Comparison

Waitit vs Countdown & Share

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

Head to head
About

Waitit

Visually track upcoming events and milestones with customizable widgets. Choose from stunning themes, add personal photos, and even count up from past events. Seamlessly integrate with your calendar and share your countdowns with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Count up mode
  • Full-screen detail view
  • Countdown sharing
  • Inspiration library
  • Smart reminders
  • Calendar sync
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Waitit turns waiting into something beautiful. Count down the days to birthdays, weddings, vacations, exams, and every milestone that matters — right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with gorgeous widgets. STUNNING WIDGET THEMES Choose from a collection of professionally designed themes with 70+ color combinations. Preview any theme with different countdown states before applying it, so your widget always looks exactly the way you want. MAKE IT YOURS - Custom background and font colors, plus curated color palettes for one-tap styling - Your own photos or the built-in Unsplash collection as backgrounds - Different font families, icons, emoji, and personal avatars - Multiple widget sizes for the Home Screen and a growing set of Lock Screen layouts - Percentage progress format - Flexible date formats: pick which time units to display or exclude weekends — perfect for work and school countdowns COUNT UP MODE Not just countdowns — track the time since any important event. Celebrate anniversaries, sobriety milestones, relationship beginnings, and more. COUNTDOWN DETAIL VIEW Tap any countdown for a breathtaking full-screen view with a unique layout for every theme, and quick access to edit, duplicate, delete, and share. COUNTDOWN SHARING Turn any countdown into a stunning, ready-to-post image in different formats and share your excitement with friends and family. INSPIRATION LIBRARY Browse dozens of pre-designed templates organized by category and start any countdown with one tap — your dates, our designs. STAY ORGANIZED - Sort and filter countdowns on the home screen - Powerful search across your events - Smart reminders and notifications for any countdown - Repeating events: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly — perfect for birthdays and anniversaries CALENDAR & REMINDERS SYNC - Import any iOS Calendar event as a beautiful countdown with one tap - Sync your countdowns with the Apple Reminders app and stay on track across Apple's ecosystem - Events refresh automatically every time you open the app CUSTOM APP ICONS Personalize your home screen with 20+ unique app icons that match your style. FREE TO START, PRO TO UNLOCK MORE Free: countdowns with the classic Standard theme, all customization options, Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, reminders and notifications. Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited countdowns, premium widget themes, calendar and reminders sync, filters and sort, watermark-free sharing, custom app icons. WE LOVE FEEDBACK Your ideas make Waitit better: feature@ueasyserve.com Make every countdown count with Waitit. Download now and start counting the days to what matters.

About

Countdown & Share

Features
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A countdown clock app that lets you see the remaining time until events and deadlines at a glance. With a clean, simple display, you can register up to 4 countdowns. You can also easily share the same countdown with friends and family using a QR code or share code. Key Features • Register up to 4 countdowns • Add/share countdowns via QR code or share code • Time’s-up display and easy-to-read remaining time • Sync to device time / set a custom time (manual mode)

Screenshots

Waitit4 screens
Countdown & Share1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown & Share at none against Waitit's 1. Countdown & Share also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Waitit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Waitit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown & Share asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waitit ships an update every 2 months, Countdown & Share every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Waitit versus Countdown & Share: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaititCountdown & Share
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUEasyServeShin Morita

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Waitit

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99
None

Countdown & Share

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waitit free?
Waitit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown & Share free?
Countdown & Share is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waitit or Countdown & Share have ads?
Countdown & Share shows ads; Waitit does not.
Which is updated more often, Waitit or Countdown & Share?
Waitit ships an update every 2 months, and Countdown & Share every 3 days. Most recently, Waitit was updated on August 17, 2026 and Countdown & Share on September 18, 2026.

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