Comparison

Exam Countdowns vs AnkiWatch

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

Head to head
About

Exam Countdowns

This app helps students prepare for exams and deadlines with live countdowns, a focus timer, and progress tracking. Organize subjects, compete with friends on study time, and receive timely reminders to ensure you never miss an important date. It's designed to motivate you to start revising and manage your academic workload effectively.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns to exams and deadlines
  • Focus timer with tasks and alarms
  • Organize exams by subject
  • Friend leaderboards for focus time
  • Mark tracking and progress statistics
  • Customizable exam reminders
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
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ExamCountdowns makes your exams impossible to ignore - and helps you actually do the work. Add every exam, test and deadline, and watch the countdown push you to start revising. Study in proper sessions with a built-in focus timer, organise everything by subject, track your marks, and compete with friends on focus time. Timely reminders mean you’ll never miss the day. Built for GCSE, A level, IB, mocks and university finals. Designed and built by a student. No ads, ever. FEATURES Live countdowns in days, hours, minutes and seconds Focus timer with tasks - and a real alarm when your session ends Organise exams by subject Friends and a weekly focus-time leaderboard Share your exam timetable with friends Track your marks and see your progress Stats, streaks and personal records Customisable reminders so you never miss an exam Widgets and Live Activities Syncs with examcountdowns.com on desktop Beautiful light and dark modes PLUS Free to start. Plus unlocks unlimited exams and subjects, mark tracking, and full stats. Try it free for 7 days, then £9.99/year. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms: examcountdowns.com/terms Privacy: examcountdowns.com/privacy Questions or ideas? Email me at support@examcountdowns.com

About

AnkiWatch

Features
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AnkiWatch is an independent Apple Watch remote for Anki Desktop, with an iPhone setup companion. Read your cards on your computer, then reveal answers and choose Again, Hard, Good or Easy from your wrist. SET UP ON IPHONE Install the AnkiWatch desktop add-on, enter your computer address and pairing code in the iPhone app, then send the connection details to your paired Apple Watch. Keep your devices on the same trusted Wi-Fi network. REVIEW FROM YOUR WATCH Choose Buttons, Focus, Double Tap on supported watches, or motion gestures. Undo, bury and suspend controls are available when supported by the current desktop review state. AnkiWatch also keeps session answer counts and time locally on your Watch. YOUR CARDS STAY ON YOUR COMPUTER AnkiWatch controls Anki Desktop; it does not store or display flashcards on Apple Watch and does not replace AnkiMobile. Anki Desktop must remain open with a review session active. The desktop add-on is required and is available at ankiwatch.com. LOCAL BY DESIGN No AnkiWatch account, ads or analytics. Pairing settings and session statistics stay on your devices. The desktop add-on uses local HTTP, so use a trusted network. Setup and support: https://ankiwatch.com/support.html Privacy: https://ankiwatch.com/privacy.html Terms: https://ankiwatch.com/terms.html AnkiWatch is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anki or Apple.

Screenshots

Exam Countdowns4 screens
AnkiWatch1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Exam Countdowns at Free against AnkiWatch's $4.99. AnkiWatch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Exam Countdowns is free to download; AnkiWatch costs $4.99 up front. Exam Countdowns sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. AnkiWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exam Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, AnkiWatch monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Exam Countdowns versus AnkiWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam CountdownsAnkiWatch
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJagjit SinghViraj Rao

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Exam Countdowns

Subscriptions1
  • ExamCountdowns Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

AnkiWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exam Countdowns free?
Exam Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnkiWatch free?
AnkiWatch costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Exam Countdowns or AnkiWatch have ads?
Neither Exam Countdowns nor AnkiWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exam Countdowns or AnkiWatch?
Exam Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, and AnkiWatch monthly. Most recently, Exam Countdowns was updated on October 30, 2026 and AnkiWatch on October 28, 2026.

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