Countdown vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Countdown
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Never lose track of the days that matter. Countdown: Big Days turns every birthday, trip, holiday, wedding, exam and deadline into a beautiful countdown — right on your Home Screen. COUNT DOWN TO EVERYTHING • Birthday countdown with automatic yearly repeat • Vacation & trip countdowns to build the excitement • Holiday countdowns — Christmas, New Year, Eid, Diwali & more • Weddings, anniversaries, graduations, concerts, game days • Exams, project deadlines and big work milestones WIDGETS THAT WOW (the heart of the app) • Classic widget — bold days-left counter on gorgeous gradients or your photo • Minimal widget — clean look that fits any wallpaper • Up Next widget — your next big days in one glance • Small, medium and large sizes + Lock Screen widgets • Tap any widget to choose which countdown it shows MADE TO BE BEAUTIFUL • Full-screen countdowns with your own photos • 8 hand-crafted color themes with smooth gradients • See time remaining in days, weeks or months • Gorgeous in dark mode too NEVER MISS A BIG DAY • Milestone reminders at 100, 30, 7 and 1 day before • A celebration reminder on the day itself • Recurring events roll over automatically every week, month or year PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking — your data stays on your device • Works fully offline PREMIUM APP — SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Countdown: Big Days requires a purchase to use. Unlock unlimited countdowns, all widget styles, photo backgrounds, themes and milestone reminders with: • Monthly plan: $2.99/month (auto-renewing subscription) • Yearly plan: $14.99/year with a 3-day free trial (auto-renewing subscription) • Lifetime: $29.99 one-time purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://countdownbigdays.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html Start counting down to your next big day today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against Countdown's 3. 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Countdown | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabrizio Di Pietro | MD Shahariar Nazim Joy |
In-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
Countdown
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$29.99









