Comparison

Cute Countdown vs Lets Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Cute Countdown

Easily track important dates with visually appealing countdowns. Customize your widgets with personal photos or curated artwork and receive timely reminders. Share your countdowns or save them as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Import birthdays from contacts
  • Personal photo backgrounds
  • Timely reminders
  • Automatic repeat events
  • Count up functionality
  • Shareable countdown cards
Features
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Count down to the days that matter, and watch them on every screen. Cute Countdown turns birthdays, trips, anniversaries and deadlines into countdowns you actually enjoy looking at — on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island as the day gets close. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Add a countdown in seconds, or import birthdays straight from your contacts • Put it on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets in several styles • Use your own photo as the background, or pick from a catalogue of hand-drawn artwork • Get reminded a month, a week or a day before — whenever suits you • Repeat birthdays and anniversaries automatically, including lunar dates • Count up too: days together, days since, numbers that keep growing • Share a countdown as a card, or save it as a wallpaper CUTE COUNTDOWN PRO Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, your own photo backgrounds, every widget style, all reminder timings, live countdowns on the Lock Screen, and the full artwork and icon libraries. Available as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://cutecountdown.supermintlabs.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://cutecountdown.supermintlabs.com/terms

About

Lets Countdown

Features
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Lets Countdown is the simplest way to count down to the moments that matter — birthdays, holidays, trips, deadlines, and everything in between. Add your events, choose a colour or photo background, and place a widget on your Home Screen. Lets Countdown keeps your most important dates front and centre, always up to date. COUNTDOWN YOUR WAY • Days, weeks, months, or years — choose how your countdown is displayed • "Days Since" mode to count up from a past date • Annual repeat: automatically rolls over each year for birthdays and anniversaries BEAUTIFUL, PERSONAL WIDGETS • Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets for a quick glance • Navigate between all your countdowns directly from the widget • Photo or solid colour backgrounds with full customisation CUSTOMISE EVERYTHING • 6 font styles: Rounded, System, Serif, Mono, Avenir, Georgia • Auto-contrast text, or choose your own colour • Photo darkness slider for perfect readability • Alternate app icons: Default, Dark, Light, Mono STAY ORGANISED • Import events directly from Apple Calendar • Get notified on the day, or 1, 3, 7, or 30 days before • Search, reorder, and sort your countdowns • Add notes to any countdown IPAD READY • Full split-view layout — browse your list and view details side by side • Optimised for landscape: sidebar + detail panel makes the most of the screen SHARE THE COUNTDOWN • Share a countdown link — anyone with Lets Countdown can add it in one tap • Share as an image: widget style or landscape card PRIVACY FIRST • Your data stays on your device and your own iCloud — no third-party servers, no tracking • iCloud sync is optional and end-to-end encrypted • No ads, no locked features Lets Countdown is free with an optional tip jar if you'd like to support development.

Screenshots

Cute Countdown4 screens
Lets Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lets Countdown at daily against Cute Countdown's every 6 days. Cute Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cute Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Lets Countdown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cute Countdown ships an update every 6 days, Lets Countdown daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cute Countdown versus Lets Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCute CountdownLets Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSieu ThaiFionn McGinley

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cute Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pro$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited$24.99
5 purchases

Lets Countdown

One-time5
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Large Coffee$2.99
  • Fancy Coffee$3.99
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  • Round of Coffees$8.99
  • Lunch$17.99

Questions

Is Cute Countdown free?
Cute Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lets Countdown free?
Lets Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cute Countdown or Lets Countdown have ads?
Neither Cute Countdown nor Lets Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cute Countdown or Lets Countdown?
Cute Countdown ships an update every 6 days, and Lets Countdown daily. Most recently, Cute Countdown was updated on September 24, 2026 and Lets Countdown on September 15, 2026.

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