Countdown. vs Waketune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown.
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【Countdown】Countdown is a high-fidelity, privacy-focused countdown application designed to help you track life's most important moments with precision and beautiful visual styles. **Precise Countdown Tracking** Keep track of every meaningful date and event down to the second. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, holiday, or personal milestone, Countdown displays the remaining time with clear, accurate detail. **Beautiful Visual Styles** Choose from a variety of carefully crafted visual themes to personalize how your countdowns appear. Each style is designed to present your important dates in an elegant and readable format. **Privacy-Focused Design** Your data stays on your device. Countdown is built with privacy at its core, ensuring that your personal dates and events are never collected or shared with third parties. **Intuitive Organization** Manage multiple countdowns effortlessly. Add, edit, and organize your events in a straightforward interface that lets you see what matters most at a glance. Keep every important moment in sight. Countdown provides a simple, reliable, and visually polished way to stay aware of the dates that matter to you. Premium Account Pricing and Terms $ 4.99/week* $ 39.99/year* *Prices shown are in U.S. dollars; actual charges may be converted to your local currency. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be provided. Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Turning off auto-renewal may be done by going to your account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wgpwork.xyz/daoshuri/privacy.html
Waketune
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Wake up to music from your Apple Music playlists. Waketune starts playing before your chosen wake-up time and gradually raises your iPhone's system volume to your target level. • Create multiple alarms with a name, time and repeat days. • Choose a playlist, fade-in duration and target volume for each alarm. • Tap an alarm to edit it. Use its artwork switch to turn it on or off. • Swipe left to delete, or use the menu to delete several alarms and sort the list. • When the alarm rings, stop the music or keep listening. • On iOS 26 or later, dismiss the Lock Screen alarm to choose whether to stop or continue the music. Requirements An active Apple Music subscription, a playlist containing songs in your Apple Music library, and permission to access Apple Music are required. On iOS 26 or later, allow alarms to use the Lock Screen alarm. Allow notifications and sounds for fallback alerts and warnings that background waiting may have stopped. Keep Waketune running in the background while using an alarm. Returning to the Home Screen or locking your iPhone is fine. If you force-quit Waketune in the app switcher, the music alarm cannot run. On iOS 26 or later, a basic sound can still ring if alarm permission was granted and scheduling completed. If notifications are allowed, Waketune can warn you when waiting may have stopped or music could not play. Waketune changes your iPhone's system volume to the selected target. Bluetooth or AirPlay connections may route music to another device. Check your battery and audio output before going to sleep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waketune at none against Countdown.'s 2. Waketune also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Waketune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown. ships an update every 2 months, Waketune every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown. | Waketune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LEADVISION MEDIA MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Kazuki ISHIMI |
In-app purchases
Countdown.
- Weekly Prime3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Prime$39.991 Year
Waketune
No in-app purchases









