Comparison

Countdown Widget vs Speech to Text

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 create and track important dates like birthdays and deadlines. Organize events in a timeline with filters for upcoming, past, and all items. Personalize events with icons and receive optional reminders.

Highlights
  • Create and edit countdown events
  • Personalize events with icons
  • Optional local reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable widget styles and colors
  • Upcoming, Past, and All filters
Features
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Countdown helps you stay focused on the dates that matter most. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, deadlines, and milestones in seconds, then track everything in one clean timeline. Use Upcoming, Past, and All filters to quickly see what is next, what is done, and what still needs your attention. KEY FEATURES • Create and edit countdown events quickly • Set a date with optional time for precise countdowns • Personalize events with built-in icons • Turn on optional local reminders at event time • See event progress at a glance with clear indicators • Add Home Screen widgets in small and medium sizes • Choose active widget styles: Minimal and Days • Customize widget colors with solid backgrounds and light or dark text • Use a “Next Event” widget or pin a specific event Whether you are planning ahead or counting down to something exciting, Countdown keeps your important moments front and center. For in-app purchases and subscriptions, see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Speech to Text

Features
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FairFlow turns spoken thoughts into beautiful clean, organized AI notes without subscription. Capture a brain dump, lecture, meeting, idea, or quick dictation the moment it happens. FairFlow records, transcribes, summarizes, finds action items, and makes everything searchable. Perfect for founders, students, creators, and anyone who thinks better out loud. Key features: • Voice-to-text notes for thoughts, lectures, meetings, and dictation • AI summaries, categories, and action items • Ask AI across your past notes • Action Button support for fast capture • Paste your dictation right into any app on your iPhone • Replay audio, copy or share transcripts • 15 free starter minutes • Buy more minutes only when needed • No subscription, no auto-renewal — minutes never expire Works on iPhone&Mac with Apple Shortcut

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
Speech to Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speech to Text at none against Countdown Widget's shown. Speech to Text also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Speech to Text sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 4 weeks, Speech to Text every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Widget versus Speech to Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetSpeech to Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig OsborneAleksandr Gerasimov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
3 purchases

Speech to Text

One-time3
  • 60 minutes of dictation$2.99
  • 200 minutes of dictation$4.99
  • 600 minutes of dictation$17.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speech to Text free?
Speech to Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Widget or Speech to Text have ads?
Countdown Widget shows ads; Speech to Text does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or Speech to Text?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 4 weeks, and Speech to Text every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 26, 2026 and Speech to Text on October 25, 2026.

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