Comparison

Countdown vs Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Create visually appealing event trackers for your important dates, from weddings to birthdays. Add these customizable widgets to your Home and Lock Screens for instant visibility. Receive timely alerts and track progress with unique counting modes.

Highlights
  • Customizable event styles
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Precise event alerts
  • Count 'days since' milestones
  • Smart repeats for recurring events
  • Custom icons and photos
Features
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Your next big moment—always in view. Create beautiful event trackers with customizable styles, add them to the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and watch the days melt away. What you can do: - Plan life events: wedding, birthday, anniversary, vacation, Christmas, retirement, D-Day at work, and more. - Choose a look that fits: minimal, bold, pastel, photo-based, or progress rings. - Place glanceable modules on the Home Screen and Lock Screen for instant access. - Get precise alerts before an event starts (hours, days, or weeks ahead). - Count “days since” past milestones to celebrate streaks and wins. - Privacy by design: your data stays on your devices. Power features: - Smart repeats for birthdays and anniversaries. - Custom icons, emojis, and photos per event. - Color themes and gradients, including dark mode tuned palettes. - Flexible units: days, weeks, or a compact “D-X” style. - “Count up” mode for tracking time since key moments. Perfect for: Birthday reminder, anniversary tracker, day counter, vacation planning, cruise prep, workday milestones, study goals, fitness streaks, holiday planning, and “days since” motivation. Why people stick with it Fast setup, tasteful styles, clean layout, and modules that look great on both the Home Screen and Lock Screen—so your next milestone stays top of mind.

About

Countdowns

Easily track important upcoming events like birthdays, trips, and deadlines. This app offers a clean interface with no ads or subscriptions, allowing you to focus on what matters. Set reminders and view events directly from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Track any event or date
  • Support for recurring events
  • Customizable reminders
  • Event archiving
  • Home screen widgets
  • Clutter-free interface
Features
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Track the moments that matter — birthdays, trips, concerts, deadlines, anniversaries, and everything in between. No clutter. No noise. Just your events, beautifully laid out with the time remaining until each one arrives. Features Any event, any date — track whatever's meaningful to you Recurring events — birthdays and anniversaries automatically reset Reminders — get notified as your events approach Archive — completed events move out of the way, not out of memory Widgets — glance at your upcoming events right from your home screen Most countdown apps are free until they aren't — locked behind subscriptions, interrupted by ads, or limited to a handful of events. Countdowns is different. Everything is included, for everyone, for free. No ads. No subscriptions. No limits. Just countdowns.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown and Countdowns are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown against 5.0 for Countdowns. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Countdown versus Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAleksei KamenevJOSEPH ALLEN VELEZ

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdowns

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Countdowns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Countdowns?
Countdown and Countdowns are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown or Countdowns have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Countdowns shows ads.

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