Comparison

Countdown vs Pinned

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Pinned

Features
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Keep forgetting to stop your parking app? We’ve got you covered with a handy reminder pinned right to your lock screen - because let's face it, we're all constantly checking the time or looking at notifications anyway! Disclaimer: For personal use only. We are not responsible for any parking tickets, overcharges, or missed reminders or location accuracy. Use at your own risk.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Pinned3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against Pinned's $1.19. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Countdown is free to download; Pinned costs $1.19 up front. Countdown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Pinned sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Countdown versus Pinned: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownPinned
PriceFree — better$1.19
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOluwadunsin AgbolaboriGal Itach

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Big Tip$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Huge Tip$9.99
  • Massive Tip$19.99
1 purchases

Pinned

One-time1
  • Tip Jar$0.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinned free?
Pinned costs $1.19, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Pinned have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Pinned shows ads.

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