Comparison

Easy KDS vs Lanely Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Easy KDS

Features
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Easy Kitchen Display System By BizAdvisor Get your kitchen running smoothly with Easy KDS! Easily track orders and cooking times. Enjoy faster service, fewer mistakes, and a calmer kitchen. Effortlessly manage cooking status and keep your restaurant order organized and finish on time. Quickly and easy to help staff provide consistent and personalized service. Stay in sync with real-time updates across all your devices and our integrated ecosystem.

About

Lanely Countdown

This app makes counting down to events engaging with customizable widgets and dynamic messages that change as the date approaches. Personalize every detail, from fonts and colors to unique design eras, and even share countdowns with friends and family. It intelligently creates countdowns from simple descriptions and works offline.

Highlights
  • Dynamic personality messages
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Smart Add for event creation
  • Multiple design eras and themes
  • Offline functionality
  • Live Activities support
  • Import from Calendar and Contacts
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Countdowns don't have to be boring. Lanely Countdown gives every event its own personality with messages that change as your date gets closer. Whether you're counting down to vacation, a birthday, a concert, a wedding, a holiday, or something you've been waiting months for, every countdown feels a little more alive each day. Build stunning Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, personalize every detail, and share countdowns with friends and family. FEATURES • Personality that changes every day Choose from Snarky, Sweet, Dry, Dramatic, Unhinged, or Nostalgic. Messages automatically evolve from months away to today and beyond — and they work completely offline. • Smart Add Describe what you're waiting for in your own words, like "Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's" or "my birthday is March 18 every year," and Lanely builds the countdowns for you. It understands holidays, relative dates, and repeating events, and asks a quick question rather than guessing. Runs entirely on your device. On iOS 27 you can start it with Siri by saying "Create a countdown in Lanely Countdown." • Beautiful widgets Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with ten layouts, photos, gradients, maps, custom fonts and colors, weather, and progress bars. Browse every design as a live preview of your own countdown before you pick one.On iOS 27, Up Next also comes in a full screen portrait size. • Designs with an era Commit to a look: split-flap Flip Clock, torn-page Calendar, a click-wheel Now Playing screen, or a hot-pink Nineties poster. • Make it yours Mix and match dozens of themes, gradients, fonts, appearances, and colors — or generate a custom background from your event with Image Playground, right on your device. • Count down to anything Perfect for vacations, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, concerts, sporting events, holidays, milestones, and releases. • Live Activities Keep important countdowns on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during the final hour. • Watch on Apple TV Bring your countdowns to the big screen. Browse current and past events, follow countdowns shared with you, and start Play All to cycle through them full screen, each in its own design. • Stay organized Search, filter, group, duplicate, and manage countdowns with recurring events and automatic birthday countdowns. • Share with others Collaborate on live countdowns via iCloud, or share beautiful countdown images on social media. • Import in seconds Create countdowns from Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, birthdays, or built-in holiday templates. • Never miss an event Receive reminders before your event and see weather forecasts as your date approaches. Whether you're counting down to tomorrow or next year, Lanely Countdown makes waiting a little more fun.

Screenshots

Easy KDS4 screens
Lanely Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Easy KDS at 13.0 against Lanely Countdown's 18.6. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy KDS ships an update fortnightly, Lanely Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Easy KDS versus Lanely Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy KDSLanely Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBizAdvisor Co.,LtdLanely Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Easy KDS

No in-app purchases

None

Lanely Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy KDS free?
Easy KDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lanely Countdown free?
Lanely Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy KDS or Lanely Countdown have ads?
Neither Easy KDS nor Lanely Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy KDS or Lanely Countdown?
Easy KDS ships an update fortnightly, and Lanely Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Easy KDS was updated on November 8, 2026 and Lanely Countdown on November 10, 2026.

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