Comparison

Race Countdown vs QuietNap

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

Head to head
About

Race Countdown

Features
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Race Countdown is your race planning and motivation companion for iPhone. Track upcoming races, stay focused with daily countdowns, build pacing plans, and prepare race-day essentials in one clean app. Key features: - Race countdown dashboard with filters by type and status - Pace Calculator with even split, negative split, and custom strategies - Export split plans to CSV for coaches or training partners - Customizable race-day checklists for marathon and trail - Apple Health insights for weekly mileage and personal bests - History archive for long-term race tracking - Share posters with your race list, plus bilingual English & Chinese UI Whether you are training for a 5K, half marathon, marathon, triathlon, or trail race, Race Countdown keeps every start line in focus.

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QuietNap

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QuietNap is a calm timer for naps, sleep, meditation, and short mindful breaks β€” with Night for a quiet night and a gentle wake, a sound Mixer, ambient melodies, a guided breathing pace, photoreal Scenes for the night, and a gentle Rhythm view. Use it during the day for a quick reset or a quiet meditation, for a restorative power nap, or at night to fall asleep with a scene you choose and the sound you mixed yourself. No clutter, no accounts, no ads. Use QuietNap to: - take a short Reset break between tasks, with an optional guided breathing pace (box or 4-7-8); - use Calm mode for a quiet, voiceless morning or day meditation (10–30 min) β€” a soft sound bed, an optional breathing pace, and a gentle signal at the end; - use Nap mode for a daytime power nap; - use Sleep mode to fall asleep at night; - with Night, set a wake time instead of a duration β€” the sound fades out, the night stays quiet, and it works with the screen off; the alarm rings even if the app is closed; - wake up gently: 15 minutes before your alarm, a soft sound and a slow sunrise come back; - fall asleep to a Scene β€” a photoreal, seamlessly looping view: rain on a window, a sleeping cat, a fireplace, ocean waves under the moon, a forest waterfall, a summer night, a night train, rain on a tin roof, a tent in a rainy forest, an autumn forest in the rain, rain on greenhouse glass, a night train through the snow, a campfire, a cat by a wood stove; - with Premium, build a custom sound mix under any scene β€” the picture and sound are yours to put together; - listen to ambient melodies β€” soft, slowly evolving loops like Dawn and Drift β€” in any mode; - with Premium, mix your own soundscape β€” layer white, brown and pink noise with rain, wind, forest, fireplace and more, each with its own volume and tone; - start from curated ready-made mixes like Rain + Dawn; - choose Flow soundscapes for smooth, non-repeating background audio; - or keep it simple with the calm generated visuals β€” all of them free; - wake up softly with a gentle alarm or Apple Watch haptics; - see your quiet Rhythm β€” weekly summary, your usual time of day, the sounds you return to, and a suggested duration based on your completed sessions; - keep finished sessions in a simple history calendar; - save naps to Apple Health β€” and Calm meditations as Mindful Minutes; - enjoy a clean, quiet interface. Rain Window is free and included with the app. Premium scenes download only when you choose them, keeping the initial download smaller. As you settle in, the scene gradually fades to black. QuietNap Premium unlocks: - Night: your wake time, a quiet night and a gentle morning; - the Scenes shelf, with new scenes added over time; - the full Sound Mixer with saved multi-layer mixes; - longer Nap and Sleep sessions, plus the 45-min Recovery nap; - your full Rhythm: weekly patterns, insights and duration suggestions; - more ambient melodies (Aurora, Halo, Slow Sky, First Light, Airglow); - Flow soundscapes and more calming sounds (Fireplace, Night Train, Forest, Wind and more); - Apple Watch haptic wake; - full session history. QuietNap Premium is a subscription, available monthly or yearly. If you bought QuietNap Pro before, your unlock carries over for life β€” nothing to buy again. Built for people who want a minimal, calming app for quick breaks, quiet meditation, power naps, falling asleep, and quiet rest. Terms of Use: https://dmbak.github.io/quietnap-legal/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://dmbak.github.io/quietnap-legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Race Countdown4 screens
QuietNap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QuietNap at Free against Race Countdown's $0.99. Race Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

QuietNap is free to download; Race Countdown costs $0.99 up front. QuietNap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Race Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Race Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, QuietNap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Race Countdown versus QuietNap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRace CountdownQuietNap
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerζ ‘δΌŸ 杨Alex Naumov

In-app purchases

None

Race Countdown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

QuietNap

Subscriptions2
  • QuietNap Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • QuietNap Premium Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • QuietNap Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Race Countdown free?
Race Countdown costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuietNap free?
QuietNap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Race Countdown or QuietNap have ads?
Neither Race Countdown nor QuietNap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Race Countdown or QuietNap?
Race Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and QuietNap every 2 weeks. Most recently, Race Countdown was updated on October 28, 2026 and QuietNap on October 22, 2026.

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