Comparison

Time Count vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Time Count

Track important future events or past milestones with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Organize events by category, add notes, and receive smart reminders. View your progress on the home screen with various widget styles.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up timers
  • Home screen widgets
  • Repeating events
  • Organize by category
  • Lunar calendar support
  • Smart reminders
  • Customizable event colors
Features
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Countdown helps you track every date that matters — count up from the past or count down to the future. Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, holidays, work deadlines, and lunar calendar events — all beautifully organized with home screen widgets. Whether it's 100 days since you started a new job, a countdown to your wedding, or tracking when your next holiday begins, Countdown keeps it simple, beautiful, and private. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See your countdowns and count-ups right on your home screen — no need to open the app. Choose from 5 widget styles: a compact single event, a detailed breakdown with weeks, days, and hours, your next upcoming event, your pinned favorites, or a large overview of everything. Each widget matches your event's custom color. COUNT UP OR COUNT DOWN Track how many days since a special moment, or count down to an upcoming one. View your time in weeks, days, and hours — all at a glance. REPEATING EVENTS Set events to repeat annually, monthly, or on a custom schedule. Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, and recurring milestones that come back every year. ORGANIZE BY CATEGORY Sort your events into categories like Love, Life, Work, and Lunar calendar. Filter and find what matters to you instantly. PIN YOUR FAVORITES Pin your most important events to the top for quick access. Your pinned dates are always front and center — in the app and on your home screen widget. LUNAR CALENDAR SUPPORT Track lunar dates alongside the standard calendar — perfect for Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, and other traditional celebrations. NOTES & DETAILS Add personal notes to any event. Jot down gift ideas, travel plans, or special memories so you never forget the details. SMART REMINDERS Set custom notifications so you're always prepared. Get reminded days before a birthday, anniversary, or deadline — never miss an important date again. BEAUTIFUL DARK DESIGN A sleek, dark interface that's easy on the eyes. Every event gets its own color, making your timeline vibrant and personal. SIMPLE & PRIVATE No sign-up required. Your data stays on your device. Set up in seconds and start tracking the days that matter most. Perfect for: - Counting down to your wedding, birthday, or graduation - Tracking relationship anniversaries and milestones - Seeing countdowns and count-ups on your home screen widgets - Remembering holidays, festivals, and lunar calendar dates - Monitoring work deadlines and career milestones - Setting repeating annual reminders for recurring events - Planning and counting down to your next vacation - Tracking "days since" for personal goals and streaks Download Time Count today and never lose track of the dates that matter most.

About

Countdown

Features
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Countdown - Event & Widget is the simplest way to see how long is left until the moments that matter. Add a trip, wedding, exam, payday, deadline, or holiday — and watch it tick down on a beautiful story card with a live progress ring. Put your next event on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, get reminders before it arrives, and share a themed countdown card with anyone. FEATURES • Live countdown cards with progress ring and percent-elapsed readout • Configurable Home & Lock Screen widgets — pick an active countdown or show next upcoming • Milestones along the journey — 100 days to go, halfway there, one week to go • Four theme kits: Minimal, Paper, Neon, and Aurora • 16 templates for vacations, weddings, exams, paydays, holidays, and more • Custom photos on each event — shown on your cards and widgets with emoji fallback • Import dates from Calendar — choose-first selection with quota protection • Repeating events — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly • Count up from a past date for anniversaries and milestones • Reminders on the day, one day before, one week before, plus custom timing • Share a themed countdown image to Messages or social apps • Notes, tags, and search for long lists • Pin important events; archive others without deleting HOW TO USE 1. Tap + or pick a template with smart defaults. 2. Set the date, icon, theme, and reminders. 3. Add the widget — your next event stays visible on Home or Lock Screen. 4. Open any event for milestones, details, and share. 5. Swipe to pin, archive, or delete. PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Premium is a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no renewals, unlocked forever on your Apple ID. • Unlimited events (free: 5 active) • All four theme kits (free: Minimal & Paper) • Medium and Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular, and inline • Custom formats: weeks + days and working days • Unlimited custom reminders per event The free version is fully usable: five events, two theme kits, live and days-only countdowns, the small widget, and core reminders. Questions or support: iyogeetech@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://iyogeetech.com/privacypolicy/privacy.html

Screenshots

Time Count4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Count at none against Countdown's 1. Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time Count asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Count ships an update weekly, Countdown every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Time Count versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime CountCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChi ChiemAjaysinh Jadeja

In-app purchases

None

Time Count

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Time Count free?
Time Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Count or Countdown have ads?
Time Count shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Count or Countdown?
Time Count ships an update weekly, and Countdown every 10 days. Most recently, Time Count was updated on November 5, 2026 and Countdown on October 29, 2026.

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