Comparison

Passmaker vs Calendar Countdown Timers

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

Head to head
About

Passmaker

Digitize loyalty cards, event tickets, and other important documents into Apple Wallet passes. Easily create custom passes with barcodes, logos, and personalized designs. Your passes can even appear automatically on your lock screen when needed.

Highlights
  • Digitize loyalty cards and PDFs
  • Create custom passes with styles
  • Scan and import barcodes
  • Design passes with custom colors and images
  • Automatic lock screen display
  • Organize information with multiple fields
Features
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Requires iOS 27: Poster Generic passes, featured actions, SF Symbol logos, and the Code 39, Codabar, EAN-13, and ITF barcode formats. Everything else works on iOS 26 and later. Turn anything into an Apple Wallet pass. That loyalty card taking up space in your physical wallet? Digitize it. A membership that only exists as a paper card or PDF? Put it in Wallet. Event tickets, discount codes, personal IDs, travel documents, or anything else you want quick access to? Passmaker handles it all. Creating a pass takes just a few minutes. Pick a style that fits your needs, whether that's a generic pass for everyday cards, a store card for loyalty programs, a coupon for discounts, an event ticket, a boarding pass for travel, or a poster generic pass that puts your own artwork across the whole pass. Add your information, customize the colors and images to match your taste, and tap to add it directly to Apple Wallet. No account needed and no subscription required. Got a barcode you need to keep handy? Scan it with your camera or import it from a photo, and Passmaker builds a pass around it automatically. The app recognizes QR codes, Aztec codes, Code 128, and PDF417, plus Code 39, Codabar, EAN-13, and ITF on iOS 27, so most cards and tickets you encounter will work. Need something more custom? Create your own barcode from scratch by entering the data yourself. Design your passes to look exactly how you want. Choose your own colors for the background, text, and labels. Add a logo image, or pick an SF Symbol instead. Include a strip image that spans across the pass, a thumbnail that sits alongside your information, or artwork that fills a poster pass edge to edge. Every pass you create can have its own unique look. Give your pass something to do. Featured actions add up to two buttons underneath it in Wallet: directions to the venue, a call to the shop, a link to your membership benefits, or wherever else you need to go next. They sit right there whenever the pass is open. Your passes can even appear on your lock screen automatically when you need them. Heading to the gym? Set your gym's location, and your membership pass appears as you arrive. Got concert tickets? Add the date and time, and they show up right before the event starts. It works just like passes from major companies, because it uses the exact same technology. Organize your information across multiple fields. Put the essentials front and center, add supporting details below, and include extra information on the back of the pass for when you need it. Poster passes go further with a footer field and an additional info section that holds longer details just beneath the pass. You control what goes where and how it all looks. Passmaker gives you the power to create real Apple Wallet passes, the same format used by airlines, retailers, and event organizers, without any of the complexity. No developer account, no technical knowledge, no jumping through hoops. Just a simple app that does exactly what you need.

About

Calendar Countdown Timers

Visualize your upcoming events with real-time, second-by-second countdowns. This app syncs with your Apple Calendars, offering color-coded alerts as deadlines approach. It prioritizes your privacy by keeping all data on your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time second-by-second countdowns
  • Color-coded event proximity alerts
  • Seamless integration with Apple Calendars
  • Unified view of multiple calendars
  • Customizable calendar display
  • Privacy-first data handling
Features
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Live Countdown Timers See exactly how much time is left until your next meeting, appointment, or event with real-time updates every second. Color-coded timers change from blue to orange to red as events approach. All Your Calendars Works seamlessly with all your Apple Calendar accounts - personal, work, family, and more. View events from multiple calendars in one unified interface. Smart Event Management Swipe to hide events you don't want to see Customizable Settings Choose which calendars to display Toggle between showing all calendars or selected ones Privacy-first approach - your data stays on your device Perfect For: Busy professionals tracking meetings and deadlines Students managing class schedules and exam dates Anyone who wants to stay on top of their calendar People who love countdown timers and visual time management Privacy & Security: Your calendar data never leaves your device. We only read your events to display countdown timers - no data is collected, stored, or transmitted to external servers. Privacy Policy: https://appstea.com/legal/privacy-policy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Passmaker4 screens
Calendar Countdown Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calendar Countdown Timers at Free against Passmaker's $4.99. Calendar Countdown Timers also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Passmaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Calendar Countdown Timers is free to download; Passmaker costs $4.99 up front. Calendar Countdown Timers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Passmaker 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 Passmaker against 5.0 for Calendar Countdown Timers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Passmaker ships an update monthly, Calendar Countdown Timers every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Passmaker versus Calendar Countdown Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassmakerCalendar Countdown Timers
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB58 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSolo Dev Software LLCEgor Kunovsky

Customer experience

Passmaker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Calendar Countdown Timers

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Passmaker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Calendar Countdown Timers

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Passmaker free?
Passmaker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendar Countdown Timers free?
Calendar Countdown Timers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Passmaker or Calendar Countdown Timers?
Passmaker and Calendar Countdown Timers are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Passmaker or Calendar Countdown Timers have ads?
Neither Passmaker nor Calendar Countdown Timers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Passmaker or Calendar Countdown Timers?
Passmaker ships an update monthly, and Calendar Countdown Timers every 2 weeks. Most recently, Passmaker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Calendar Countdown Timers on October 24, 2026.

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