Waitit vs Countdown Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Countdown Counter
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Big Day is a countdown and day counter for the events you care about. See days until your wedding, vacation, birthday or exam at a glance — on your Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. SEE YOUR BIG DAY, EVERYWHERE A live counter of days, hours and minutes until (or since) the moment that matters — right in your app, on your Home Screen, and on your Lock Screen. WIDGETS THAT ACTUALLY MATTER Add a Lock Screen widget or a Home Screen widget for each countdown. Pin your wedding, your flight, and your best friend's birthday all at once — no need to open the app to check. A THEME FOR EVERY OCCASION Warm gradient themes for weddings, travel, birthdays, and deadlines. Pick a look that matches the moment, not a one-size-fits-all timer. COUNT DOWN OR COUNT UP Track the days until a big day ahead, or the days since something meaningful already happened — anniversaries, sober dates, or "together since." GENTLE REMINDERS Optional milestone notifications — a week before, the day before, and the day of — so you're never caught off guard. Countdown: Big Day is built to be simple, fast, and genuinely nice to look at. No accounts, no clutter — just your next big moment, always in view. COUNTDOWN PRO — SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Countdown: Big Day offers an optional Pro subscription that unlocks unlimited countdowns, every theme, and multiple widgets at once. Available plans: • Monthly — $2.99 per month • Yearly — $19.99 per year (best value) • Lifetime — $39.99 one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maximrustamov.github.io/countdown-big-day/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Counter at every 4 days against Waitit's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Waitit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Counter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Waitit ships an update every 2 months, Countdown Counter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waitit | Countdown Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UEasyServe | Maxim Rustamov |
In-app purchases
Waitit
- Lifetime$3.99
Countdown Counter
- Countdown Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Countdown Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Countdown Pro — Lifetime$39.99
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