Countdowns by DGR Labs vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdowns by DGR Labs
Create visually appealing countdowns for any event, from trips to birthdays. Keep track of upcoming milestones with customizable backgrounds and widgets. The app also offers smart alerts and iCloud sync for a seamless experience across devices.
- Customizable backgrounds
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Calendar and contact import
- Smart alerts
- iCloud sync
- Landscape mode
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Meet Countdowns — a calmer, more beautiful way to look forward. Designed with a minimalist, dark interface, Countdowns stays out of the way so your moments can stand out. Create countdowns for trips, birthdays, deadlines, holidays, and anything worth anticipating — and keep counting up after events pass. BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUNDS Choose a look for every countdown: your own photos, a built-in gallery, or custom colors—then let the countdown take center stage. WIDGETS THAT MATCH YOUR HOME SCREEN Keep your next milestone in view. Free includes small Home Screen widgets. Pro adds medium and large Home Screen widgets plus Lock Screen widgets. IMPORT FROM CALENDAR & CONTACTS Quickly create countdowns from events already on your calendar, or import birthdays directly from your contacts. SMART ALERTS Get notified at the right time. Set one alert per countdown for free, or upgrade to Pro to add multiple alerts for the same event (e.g., 1 week before, 1 day before, at event time, and more). IMMERSIVE LANDSCAPE MODE Rotate your phone for a pure black, full-screen countdown display—perfect on a desk, nightstand, or stand. SEAMLESS ICLOUD SYNC (INCLUDED) Your countdowns automatically sync across iPhone and iPad for any device signed in with your Apple ID. FREE TO DOWNLOAD Free includes up to 3 countdowns. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited countdowns, multiple alerts per countdown, and expanded widget options. One-time purchase.
Countdown
Track important dates with a personal countdown app. Add photos, organize events into folders, and get optional reminders. Sync across devices with a one-time purchase.
- Add photos and emojis
- Organize events into folders
- Create repeating countdowns
- Import events from Apple Calendar
- Add widgets to your Home Screen
- Optional reminders
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Glassdays is a personal countdown app for the dates you care about. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, anniversaries, holidays, launches, and more. • Add photos and emojis • Choose cards or list • Pin important countdowns • Organize events into folders • Create repeating countdowns • Import events from Apple Calendar • Add widgets to your Home Screen • Choose how time is displayed • Set custom progress start dates • Get optional reminders • Browse ready-made countdown collections • Search across all folders No account required. Your countdowns stay on your device. Glassdays Pro unlocks iCloud sync, Calendar integration, custom widgets, and more with a one-time purchase. Icon attribution The app icon uses “Hourglass Bold” from the Solar Icon Set by 480 Design, provided via Iconify. The icon has been adapted for use as this app icon. Source: https://api.iconify.design/solar/hourglass-bold.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Verdict
Countdowns by DGR Labs and Countdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Countdowns by DGR Labs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdowns by DGR Labs against 5.0 for Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Countdowns by DGR Labs ships an update weekly, Countdown every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdowns by DGR Labs | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DGR Labs | David Holtschke |
Customer experience
Countdowns by DGR Labs
Countdown
In-app purchases
Countdowns by DGR Labs
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
Countdown
- Glassdays Pro$4.99
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