Comparison

Set and Forget vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Set and Forget

This app helps you remember and send thoughtful messages for important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. It allows you to schedule messages in advance, using templates or your own words, ensuring you never miss a special occasion.

Highlights
  • Schedule messages for special dates
  • Use pre-written templates or custom messages
  • Set preferred message send times
  • Receive optional reminders
  • Data stored privately on device
Features
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Set and Forget makes staying connected effortless. Add a friend's birthday or anniversary once, write a heartfelt message, and we'll send it automatically—every year, right on time. No more forgotten birthdays. No more last-minute guilt. Just thoughtful messages, delivered when they matter most. Features: • Schedule messages for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and more • Use ready-made templates or write your own personal messages • Set your preferred send time—morning, afternoon, or evening • Get optional reminders before messages go out • All your data stays private and secure on your device Be the friend who always remembers.

About

Countdown

Features
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Some dates don't feel urgent until they're gone. The warranty that ran out three weeks before the screen cracked. The passport you renewed in a panic. The car service you meant to book in spring. None of them felt like a deadline at the time — which is exactly why they get missed. Countdown keeps all of them in one list and tells you before it's too late. EVERYTHING WITH A DATE, IN ONE LIST A warranty, a passport, an insurance renewal, a vet visit and a trip all live together, ordered by what needs you soonest. Nothing hides in a folder you forgot to open. IT ASKS THE RIGHT QUESTION Pick a category and the screen changes with it. Electronics asks when you bought it and how long the warranty runs. Insurance asks when the cover started and how long it runs. A passport asks when it expires. You never fill in a generic form. THREE WAYS TO ENTER A DATE - You know the date — pick it - You know the start and the length — the end date is worked out for you - It repeats — mark it done and it rolls forward on its own REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE Choose how far ahead you want to hear about it: a day, a week, three months. Reminders arrive at 9:00 in your local time, and they work on the free plan. KEEP THE RECEIPT WITH THE DATE With the unlock, attach a photo of a receipt or document to any item. It stays in the app's own storage on your device. The app never gets access to your photo library at all — it doesn't ask for the permission, because it doesn't need it. FREE Track 10 items with one reminder each. Archived items don't count toward the limit, so you never have to delete your history to make room for something new. ONE PAYMENT UNLOCKS - Unlimited items - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Repeating items that roll forward - More than one reminder per item - Receipt and document photos - CSV export One payment. No subscription. PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE, NOT A PROMISE No account. No sign-in. No analytics. No tracking. The app has no server and makes no network request except to Apple for your purchase. The app never sends your dates anywhere.

Screenshots

Set and Forget4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Set and Forget at none against Countdown's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Set and Forget asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Set and Forget versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet and ForgetCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle ZartmanMURATHAN ORAN

In-app purchases

None

Set and Forget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Tiny Countdown Pro$1.99

Questions

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

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