Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown Widget & Reminder

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

Countdown Widget & Reminder

Features
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Track the days until your most important moments with a beautiful countdown app built for everyday life. Life Countdown helps you stay focused on birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, trips, goals, and other important dates. Add your events in seconds, see how many days are left, and keep them visible with a clean home screen widget. Whether you are counting down to a birthday, holiday, wedding, graduation, or personal milestone, the app gives you a simple way to stay motivated and organised. Features: • Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, anniversaries, holidays, and life events • Home screen widget for your next important event • Daily countdown view with a clean and modern design • Event reminders so you never miss an important date • Custom backgrounds and visual styles for each event • Track upcoming milestones in one place • Medium widget support for quick access on your home screen • Export your countdowns as PDF • Multiple language support Use Life Countdown as your personal event tracker, birthday countdown, holiday countdown, anniversary reminder, and important date planner. If you want a simple countdown app with widgets and reminders, Life Countdown helps you keep every meaningful moment in view. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdown Widget & Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against Countdown Widget & Reminder's 3. Countdown Widget & Reminder's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). 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 Widget & Reminder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Widget & Reminder every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Countdown versus Countdown Widget & Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdown Widget & Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio Di PietroAhmet Genc

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown Widget & Reminder

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget & Reminder free?
Countdown Widget & Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or Countdown Widget & Reminder have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Countdown Widget & Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown Widget & Reminder?
Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Widget & Reminder every 4 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 5, 2026 and Countdown Widget & Reminder on November 9, 2026.

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