WhereMate vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhereMate
Record where you store items using voice, text, or photos. Quickly retrieve the location, associated notes, and images of anything you've saved. Organize items within boxes and print QR labels for easy scanning.
- Log items with voice, text, or photos
- Fast retrieval of item location and notes
- Organize items within boxes
- Printable QR labels for boxes
- Private, on-device storage
- Light and Dark mode support
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Put it away. Find it later. Just say where you put something — "the charger is in the kitchen junk drawer" — and WhereMate files the thing and the place. Months later, ask, and see the place, the photo and your note. • Say it, type it, or snap a photo. One sentence is enough. • Find anything fast: the place first, then the box, the photo and your note. • Every save shows what was saved, with Undo and one-tap fixes. • Places hold boxes, and boxes hold things. Know what's in every box. • Print a QR label for any box, or save it as a PDF. Scan the label with WhereMate to see inside. • Made for iPhone and iPad, in Light or Dark. Private by design Your library stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing is sent to us. Speech and photo recognition run on your device. On supported devices, Apple's on-device language model helps understand what you said; everywhere else WhereMate's own rules do the same job, on your device. Simple pricing Free for your first 5 things. One purchase unlocks unlimited things and every label design. No subscription. If you used WhereMate before version 6.0, unlimited things stay free for you. Great for passports and documents, rings and keepsakes, chargers and spare keys, seasonal bins, storage units and moving boxes.
Countdown
Visually track upcoming events with a unique battery-style progress indicator. Offers customizable widgets, smart reminders, and instant calendar import. Designed for privacy and offline use, it helps you stay motivated by seeing time fill up towards your goals.
- Battery-style progress visualization
- Multiple home screen widget styles
- Lock screen widget support
- Customizable smart reminders
- Instant calendar event import
- Private and offline functionality
- Color and icon customization
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Time Fill is a simple countdown that helps you see time at a glance, trips, birthdays, deadlines, anything. Lock screen widget, repeat reminders, color themes, and intuitive filters. Private by design. BATTERY-STYLE PROGRESS Watch time fill visually as you get closer to your goal. The unique battery-fill design makes tracking progress intuitive and satisfying, like watching your phone charge, but for life's important moments. YEAR & MONTH OVERVIEW Toggle between yearly and monthly views to see exactly how much time has passed. Perfect for understanding progress at a glance, whether it's a 30-day challenge or a year-long journey. 6 WIDGET STYLES Choose from six distinct widget designs for your home screen: • Minimal — clean, focused countdown • Modular — detailed with progress bar • Dot Ring — circular dot-based countdown in small, medium, and large • Year Progress — see your year unfold day by day • Month Progress — track the current month at a glance • Lock Screen — always visible on your lock screen Widgets automatically show your next upcoming event. No configuration needed. SMART REMINDERS Get notified when it matters most: • Custom notification times you control • 1 month before milestone • 1 week before reminder • 1 day before alert • Morning of the big day Set your preferred notification times, whether you're a morning person or night owl. INSTANT CALENDAR IMPORT Already tracking events in your calendar? Import them instantly with a single tap. No retyping, no hassle. BEAUTIFUL & INTUITIVE • Clean, modern design that feels native to iOS • Smooth animations that bring your countdowns to life • Choose from dozens of icons and colors • Sort by date, name, or progress • Timeline view for visual journey mapping 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE Your data never leaves your device. No cloud sync, no tracking, no servers, no data collection. Time Fill respects your privacy completely. Perfect for tracking: • Vacations and travel plans • Birthdays and anniversaries • Wedding dates • Graduation ceremonies • Project deadlines • Fitness goals and challenges • Book releases and movie premieres • Retirement countdowns • Baby due dates • Life milestones WHY TIME FILL? Most countdown apps show time draining away. TimeFill flips the script, watch time fill up toward your goal. It's a more positive, motivating way to track the moments that matter. The battery metaphor makes progress tangible. At a glance, you know exactly where you stand. 25% full? Just getting started. 75% full? Almost there! It transforms abstract time into something you can see and feel. BUILT WITH CARE TimeFill is crafted by an indie developer who believes great apps should respect your privacy, work offline, and never cost you more than once. No business model based on your data. No pressure to upgrade. Just a beautiful tool that does one thing exceptionally well. GET STARTED IN SECONDS 1. Add your first countdown 2. Pick an icon and color 3. Watch time start filling That's it. No account required, no tutorials needed, no complexity. Download Time Fill and make time beautiful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 5.0 against WhereMate's 4.2. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 5). WhereMate's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. WhereMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
WhereMate ships an update weekly, Countdown monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | WhereMate | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HS Technologies, LLC | Oluwadunsin Agbolabori |
Customer experience
WhereMate
Countdown
In-app purchases
WhereMate
- Unlock WhereMate$9.99
Countdown
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Big Tip$4.99
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- Huge Tip$9.99
- Massive Tip$19.99
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