Modern Design. An intuitive interface with thoughtful details like smart title shortening and emoji support for extra clarity. β€’ Ad-Free Forever. Enjoy a completely distraction-free experience with absolutely no ads ever. β€’ All data stays on device, nothing is collected. Plus Upgrade (Small One-Time upgrade payment, Lifetime Unlock, no subscriptions) Take your countdowns to the next level with the optional Plus upgrade. β€’ Home Screen Widgets. Add your countdowns directly to your Home Screen with beautifully designed, resizable widgets in Small, Medium, and Large sizes that can fit multiple countdowns with customisable colour. Your most important events, always at a glance. β€’ Smart title shortening for clean displays for widgets. β€’ Calendar Import. Seamlessly bring events from your device’s calendar into Countdown Pro. Skip manual entry for birthdays, holidays, and meetings. Simply click the event and its added to your countdown. β€’ All Future Plus Features will be Included. Buy once and enjoy all upcoming Plus-only features for life. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Why Choose Countdown Pro? Pay Once. Own Forever. Simple, transparent pricing. One-time purchases with lifetime access. β€’ Premium Design. Clean, modern, and highly customizable to suit your taste. β€’ Widget-Ready with Plus upgrade. Unlock advanced Home Screen integration for ultimate convenience. β€’ Privacy First. Your events stay securely on your device. No tracking. No data collecting. Ever. β€’ Thoughtful Details. Smart title shortening for clean displays for widgets. Emoji support. Advanced color picking. β€’ Download Countdown Pro today and make sure every important moment gets the countdown it deserves.

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Countdown

Features
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Count down the days to every big moment: birthdays, trips, weddings, holidays, exams and due dates. Countdown shows each event live, down to the second, and puts it on your home screen with a widget. Live countdowns Days, hours, minutes and seconds, ticking live. Switch any event between days, weeks and hours with a tap. Home-screen widgets Put any countdown on your home screen: one event per widget, small, medium or large, in three styles. Each widget works out the days by itself. On iPhone, widgets need iOS 17 or later; there are Lock Screen widgets too. Days since Count up from a date to follow anniversaries, streaks and milestones in days, weeks or hours. Reached milestones are ticked off. Your own style Choose a colour gradient, a photo from the background packs or one of your own photos. Each countdown gets its category and its occasion art. Reminders Get a reminder 30, 7, 3 or 1 day before, on the day itself and at milestones. Yearly events roll over to next year on their own. Three views Cards, a compact list or a timeline of what is coming. Favourites, 16 categories, search and sorting keep everything tidy. Share the countdown Make a share card as a story, a square or a card. Send it to friends or save the image. Holidays Add the public holidays of the next 12 months for the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Indonesia or India in one go. Full screen Show one big live countdown in full screen, or let the slideshow go through all your events. Countdown Pro Countdown Pro unlocks every background pack, every widget style and the slideshow. Private No account. Your countdowns stay on your phone, and a backup file keeps them safe, photos included. Also included β€’ Dark mode β€’ Phone and tablet layouts β€’ 18 languages, chosen in Settings

Screenshots

Countdown Pro +4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 2 weeks against Countdown Pro +'s every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Pro + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Pro + ships an update every 3 months, Countdown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Countdown Pro + versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Pro +Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason HewittGunawan Santoso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Pro +

One-time1
  • Upgrade to plus$0.99
1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Countdown Pro + free?
Countdown Pro + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Pro + or Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown Pro + nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Pro + or Countdown?
Countdown Pro + ships an update every 3 months, and Countdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Pro + was updated on November 8, 2026 and Countdown on November 13, 2026.

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