Comparison

Countdown vs Tally

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Track important life events with visually appealing, customizable countdowns. Supports unlimited events, animated backgrounds, and flexible reminders. Integrates with Apple Watch and offers home and lock screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Customizable backgrounds and display styles
  • Flexible reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • ICS and iOS Calendar import/export
Features
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Countdown helps you keep track of life's most important moments with elegant, customizable countdowns. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, anniversary, or work deadline, every event comes to life with immersive cards, animated backgrounds, and a countdown precise to the second. KEY FEATURES - Unlimited events displaying days, hours, minutes, and seconds - 21 categories including birthday, vacation, work, health, fitness, and many more - 8 animated backgrounds: aurora borealis, particles, starfield, confetti, and more - Custom photos as event backgrounds - 4 display styles: standard, digital, progress bar, and minimal - Interval events for vacations and projects with progress percentage - Working days calendar with national holidays - Flexible reminders: at event time, minutes, hours, days, or weeks before - Search and filters by category, favorites, and status - Import and export events in ICS format and from iOS Calendar - Timezone support for each event - iCloud sync across all Apple devices - Full localization in English and Italian WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH - Home Screen widgets in three sizes: small, medium, and large - Lock Screen widgets (iOS 17+) - Apple Watch app with watch face complications - Automatic sync between iPhone and Apple Watch CRAFTED DESIGN - Immersive cards with gradients and parallax effect - Frosted glass countdown badge with glow - Smooth animations with haptic feedback - WCAG AAA contrast for maximum readability - Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support All features included. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions.

About

Tally

Track important future events with countdown timers and monitor past milestones with "days since" counters. Includes a simple task manager for daily to-dos. Offers customizable themes and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdown timers
  • Days since event tracking
  • Lightweight task manager
  • Customizable themes (dark/light)
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable reminders
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Tally brings your countdowns and daily tasks together in a calm, personal space. Look forward to the next big moment, or count the days since one worth remembering. YOUR MOMENTS, AT A GLANCE Create countdowns for trips, birthdays, launches, weddings, goals and everyday plans. Clear, compact cards show the most useful time units as each event approaches. Open a countdown for its full time breakdown and exact date. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from more than 200 icons, pick a gradient color theme or add a personal photo. Your countdowns keep their own identity within a neutral Day or Night interface. Follow your device appearance or choose the mode you prefer. DAYS SINCE Track time since a milestone, a move, a new habit or another meaningful date. Countdowns and days-since events live together in the same library. STAY ORGANIZED Sort by date, name or creation time, or touch and hold a countdown to arrange it manually. Swipe left to delete. Keep past events available without crowding upcoming plans. Duplicate an event when you want a similar countdown. REMINDERS ON YOUR TERMS Set a reminder for the event time, one day before, one week before or a custom number of days. Choose morning and evening reminders for daily tasks separately. Notification permission is requested when you enable reminders. DAILY TASKS Keep a focused task list beside your countdowns. Add optional deadlines, icons and colors, mark tasks complete, and carry unfinished tasks forward. Undo an accidental deletion. SHARE AND PLAN Share a text countdown summary through the iPhone share sheet. Add a countdown to Calendar using Apple's event editor, where you review and save it. Tally remembers confirmed Calendar exports to help avoid accidental duplicates. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No account is required. Countdowns, tasks, preferences and selected photos stay on your device. Tally works offline and includes local recovery safeguards for saved records.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Tally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tally at 5.0 against Countdown's 4.7. Tally also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Tally every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFabrizio Di PietroNicolas Rowe

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tally

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Tally?
Tally is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tally averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown or Tally have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Tally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Tally?
Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tally every 11 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 13, 2026 and Tally on October 11, 2026.

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