Comparison

Anticipate vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Anticipate

Features
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Create countdowns for your events using your own photos and add them as widgets to your home screen to be able to quickly see them as the important date approaches. You can create as many countdowns as you want completely for free by just adding a title, a date and a photo from your gallery. Whether you're counting down to a vacation, birthday, wedding, graduation, or any special moment, personalize each countdown with meaningful images that remind you what you're looking forward to. The beautiful widget design seamlessly integrates with your home screen aesthetic while keeping your upcoming events front and center. Track multiple events simultaneously and never miss an important date again. The app automatically updates your countdown each day, showing you exactly how many days remain until your special moment arrives. Simple, elegant, and completely free.

About

Countdown Widget

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Count down to events or count up from a starting point, with options for seconds, days, or even working days. All features are available for free, with an optional one-time purchase for advanced syncing and customization.

Highlights
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Countdown and count-up timers
  • Live countdowns to the second
  • Customizable counter styles and colors
  • Import from Calendar and Reminders
  • Offline functionality
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
Features
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Count down to what matters, right where you look: your Home Screen and Lock Screen. NanoCount is a complete countdown app with no account and no subscription. A holiday, a birthday, a wedding, a deadline, a due date or a passport that expires: put a countdown on it and see how many days are left at a glance. Or count up since a date to keep a streak going: smoke-free, together, working out. In the final hours it counts down live, to the second. THE FREE MULTI-EVENT WIDGET All your countdowns side by side in one widget on your Home Screen. Most apps hide this behind a subscription. In NanoCount it is free, along with single-event widgets and widgets on your Lock Screen. DAYS SINCE, NOT JUST DAYS UNTIL Count up from a date and watch the number grow: smoke-free, sober, together, back at the gym, since the operation. Day 1 starts on the day you pick. Give a streak its own widget on your Home Screen, or line all of them up side by side. FREE, AND ACTUALLY COMPLETE - Unlimited countdowns and count-up streaks - Multi-event AND single-event widgets, on the Home and Lock Screen - Live on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on the final day - Your soonest countdowns on your Apple Watch - A reminder on the day, plus milestone alerts (halfway, one week to go) - Counter styles: a ring, dots, a bar, a real draining hourglass, or a big number - Every color, a color picker, and a searchable library of hundreds of icons - Count in days, sleeps, weekends, or working days - Import in one tap from your Calendar or Reminders (Google, Outlook and iCloud come along) - Share a countdown as a card, in one tap - Search, pin favorites, recurrence (weekly, monthly, yearly), and notes - Full backup: export and import all your countdowns NANOCOUNT PRO (one-time purchase, never a subscription) - iCloud sync: all your countdowns automatically in step across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch - Your own photo behind an event and in the widget, slowly sharpening or revealing like an advent calendar - Premium counter styles: retro flip, analog dial, particles - Gift mode: hide a surprise behind a code name - Advance reminders: 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month before - Alternate app icons - Subtract public holidays from working-day counts - Siri and Shortcuts: ask how many days, or add a countdown by voice PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no data collection. Everything stays on your device and works fully offline. Free to use. Pro is a one-time purchase of €9.99. Forever, never a subscription.

Screenshots

Anticipate4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Anticipate at daily against Countdown Widget's every 4 weeks. Countdown Widget's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Anticipate sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Countdown Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anticipate ships an update daily, Countdown Widget every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Anticipate versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnticipateCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesus Jimenez SanchezDigital Sandbox B.V.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Anticipate

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Big Tip$8.99
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  • Huge Tip$44.99
  • Mega Tip$89.99
1 purchases

Countdown Widget

One-time1
  • NanoCount Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Anticipate free?
Anticipate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anticipate or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither Anticipate nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anticipate or Countdown Widget?
Anticipate ships an update daily, and Countdown Widget every 4 weeks. Most recently, Anticipate was updated on October 2, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 9, 2026.

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