Comparison

Customizable Countdowns vs Weekend Left

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

Head to head
About

Customizable Countdowns

Features
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Countdowns is a simple, beautiful way to track the moments that matterβ€”birthdays, trips, launches, and everything in between. Create custom countdowns, organize them with tags, and get notified when the big day is close. What you can do: - Create and customize countdowns with emoji, color, and notes - Create unlimited countdowns - Use tags to group and find events fast - Add recurring events (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) - Get notifications so you never miss a milestone - Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets (Pro) - Use Live Activities on Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and StandBy (Pro, supported devices) - Sync across devices with iCloud (Pro) Pro: Countdown Pro unlocks widgets, Live Activities, and iCloud sync. Pro is available as monthly/yearly auto-renewing plans or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://toffyffot.github.io/countdowns-info-page/

About

Weekend Left

Features
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Christmas is 14 weekends away. What are you doing with them? Weekend Left counts your time in weekends, not days β€” because weekends are when you actually get to do things. Set the date, list what you want to do before it, and watch the number come down. Not sure where to start? Weekend Left suggests the days people around you count down to β€” Christmas, New Year, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Boxing Day, Golden Week β€” each already showing how many weekends are left. One tap makes it your goal. Count down together. Share a goal with friends or family and everyone sees the same number. - Countdown goals with target dates - Suggested goals for your country and language - A bucket list for each goal - Deadlines that repeat and remind you before they lapse β€” permits, licences, leases - Days, weekends and months remaining - An icon and colour per goal, plus tags and notes - Groups with invite codes - Home and lock screen widgets FREE: 3 goals, 20 bucket items, 1 group. PRO: Unlimited everything. One-time purchase.

Screenshots

Customizable Countdowns4 screens
Weekend Left4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Customizable Countdowns at none against Weekend Left's shown. Weekend Left's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Customizable Countdowns sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Weekend Left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Customizable Countdowns ships an update weekly, Weekend Left every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Customizable Countdowns versus Weekend Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomizable CountdownsWeekend Left
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrystoffer MedinaTakehisa Okano

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Customizable Countdowns

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$12.99
1 purchases

Weekend Left

One-time1
  • Weekend Left Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Customizable Countdowns free?
Customizable Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weekend Left free?
Weekend Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Customizable Countdowns or Weekend Left have ads?
Weekend Left shows ads; Customizable Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Customizable Countdowns or Weekend Left?
Customizable Countdowns ships an update weekly, and Weekend Left every 11 days. Most recently, Customizable Countdowns was updated on October 24, 2026 and Weekend Left on October 22, 2026.

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