Comparison

Countdown by Dots vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown by Dots

This app helps you track important upcoming dates with a visually appealing, minimalist design. It allows you to count down to birthdays, vacations, holidays, and other special moments, keeping you organized and motivated.

Highlights
  • Minimal dot-based countdowns
  • Track birthdays and events
  • Visualize progress and remaining days
  • Daily notifications and reminders
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Track your important days with a beautiful and minimal countdown timer app. Countdown by Dots helps you easily countdown to birthdays, events, vacations, holidays, and special moments. Visualize your countdown progress with elegant dots, making every day exciting and meaningful. Whether it's a birthday, trip, wedding, exam, or big event, this countdown app keeps you motivated and organized. Features: • Minimal and beautiful dot-based countdown • Track birthdays, events, and special days • View progress and remaining days easily • Daily notifications and reminders • Simple, fast, and easy to use • Dark mode support Never miss important moments. Download Countdown by Dots and make every day count.

About

Countdown

Track important dates with a personal countdown app. Add photos, organize events into folders, and get optional reminders. Sync across devices with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Add photos and emojis
  • Organize events into folders
  • Create repeating countdowns
  • Import events from Apple Calendar
  • Add widgets to your Home Screen
  • Optional reminders
Features
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Glassdays is a personal countdown app for the dates you care about. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, anniversaries, holidays, launches, and more. • Add photos and emojis • Choose cards or list • Pin important countdowns • Organize events into folders • Create repeating countdowns • Import events from Apple Calendar • Add widgets to your Home Screen • Choose how time is displayed • Set custom progress start dates • Get optional reminders • Browse ready-made countdown collections • Search across all folders No account required. Your countdowns stay on your device. Glassdays Pro unlocks iCloud sync, Calendar integration, custom widgets, and more with a one-time purchase. Icon attribution The app icon uses “Hourglass Bold” from the Solar Icon Set by 480 Design, provided via Iconify. The icon has been adapted for use as this app icon. Source: https://api.iconify.design/solar/hourglass-bold.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Screenshots

Countdown by Dots4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown by Dots at none against Countdown's 1. Countdown by Dots also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown by Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown by Dots against 5.0 for Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown by Dots ships an update fortnightly, Countdown every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown by Dots versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown by DotsCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperShubham NehulDavid Holtschke

Customer experience

Countdown by Dots

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Countdown by Dots

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Glassdays Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown by Dots free?
Countdown by Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown by Dots or Countdown?
Countdown by Dots and Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown by Dots or Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown by Dots nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown by Dots or Countdown?
Countdown by Dots ships an update fortnightly, and Countdown every 11 days. Most recently, Countdown by Dots was updated on October 7, 2026 and Countdown on October 19, 2026.

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