Comparison

Countdown Widget vs The Couples App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

The Couples App

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Couples is a private world for exactly two people — you and your partner. No accounts, no feeds, no strangers. You connect your two phones directly to each other, and everything you share lives only on those phones — never on a server. Every message, photo, call and plan is end-to-end encrypted. TALK • Chat with photos, voice notes, stickers and reactions • Voice and video calls, phone to phone • Optional on-device call transcripts — nothing leaves your phones PLAN • A shared calendar for the two of you • Tasks and grocery lists that sync instantly • Important dates with reminders, so nothing is forgotten • Shared finances: spending, budgets and settling up PLAY • Chess, checkers, Connect Four, Battleship and a couples quiz • Weekly quests and rewards to keep the streak alive • Date night ideas with real places near you GROW • A relationship check-up you take together • Love languages, week in moments, and your shared story timeline • A vision board for everything you're building • A private, PIN-locked journal that never leaves your phone PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Couples has no user database because there is nothing to put in one. Your phones talk to each other directly, encrypted with the same published, standards-based cryptography used by the most trusted messengers. Our full protocol is public: thecouples.app/protocol Couples is free to use. Couples Plus, one subscription that covers both partners, unlocks the full relationship toolkit — premium games, stickers, translation, transcripts, the journal and more. Made for two. Just the two of you. Privacy Policy: https://thecouples.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://thecouples.app/terms

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
The Couples App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Couples App at weekly against Countdown Widget's every 2 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. Countdown Widget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and The Couples App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, The Couples App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Countdown Widget versus The Couples App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetThe Couples App
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB186 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShannon ChamberlainChristopher Ganesh

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

The Couples App

Subscriptions2
  • The Couples App Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • The Couples App Annual Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Couples App free?
The Couples App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Widget or The Couples App have ads?
Neither Countdown Widget nor The Couples App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or The Couples App?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Couples App weekly. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Couples App on October 25, 2026.

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