Comparison

CountFree vs OnlyNumbers

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

Head to head
About

CountFree

Track important future events and past milestones with customizable widgets. View real-time countdowns and count-ups directly on your Home Screen without ads or paywalls.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups
  • Unlimited Home Screen widgets
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Four customizable themes
  • Progress bars
  • Custom emoji support
  • Real-time updates
Features
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Track every moment that matters — right on your Home Screen. CountFree gives you beautiful countdown and count-up widgets with zero catches. No ads. No paywalls. No "premium" upgrades. Every single feature is yours, and it always will be. Whether you're counting down to a wedding, a vacation, or your baby's due date — or counting up from a sobriety milestone, a move to a new city, or the day you adopted your dog — CountFree keeps your most important dates front and center. WIDGETS THAT FEEL LIKE HOME Add countdown widgets directly to your iPhone or iPad Home Screen in small, medium, or large sizes. Pick from four beautiful themes — light, dark, sunset, and ocean — and personalize each event with any emoji. Set a start date and end date to see a progress bar that shows exactly how far you've come. It's incredibly satisfying to watch it fill up. Your countdowns update in real time. Just glance at your Home Screen — no need to open the app. COUNTS UP TOO Not every important date is in the future. Track time since meaningful moments: → Days sober → Years at your job → Time since you quit smoking → How long you've been together → Gym streak → Anything that matters to you I built CountFree because I was tired of countdown apps that lock basic features behind paywalls. Want more than 3 widgets? Pay up. Want a dark theme? Subscribe. It felt wrong. So I built the app I wanted to use — and made everything available to you. CountFree is a passion project. There are no investors, no growth targets, no ad networks. Just an app that does what it says. If CountFree adds value to your life, there's an optional tip jar and a supporter subscription to help me keep building. Supporters get a small badge as a thank-you. But you already have everything — it's just a way to say thanks. EVERYTHING YOU GET → Unlimited countdowns and count-ups → Unlimited Home Screen widgets → Small, medium, and large widget sizes → Four themes: light, dark, sunset, ocean → Progress bars with start and end dates → Custom emoji for every event → Real-time updates on your Home Screen → Works on iPhone and iPad → No account required → No ads. Ever. Download CountFree and start tracking the moments that matter. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OnlyNumbers

Features
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Pick a date in the past or future and and see exactly how far away it is, in days, months, or years. Keep as many as you like. Name them, or not. View in full screen. Swipe to delete, hold and drag to reorder. Pin one to your home screen as a widget and see it without opening the app. Light and dark follow your system. Text scales with your accessibility settings, all the way up. No accounts. No data collection. No ads. Your numbers stay on your device.

Screenshots

CountFree4 screens
OnlyNumbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnlyNumbers at none against CountFree's 4. OnlyNumbers also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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. CountFree sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. OnlyNumbers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountFree ships an update every 2 months, OnlyNumbers every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CountFree versus OnlyNumbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountFreeOnlyNumbers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew KrielMike Parker

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CountFree

One-time4
  • Cheers$0.99
  • High Five$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Standing Ovation$9.99
None

OnlyNumbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CountFree free?
CountFree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OnlyNumbers free?
OnlyNumbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CountFree or OnlyNumbers have ads?
Neither CountFree nor OnlyNumbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountFree or OnlyNumbers?
CountFree ships an update every 2 months, and OnlyNumbers every 9 days. Most recently, CountFree was updated on November 9, 2026 and OnlyNumbers on October 31, 2026.

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