Notebook vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notebook
Create, organize, and manage text notes with a rich editor and powerful search. Capture ideas, scan documents, and attach files. Features include AI content generation and Face ID protected content.
- Rich text editing
- Folder organization
- Customizable tags
- Powerful search
- Document scanning (OCR)
- AI chatbot for content generation
- Face ID protected content
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Our app is your all-in-one solution for creating, organizing, and managing text notes with ease. Effortlessly create and edit notes, organize them into folders, and sort everything using customizable tags. Favorite your most-used folders for instant access right from the main screen. Find any note quickly with powerful search by title or content. Capture ideas on the go or scan documents using built-in OCR technology. Edit your notes with a rich text editor supporting bold, italics, headings, lists, and quotes. Easily move, delete, or create new text blocks for flexible note structuring. Attach images, links, files, and scanned text directly into your notes. Enjoy privacy features like hidden content protected by Face ID.Our app also features an integrated AI chatbot to help generate content based on your notes. Access to all features requires a subscription, which you can cancel anytime via your device's subscription settings. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases. 1 week, Weekly: $4.99 1 month, Monthly: $12.99 1 year, Yearly: $39.99 Lifetime: $59.99 Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nvT5fRS7fD0jBpBiiDUw7_AAUvIinyR3Gd3h54Wb2w/edit?tab=t.0 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Countdown Widget
Easily track important dates with customizable countdown widgets for your home and lock screens. Organize events into categories and personalize your countdowns with various backgrounds, fonts, and styles. Upgrade for unlimited events and advanced customization options.
- Customizable countdown widgets
- Event categorization and organization
- Personalized backgrounds (gradients, images, GIFs)
- Multiple font and text style options
- Two widget sizes
- Preview export feature
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Our application is an adaptable countdown widget application that enables users to monitor significant dates directly on their Home or Lock Screen. It allows for the creation and organization of events into various categories, with user-friendly options for adding, editing, and searching categories efficiently. Crafting your countdown is a straightforward process completed in four simple steps: first, set the event title and assign it to a category; second, select the specific date and time along with the preferred counter type; third, personalize the background by choosing from animated gradients, images, colors, or GIFs; and finally, customize the displayed text using different fonts, colors, and styles. You can showcase your events in two different widget sizes and view detailed design previews, with options to export your configurations. The free version supports up to three events, offers a single style choice, basic background options, and one font. To access unlimited widgets, all available styles, animated backgrounds, a comprehensive font library, and preview export features for sharing, users can upgrade to the Pro version. Our application delivers stylish, personalized countdowns on your device with extensive customization options and simple management features. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases: 1 week; Weekly - $4.99 1 month; Monthly - $12.99 1 year; Yearly - $39.99 Lifetime - $59.99 Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1p-Zuw54PqgmBi7H9yHx7f0bX8JvyHoKCbQ7HLh5jQ/edit?tab=t.0 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notebook at 4.1 against Countdown Widget's 1.0. Notebook also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 2). Countdown Widget's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Notebook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Countdown Widget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notebook | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Martin | Shannon Chamberlain |
Customer experience
Notebook
Countdown Widget
In-app purchases
Notebook
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
Countdown Widget
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
