Pheel vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pheel
This app offers a unique circular planner view to visualize your day's timeline and tasks. It includes smart, customizable reminders and the ability to set up recurring routines to build habits. Start your day organized with optional morning alerts.
- Circular planner view
- Task list integration
- Smart, customizable reminders
- Recurring routine setup
- Morning planner alerts
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Pheel is a refined daily planner designed to help you visualize and manage your schedule with ease. With its unique circular planner view on the home screen, you can see your day’s timeline and task list at a glance. Key features: Circular Planner & Task List: View your schedule in an intuitive circular layout alongside a clear task list. Smart Reminders: Receive notifications before tasks start — fully customizable in settings. Recurring Routines: Add repeating tasks for specific days of the week to build consistent habits. Customizable Settings: Adjust notifications, reminders, and planner alerts to match your lifestyle. Morning Planner Alerts: Start your day prepared with optional daily morning reminders. With Pheel, you’ll never lose track of what matters. Stay organized, stay productive, and make time management effortless.
Countdown
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How many days until the trip? Until the exam? Since you first met? Let Countdown keep track of the days. The day grid fills in one square at a time. COUNT DOWN OR COUNT UP Count down to a date (D-) or count up from one (D+). Give each event a title, an emoji, a color and its own start and end date. A SQUARE FOR EVERY DAY Every day of the period is a small cell that fills in as the days go by, with a progress bar alongside. How far you've come shows at a glance. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN • Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large • D-Day number style or day grid style • Lock Screen widgets: circular, rectangular and inline SEE YOUR WIDGET AS YOU MAKE IT While you create or edit an event, a live widget preview follows every change to color, emoji and display options. DARK OR LIGHT Pick a dark or light theme. Countdown's icon switches along with it. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Events sync through your own iCloud. If you like, Countdown can send you a reminder at 9:00 AM on the day itself. FREE AND PREMIUM Countdown is free for one event, with ads. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase: • Unlimited events • No ads • A widget for every event Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel them in your App Store account settings. YOUR DATA Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. Countdown uses anonymous analytics and crash reports (Firebase), and the free version shows ads from Google AdMob. Available in 15 languages. Terms of Use: https://offstudio-eight.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://offstudio-eight.vercel.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against Pheel's $2.99. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Pheel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Countdown is free to download; Pheel costs $2.99 up front. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pheel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pheel ships an update monthly, Countdown every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pheel | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seungmin Park | OFFSTUDIO |
In-app purchases
Pheel
No in-app purchases
Countdown
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$1.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$2.99









