Comparison

Countdown Events vs Simple Event Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Events

Create visually appealing countdowns for important events directly on your Home Screen. Customize widgets with your own photos, colors, and fonts, and share them with friends to keep everyone in sync. Set reminders to ensure you never miss a milestone.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Multiple widget styles
  • Personalized photos, colors, and fonts
  • Event reminders
  • Live widget sharing
  • Unlimited countdowns with purchase
Features
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Count down to the moments that matter most, right from your Home Screen. Countdown Events turns your iPhone into a beautiful countdown display with customizable widgets. Whether it's a vacation, birthday, wedding, graduation, or any milestone, see exactly how many days remain at a glance. FREE - Up to 3 countdowns - 4 widget styles: Classic, Flip Clock, Boarding Pass and Tear-Off Calendar - Your own photos, colors and fonts - Reminders before your event - Live widget sharing: friends get a widget that stays in sync with yours, and they only need the free app COUNTDOWN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION) - Unlimited countdowns - 20+ more widget styles, including new ones as we add them SHARED WIDGETS Share a countdown and your friends see the same widget on their Home Screen, in your style. Plan the trip, the wedding or the big day together.

About

Simple Event Countdown

Easily track upcoming events with a visually dynamic countdown. Name your event, set the date, and view it on your home screen with customizable widgets. The app features a color theme that changes as your event approaches, providing a subtle reminder.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Calendar import
  • Dynamic color themes
  • Native iPhone and Mac support
  • Customizable event naming
Features
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Simple Event Countdown keeps your next big moment always in sight. Name your event, set the date, and let the app do the rest. A dynamic color theme shifts as your event approaches — a gentle visual reminder that the big day is getting close. Add a widget to your home screen and you'll never lose track of what's coming. FEATURES • Small, medium, and large home screen widgets • Import dates directly from your calendar • Dynamic color themes — customize the far-away and day-of colors, and the app blends between them automatically • Native on iPhone and Mac — one purchase, both platforms Built by Uncle Deric Studios. Simple by design, useful by default.

Screenshots

Countdown Events4 screens
Simple Event Countdown1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Event Countdown at none against Countdown Events's 1. Simple Event Countdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Countdown Events's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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 Events sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Event Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Event Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Countdown Events's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Event Countdown's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown Events versus Simple Event Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown EventsSimple Event Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent NguyenDeric Lam

Customer experience

Countdown Events

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Simple Event Countdown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Events

One-time1
  • CountdownEvents+$4.99
None

Simple Event Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Events free?
Countdown Events is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Event Countdown free?
Simple Event Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Events or Simple Event Countdown?
Simple Event Countdown is rated higher. Countdown Events averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Simple Event Countdown averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown Events or Simple Event Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown Events nor Simple Event Countdown shows ads.

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