Comparison

Countdown Widget vs True

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget

Visually appealing countdowns for all your important dates, displayed on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Apple Watch, and more. Features AI-generated backgrounds and precise time tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-generated photo backgrounds
  • Countdown to exact time (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
  • Multiple widget placements (Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy)
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Multi-event widget with progress bars
Features
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DayDrop is the countdown widget for iPhone that shows the days until everything you're looking forward to — Christmas, your wedding, a birthday, vacation, or the day your baby arrives — right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. "Finally, a countdown app that actually looks good on my Home Screen." See your most important days counting down from everywhere: Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, iPad, and StandBy. WHY PEOPLE LOVE DAYDROP • Beautiful AI-generated photo backgrounds — describe any event and get a stunning, one-of-a-kind photo backdrop in seconds. • Countdown to the exact moment — set a specific time on any event and watch days, hours, minutes, and seconds tick down live. • Your photo in the Dynamic Island — your event's background shows live in the Dynamic Island and Live Activity, with a progress ring. • 10 widget placements — Home Screen (small, medium, large, extra-large), multi-event widget, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Control Center. • Multi-event widget with progress bars — several countdowns at a glance. • iPad optimized — adaptive layouts, ExtraLarge widget, and a roomier overview. • iCloud sync — your countdowns move with you across iPhone and iPad. Always in sync, always private. • Share cards — send your countdown to anyone. • Badge countdown on app icon — glance at your Home Screen, see days left. • Liquid Glass, iOS 26 native — designed for Apple's latest design language. • Orbital year view — your whole year of countdowns in a single circular timeline. POWERFUL & PERSONAL • Count up and down from any date • 8 categories — Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Holidays, Vacations, Work, Fitness, Custom • Recurring events — annual, monthly, weekly, or biweekly • Milestone notifications — 30, 14, 7, 3 days before • Celebration confetti on the big day • Pin your most important events • Import birthdays from Contacts in one tap • Gyroscope parallax and tactile scroll animations A CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN, A NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN, AND EVERY DAY WORTH WAITING FOR How many days until Christmas? Until New Year's Eve? Until Halloween, the concert, your exam, retirement, or the trip you've been planning all year? DayDrop keeps the answer one glance away — as a widget, on your Lock Screen, or with Siri: just ask "how many days until my event in DayDrop." LOCK SCREEN, DONE RIGHT Category icons on your Lock Screen widgets, with desaturated backgrounds so your countdown stays glanceable. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into 16 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your countdowns stay on your devices and in your iCloud. We don't sell your data. DAYDROP PREMIUM Premium unlocks AI photo backgrounds, Live Activity and Dynamic Island, every widget placement, watermark-free share cards, unlimited pins, custom milestone notifications, iCloud sync, and the orbital year view. Plans and pricing are shown in the app. Questions? Email daydrop@beatroot.dev or visit daydrop.beatroot.dev. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

True

Identify unknown callers, block unwanted spam calls, and manage your contacts efficiently. This app offers smart tools for a safer and more organized calling experience, putting you in full control of your phone communication.

Highlights
  • Identify unknown callers
  • Spam call protection
  • Smart dialer
  • Contact management
  • Favorite contacts
  • Private contacts
  • Scheduled call reminders
Features
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True: Caller ID & Call Manager Identify unknown callers, manage your contacts, and make calling smarter and more organized. True is a powerful caller identification and call management app designed to make your calling experience faster, simpler, and more organized. Easily identify unknown callers, manage your contacts with smart tools, and keep your important contacts organized in one place. Whether you're calling friends, managing business contacts, or keeping your personal address book organized, True gives you powerful tools to manage your calls and contacts. Key Features Identify Unknown Callers Quickly identify unknown phone numbers and know who is calling before you answer. Smart Dialer A fast and easy dialer designed for quick calling and smooth performance. Contact Management Easily add, edit, and organize your contacts with a clean and powerful contact manager. Favorite Contacts Mark important contacts as favorites for quick and easy access. Private Contacts Keep sensitive contacts secure and separate from your main contact list. Scheduled Call Reminder Set reminders so you never forget important calls. Duplicate Contact Cleaner Find and remove duplicate contacts to keep your contact list clean and organized. Contact Sharing Share contacts easily with friends, family, and colleagues. Web Contact Sharing Access and share contacts conveniently across multiple platforms. Why Choose True? • Identify unknown callers instantly • Keep contacts organized and easy to access • Manage calls and contacts with smart tools • Quickly access your favorite contacts • Keep private contacts separate and organized • Clean, simple, and user-friendly design • Powerful caller ID and call management tools Take control of your calls and enjoy a smarter calling experience with **True: Caller ID & Call Manager**. Download now and make managing your calls and contacts easier. If you subscribe to a “Pro” plan, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase confirmation. Any unused portion of a free trial (if offered) will be forfeited once you start a subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings. Cancellations are not allowed during the active subscription period. For support or questions, please contact us at [miraclefifth@gmail.com](mailto:miraclefifth@gmail.com) Privacy Policy - https://caller-id-contacts.blogspot.com/2026/03/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use - https://caller-id-contacts.blogspot.com/2026/03/terms-of-use.html EULA - https://caller-id-contacts.blogspot.com/2026/03/eula.html If you enjoy using True: Caller ID & Call Manager, please take a moment to rate us and share your feedback.

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
True4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget at none against True's shown. Countdown Widget also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (24 vs 8). True's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and True sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

True holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update weekly, True every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Widget versus True: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetTrue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHirak BanerjeeJay Lakhani

Customer experience

Countdown Widget

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

True

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium1 Month trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
4 purchases

True

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro Access$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Access$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$19.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True free?
True is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or True?
True is rated higher. Countdown Widget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while True averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget or True have ads?
True shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or True?
Countdown Widget ships an update weekly, and True every 6 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 28, 2026 and True on October 12, 2026.

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