Comparison

Countdown vs Sikandar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Widget-first design
  • Customizable widget styles
  • Count down to or up from dates
  • Repeat yearly events
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Shareable countdown snapshots
Features
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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/

About

Sikandar

Features
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Sikandar keeps score on your game nights. You know the games: everyone puts in the same points each round, and one player wins the round. Tap the winner and every balance updates instantly. When your game ends, Sikandar shows you the fewest transfers that square everyone up, so your table never argues over the math again. Sikandar tracks abstract points only. It does not handle payments or real money in any form. ONE TAP SCORING Tap the winner's name and the round is recorded. The winner gains from everyone else automatically. You get a haptic and a "Round 9 · Pari wins" confirmation on every tap, an accidental double tap never records twice, and you can undo the last round anytime. BUILT FOR YOUR TABLE Play with 2 to 9 players, each with their own color. Flip between a round by round table with running balances and a scoreboard with a crown on the leader. It works beautifully on your iPhone, iPad and Mac in light and dark, at any text size. CLEAN SETTLEMENT When you end a game, Sikandar computes the minimum settlement, like "Anita → Pari 300", before anything is saved. Points are abstract, so you settle however your table likes. YOUR HISTORY AND STATS Every game you finish is archived with its date, duration, scoreboard, settlement, and full round table. You can see each player's games, rounds, wins, and net for today, this week, this month, or all time. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, no internet required. Updates never delete your games: Sikandar backs up your data before changing how it is stored.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Sikandar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sikandar at none against Countdown's 5. Sikandar also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Sikandar asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown versus Sikandar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownSikandar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUIX APP INC.rtCamp

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Unlimited Countdowns — Lifetime$89.99
None

Sikandar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sikandar free?
Sikandar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Sikandar have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Sikandar shows ads.

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