Comparison

Waitit vs Simple CountDown

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

Simple CountDown

Features
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Simple Countdown is a beautifully minimalist countdown app designed to keep track of all your important events and exciting milestones in life. Whether it is a wedding, birthday, anniversary, holiday trip, or your retirement, Simple Countdown makes tracking remaining days a delight. With a clean interface and hand-picked pastel colors, keeping track of time becomes simple and aesthetically pleasing. You can view your countdowns down to the exact days, hours, and minutes, or track your progress beautifully. Key Features: Simple & Straightforward: Create and manage your countdown items with zero fuss. Beautiful Widgets: Access your countdowns directly from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with gorgeous widget styles. Progress Tracker (%): Easily visualize the completion progress of your upcoming events. Icons & Colors: Tons of custom icons and premium pastel colors to personalize every single countdown. Smart Notifications: Get reminded before your event starts so you never miss a special moment. Download Simple Countdown today and enjoy the excitement of counting down to your most anticipated days!

Screenshots

Waitit4 screens
Simple CountDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple CountDown at none against Waitit's 1. Simple CountDown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). Waitit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Simple CountDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Waitit versus Simple CountDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaititSimple CountDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUEasyServeLy Truong

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Waitit

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99
None

Simple CountDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waitit free?
Waitit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple CountDown free?
Simple CountDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waitit or Simple CountDown have ads?
Simple CountDown shows ads; Waitit does not.

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