Comparison

Countdown vs Again

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

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Count down to what matters. Remie is a clean event tracker that helps you see your upcoming events in one place, ensuring you never miss them. Create events, see exactly how many days remain, and place widgets on your Home and Lock Screen to easily check them at a glance. Set reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. Basic Features - Add events to track - See countdowns remaining at a glance - Organize with simple lists for upcoming and past events - Get optional reminders so you won’t forget - Place widgets on Home and Lock Screen Perfect for - Birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams - Project milestones and due dates - Bills, renewals, appointments, and more Pro Features - Unlimited events - Choose a countdown style (dots, glow, or hearts) - Live Activities & Dynamic Island - Premium Color Themes - Recurring events - Manual completion - iCloud sync & backup Terms of Use: https://ystk.app/remie/terms Privacy Policy: https://ystk.app/remie/privacy

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Again

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The recurring real-life stuff that quietly piles up β€” the haircut, the AC filter, the dentist, the vitamins. It doesn't fit your calendar (the date depends on when you last did it). It doesn't belong in a habit tracker (no streaks chasing you, no goal pressure). Again is the small, calm tracker built for those things. Tap done; the next reminder schedules itself. THREE MODES, ONE TAP β€’ Loops β€” recurring on your cadence, not on a fixed date. "Haircut every 5 weeks": tap done after the haircut, and the next one schedules five weeks from that moment. β€’ Dailies β€” daily things you want to check off. Vitamins, stretch, journal. Tap = "done today"; midnight resets. β€’ Tallies β€” counters with no schedule or goal. Meditation, push-ups, glasses of water. Tap = +1. No reminders, no targets. SLEEP β€” TIMED PAUSE AND SEASONAL WINDOWS Put a loop to sleep for 6 months and it wakes itself. Mark one as "pool season only β€” May through Sep" and it sleeps every winter and reappears every spring, forever, with no action from you. Timed sleep and seasonal windows compose: a loop can have both. Sleep works on Loops, Dailies, and Tallies. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Real recurrence is messy. "Dental every 6 months β€” every 2nd visit is whitening." "Groceries every week β€” every 4th is the bigger Costco run." Per-occurrence variants override the title, notes, or emoji on every Nth occurrence β€” the row shows what's coming next so you're never surprised. CALM, NOT GAMIFIED No badges, no streak-loss notifications, no XP, no celebrations. Daily streaks show as a tiny chip β€” informational, never motivational machinery. Tallies have no goals or reminders, on purpose. NO ACCOUNT, NO EMAIL, NO NAG Again works fully offline, with no login screen. Optional sync between devices is account-less: your phone generates a random ID, with no email and no password. Your task content is end-to-end encrypted, so the server stores only ciphertext it cannot read. Linking a second device is a one-time QR scan. FREE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY Everyday use β€” Loops, Dailies, Tallies, the home-screen widget, reminders, calendar sync, sleep, and JSON backup β€” works without paying anything. The optional cross-device sync is $9.99/year or local equivalent. No ads, no upsells, no unlock screens. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET Tap done from your home screen β€” no need to open the app. Each widget picks a mode in its configuration (Loops, Dailies, or Tallies), so you can place several side by side. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Local-first by default. End-to-end encrypted sync: everything leaves the device as a blob the server cannot read. Your devices hold the only key. JSON backup exports everything as a single readable file. NOT A CALENDAR. NOT A TODO APP. NOT A HABIT TRACKER. A focused tracker for personal repetition.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Again4 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown and Again are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Again sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Countdown versus Again: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownAgain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhei YasutakeLaszlo Zavori

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Remie Pro (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • Remie Pro (1 Year)$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remie Pro Lifetime$4.99
1 purchases

Again

Subscriptions1
  • Again Sync1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Again free?
Again is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or Again have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Again shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Again?
Countdown ships an update every 3 days, and Again every 3 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 25, 2026 and Again on October 25, 2026.

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