Countdown widget vs count.live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown widget
This app places live countdowns directly on your Home Screen with customizable widgets. It offers playful time analogies and smart event editing to make waiting for upcoming events more engaging.
- Live countdown widgets
- Over 50 fun analogies
- Customizable widget design
- Smart event editor
- Push notifications
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Keep your countdowns front and center — right on your Home Screen. Cntdwn lets you track your upcoming events with beautiful, minimal widgets and playful time analogies that make waiting... way more fun. What makes Cntdwn special? • Live countdown widgets – always up-to-date on your Home Screen • Over 50 fun analogies – refreshed multiple times a day • Customizable design – add a picture or keep it clean and minimal • Smart event editor – with real-time widget preview • Push notifications – get notified when the moment is near • VoiceOver ready – full accessibility support Whether you're counting down to a trip, a birthday, for retirement, or a big moment — Cntdwn keeps the wait exciting. Privacy policy : https://cntdwn.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of use : https://cntdwn.web.app/terms-of-use
count.live
Create and share visually appealing countdown timers for any event, from personal milestones to major celebrations. Save unlimited timers, receive notifications, and customize their appearance with various themes and fonts. The app offers a seamless experience with its web counterpart.
- Create unlimited countdown timers
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable themes, fonts, and colors
- Notifications for zero countdown
- Recurring countdown options
- Shareable countdown links
- Confetti/fireworks celebration
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The Ultimate Countdown App for Every Milestone Create beautiful countdown timers for any date and share them instantly with a single link. Whether you are counting down to a wedding, a dream vacation, or a major product launch, count.live makes tracking your most anticipated moments effortless. Build your custom countdown timer in seconds, personalize the design, and share it with friends, family, or your community anywhere in the world. View in app as full screen live countdown or use a widget to display the countdown on your homepage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: count.live at every 9 days against Countdown widget's monthly. count.live also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Countdown widget against 5.0 for count.live. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Countdown widget ships an update monthly, count.live every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown widget | count.live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrien Cens | Can Koecher |
Customer experience
Countdown widget
count.live
In-app purchases
Countdown widget
No in-app purchases
count.live
No in-app purchases
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