Comparison

Photo Countdown Widget vs Simply Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Photo Countdown Widget

Create unlimited, personalized countdown widgets for your most anticipated moments. Beautifully track events with custom photo backgrounds directly on your Home Screen. Enjoy all features for free with a clean, simple design.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Custom photo backgrounds
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Clean and simple design
  • Free to use
  • Event arrival messages
Features
Read full description

Every widget free — Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. No ads, no account, nothing locked. Your photo, your countdown: count down to a wedding, a trip or a baby, or count the days since you quit, started a streak or saw your last concert. New widgets show your next event on their own and move on when its day has passed. They flip from "days until" to "days since" automatically. Your events and photos never leave your phone. Nothing to sync, nothing to lose in a sync. COUNTDOWN & COUNT SINCE • Count down the days to any future event • Count up from any date — perfect for sobriety, streaks and milestones • Show days, or weeks, months or years ("12 weeks, 3 days") • Switches automatically when the date passes, or lock it to always count down or always count since EVERY WIDGET, FREE • Small, medium, large and extra-large Home Screen widgets • Up Next: your next few events in one widget • Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular and inline • Your photo as the background — add up to 10 and the widget rotates through them • Color themes for events without a photo, including Birthday, Wedding, Trip and Holiday • Tap a widget to open its event MAKE IT YOURS • 10 ready-made looks, previewed live with your own photo • Frame your photo: drag and pinch until it fits every widget size • 8 fonts, any text color, 6 text positions and a readability slider • Photos stay visible on a Tinted or Clear Home Screen • Widgets follow the event's style, or pick a font and color for one widget alone REMINDERS & REPEATS • Repeat every year, month or week, or every few days, weeks, months or years — birthdays and anniversaries roll over on their own • Reminders on the day, or 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month before, at the time you pick • Share any countdown as a square photo card SIMPLE & PRIVATE • Add an event in seconds — pick an occasion, a date and a photo • No account, no signup, no ads, no subscription • Your events stay on your device • In English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish Perfect for: • Vacations, birthdays, weddings, holidays • Sobriety tracking & addiction recovery • Fitness goals & streaks • Anniversaries & milestones • Baby due dates & retirement countdowns Free to use. If Photo Countdown earns a place on your Home Screen, the Support screen lets you leave an optional tip or a rating — that's what keeps it free. Nothing is ever locked.

About

Simply Countdown

Features
Read full description

Author's Note: I created this app cause i was sick of all the pay to play subscription apps when all i wanted was a simple app that did a countdown. No sign in, No tracking, No ads. Everything is stored on your device. Simply Countdown is the beautiful, no-fuss countdown app that keeps your most important dates front and center. Whether you're counting down to a holiday, a birthday, a wedding, or the end of the school year — Simply Countdown shows you exactly how long you have left, updated live every single second. LIVE COUNTDOWNS See months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds ticking down in real time. Never wonder "how long until...?" again. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add a small, medium, or large widget to your home screen and see your countdowns at a glance — no need to open the app. Small and medium widgets keep your next event always visible. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET Keep your most important countdown right on your lock screen, always in sight. EASY TO SET UP Creating a countdown takes seconds. Pick your event name, choose a date and time, and select a fun emoji to represent it. That's it. MULTIPLE EVENTS Track as many countdowns as you like. Reorder them by priority, edit them anytime, or delete them with a swipe. Simply Countdown is designed to be beautiful, fast, and simple. No subscriptions. No clutter. Just your countdown.

Screenshots

Photo Countdown Widget4 screens
Simply Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simply Countdown at every 3 days against Photo Countdown Widget's every 9 days. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Countdown Widget ships an update every 9 days, Simply Countdown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Photo Countdown Widget versus Simply Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Countdown WidgetSimply Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShahriar AhmedLuke Bilston

In-app purchases

None

Photo Countdown Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Simply Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Countdown Widget free?
Photo Countdown Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simply Countdown free?
Simply Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Countdown Widget or Simply Countdown have ads?
Neither Photo Countdown Widget nor Simply Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Countdown Widget or Simply Countdown?
Photo Countdown Widget ships an update every 9 days, and Simply Countdown every 3 days. Most recently, Photo Countdown Widget was updated on October 15, 2026 and Simply Countdown on October 10, 2026.

Other comparisons