Comparison

Reach vs Ibi's Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Reach

Create personalized countdowns for important events, people, and goals. Stay connected with loved ones, track moments in real-time, and receive timely reminders. Organize all your life's events with customizable widgets and calendar sync.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Real-time tracking (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Personalized moments with photos and emojis
  • Gentle reminder notifications
  • Multiple event organization
  • Cross-device sync and sharing
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Calendar sync
Features
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Create beautiful, customizable countdowns for the people, places, and memories that matter most. Whether you're counting down to a trip, a birthday, a reunion, or your next big goal, Reach keeps you inspired, excited, and emotionally connected. KEY FEATURES - Stay Connected: Designed for long-distance couples, families, and friends. Feel closer even when you're apart. - Accurate & Beautiful Countdowns: Track days, hours, minutes, and seconds in real time with a sleek, modern design. - Personalized Moments: Add photos, names, and emojis to make every countdown uniquely yours. - Reminders That Matter: Get gentle notifications as your special moment draws near. - Organize Life's Important Events: Manage multiple countdowns at once. Count down to anniversaries, pregnancies, Valentine's Day, weddings, Thanksgiving, Christmas, holidays, concerts, retirement, launches, and more. - Sync & Share: Access your countdowns across devices and share them with the people you love. - Widgets: Keep your favorite countdowns on your Home or Lock Screen with live-updating, beautifully designed widgets. - Dark Mode: Enjoy a sleek dark theme that's easy on your eyes, day and night. - Calendar Sync: Import events from your phone's calendar or export your countdowns to stay on top of what matters most. - Tags & Filters: Organize your countdowns with custom tags and filter your list so the ones that matter are always easy to find. WHY REACH? Because waiting doesn't have to feel distant. Reach transforms anticipation into a feeling of connection: one day, one moment, one heartbeat at a time. Start counting toward what matters most. Download Reach: Countdown to Connect today and make every second a step closer to your next big moment. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://www.reachus.app/en/terms https://www.reachus.app/en/privacy

About

Ibi's Countdown

Create visually appealing countdowns for all your important upcoming events. Track birthdays, vacations, weddings, and graduations with ease. Never miss a special moment again.

Highlights
  • Create custom countdowns
  • Track important events
  • Visually appealing designs
  • Supports various event types
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Keep track of the moments that matter most. Ibi's Countdown lets you create beautiful countdowns to your upcoming events — birthdays, vacations, weddings, graduations, and more.

Screenshots

Reach4 screens
Ibi's Countdown1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ibi's Countdown at none against Reach's 1. Ibi's Countdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Reach's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Reach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ibi's Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ibi's Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reach has 141 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reach ships an update every 4 days, Ibi's Countdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Reach versus Ibi's Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReachIbi's Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (141 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSylvain FertonsEbrahim Zulqarni

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reach

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Access$6.99
None

Ibi's Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reach free?
Reach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ibi's Countdown free?
Ibi's Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reach or Ibi's Countdown?
Ibi's Countdown is rated higher. Reach averages 4.7 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Ibi's Countdown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reach or Ibi's Countdown have ads?
Neither Reach nor Ibi's Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reach or Ibi's Countdown?
Reach ships an update every 4 days, and Ibi's Countdown weekly. Most recently, Reach was updated on November 9, 2026 and Ibi's Countdown on October 31, 2026.

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