Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown Cabinet

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 Cabinet

Features
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Countdown Cabinet helps you keep important dates visible without creating an account. Create simple countdowns for birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, deadlines, paydays, payment milestones, retirement dates, document expirations, and custom events. Use date-only countdowns for long-term events, or turn on a target time when hours and minutes matter. Key features: - Countdown list for upcoming dates and deadlines - Categories with quick visual icons - Optional target time for same-day deadlines and appointments - Local reminders you choose per event - Home-screen widgets for selected events - Yearly repeat for birthdays and anniversaries - Search and category filters - JSON backup export/import - English and Korean language support Countdown Cabinet is local-first. Your event titles, notes, dates, and widget choices stay on your device. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no analytics. The free app may show a clearly labeled banner ad on the event list after you have events, but ads do not appear in event editing, settings, notifications, or widgets.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdown Cabinet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Countdown Cabinet's shown. Countdown Cabinet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Cabinet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Countdown versus Countdown Cabinet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdown Cabinet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio Di PietroHARRY KIM

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown Cabinet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Cabinet free?
Countdown Cabinet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Countdown Cabinet have ads?
Countdown Cabinet shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown Cabinet?
Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Cabinet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 13, 2026 and Countdown Cabinet on October 9, 2026.

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