Comparison

Time left vs JustCountdown

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

Head to head
About

Time left

Features
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Keep a countdown to your next trip, birthday, anniversary or deadline. Count the days since a new job, a relationship, or a fresh start you want to remember. Time Left gives your dates a home that feels like a notebook. Handwritten lettering, paper textures, little sketches and tally marks make the wait something you can see. Choose light paper or the new dark paper theme. Put a countdown widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, or check your dates on Apple Watch. Open the app for the hours left today and a look at your week, month and year. MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR DATES • Create a countdown for birthdays, holidays, exams, concerts, deadlines and dates of your own. • Count the days since a moment that matters to you. • Set daily, weekly, monthly or yearly repeats. • Add reminders to upcoming dates. • Choose hours, days, weeks, months, years or percentages, or let Automatic choose. • Pick a widget drawing, from tally marks and a sun arc to an hourglass, candle or jar. • Use tally marks in medium countdown widgets, too. • Import dates from the Apple calendars you choose. • Look back at completed countdowns in Past dates. • Turn on optional iCloud sync to keep your dates across devices. FREE TO START Keep up to three active personal dates for free, with small tally and sun-arc widgets. The Apple Watch app is free, too. Time Left Pro adds unlimited countdowns and count-ups, more widget sizes and more drawings. One-time purchase. No subscription.

About

JustCountdown

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JustCountdown is a focused, elegant countdown timer designed for Apple Watch. Set a target date and time, then glance at your progress from your watch face with a responsive complication. Whether you’re counting down to a trip, a deadline, or a special event, JustCountdown keeps you on track with clear, compact time displays. Highlights • Simple setup: pick a date and time directly on your watch • Smart complication: updates more frequently as your event approaches • Multiple formats: tap the countdown to cycle through views (compact, full units, decimal years/months, weeks+days) • Favourites: star important targets — they stay pinned and won’t be cleared • Recent targets: quickly reuse events you’ve set before • Thoughtful design: readable typography, smooth layout on all watch sizes Why it’s great • Glanceable: see what matters, right from your watch face • Reliable: designed to be power‑friendly while staying informative • Private: no accounts, no tracking — everything stays on your device Notes • Works with supported watch faces and complication slots. • Secret feature: you can also count UP from dates and times in the past!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JustCountdown at none against Time left's 1. JustCountdown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Time left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JustCountdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time left ships an update every 9 days, JustCountdown every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Time left versus JustCountdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime leftJustCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRABAKARAN RAVICHANDRANJohn Healy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time left

One-time1
  • Time Left Pro$1.99
None

JustCountdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time left free?
Time left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustCountdown free?
JustCountdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time left or JustCountdown have ads?
Neither Time left nor JustCountdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time left or JustCountdown?
Time left ships an update every 9 days, and JustCountdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Time left was updated on October 24, 2026 and JustCountdown on October 24, 2026.

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