Countdown vs YOLOcide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Visually personalize your home screen with custom widgets that count down to or up from important dates. Choose from various styles, customize backgrounds and colors, and set recurring events. Share snapshots of your countdowns easily.
- Widget-first design
- Customizable widget styles
- Count down to or up from dates
- Repeat yearly events
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Shareable countdown snapshots
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Countdown is a widget-first app that helps you keep important dates visible on your Home Screen in a way that feels personal and good to look at. It’s not trying to replace Reminders or Calendar — the idea is simply to turn your countdowns (or count-ups) into Home Screen widgets with styles that match different tastes. When you create an event, you choose a widget look from a small collection of designs — from more decorative, “statement” styles to simpler ones that blend into your wallpaper. The goal is that there’s something for everyone, whether you want your Home Screen to feel calm and minimal or you want a widget that stands out. You can then customize it with your own background, adjust colors, and add an emoji so it fits your setup. It works both ways: count down to something coming up (a trip, an exam, a holiday), or count up from a date in the past (like “days since we met”). For yearly events such as birthdays, Halloween, or Christmas, you can make them repeat so when the day arrives, the widget automatically resets and starts counting toward the next one. There’s also a share option that creates a clean snapshot of your countdown that you can send to someone — with a background you choose (black, white, or a gradient), so it’s easy to share in messages or on social media. The app includes built-in options and lets you create one custom countdown for free. If you want to create and manage more, you can subscribe to Unlimited Countdown. New widget designs are added over time. WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU Countdown is made by a small team, and your feedback genuinely helps shape what we build next. If you have questions, run into an issue, or have an idea for a widget style you’d like to see, email us anytime at countdown@uix.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
YOLOcide
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YOLOcide — Spin. Decide. Repeat. Can't pick where to eat? Who goes first? What to watch tonight? Stop overthinking. Let the wheel decide. YOLOcide is a beautifully designed decision-making roulette wheel that turns every "I don't know, what do you want?" into a fair, satisfying answer — no debates required. Add your options. Spin the wheel. Done. Whether it's dinner spots, game night choices, or life decisions you've been avoiding, just load up your options and let fate do the heavy lifting. Features: Custom options — Add as many choices as you want (up to 20), each with its own color Rank Mode — Can't just pick one? YOLOcide eliminates winners one by one until everything is ranked. From first place all the way to last. Spin History — Every decision is saved so you can look back, reflect, or use it as evidence Haptic feedback — Feel the spin, not just see it Dark mode — Looks great day or night Spanish, English & more — Hablamos tu idioma 100% free. Zero ads. Zero subscriptions. — Just you and the wheel, the way it should be Stop asking "what should we do?" and start spinning. YOLO... cide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YOLOcide at none against Countdown's 5. YOLOcide also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. YOLOcide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown ships an update weekly, YOLOcide daily. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | YOLOcide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UIX APP INC. | Antonio Benitez Guijarro |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Unlimited Countdowns — Weekly$0.997 Days
- Unlimited Countdowns — Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Unlimited Countdowns — Annual$8.991 Year
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- Unlimited Countdowns — Annual$29.991 Year
- Unlimited Countdowns — Lifetime$89.99
YOLOcide
No in-app purchases





