Kanji Widgets vs QingTrace Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanji Widgets
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Turn your home screen into a piece of Japanese art. Kanji is more than writing — it's visual art, calligraphy, and philosophy compressed into a single glyph. Kanji Widgets brings that beauty to your home screen, every day. FEATURES • 1,500+ kanji and phrases across 7 themes • Multiple widget sizes — small, medium, large, and lock screen • Multiple profiles per size — different styles for different moods • Full customization: fonts, colors, backgrounds, and layouts • Daily rotation or pin your favorite kanji • Build your own collection of favorite words • Add your own custom kanji MAKE IT YOURS Choose from beautiful preset themes or design your own style with font, color, and background controls. LOCK SCREEN SUPPORT Display kanji on your lock screen with circular and rectangular widget styles. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
QingTrace Countdown
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Countdown — the countdown that never gets lost. How many days until the wedding? How long since you started the job? Exams, paydays, anniversaries, trips, a new baby — put every day that matters on your Home Screen and Lock Screen and see it at a glance. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT · iCloud Sync — switch phones or move between iPad and iPhone, your data is always there · Auto Flip — when the day arrives, a countdown becomes a count-up. "Until the wedding" turns into "married for 365 days" — one event, tracked for life · Working-Days Mode — count only Mon–Fri: "15 working days until delivery" · Smart subtitle — far dates read "2 months 12 days" or "~3 weeks", not just a raw day count · Repeat rules — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and lunar 6 WIDGETS + LOCK SCREEN · Focus (small / medium) — keep your eyes on the one day that matters · Timeline List — every countdown on one screen, past vs upcoming at a glance · Calendar — this month's due dates highlighted · Progress Ring — a Lock Screen circular view · Lock Countdown — a single countdown below the clock · Lock Top 3 — your three nearest countdowns below the clock CLEAN & PRIVATE · Completely free — no ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions · No account, no sign-in · Collects no data, no third-party tracking — everything stays in your own iCloud BUILT FOR EVERYONE · Dynamic Type & VoiceOver · Dark / Light · Multiple languages Put the days that matter where you can see them. Privacy Policy: https://shangxi676.github.io/DailyCheckin-Pages/minus_privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://shangxi676.github.io/DailyCheckin-Pages/minus_termsofservice.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QingTrace Countdown at none against Kanji Widgets's 2. 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. Kanji Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. QingTrace Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Kanji Widgets | QingTrace Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masaki Hanamoto | 开棋 姜 |
In-app purchases
Kanji Widgets
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
QingTrace Countdown
No in-app purchases





