Countdown Widgets vs Loyal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widgets
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CountPal helps you create countdowns for all the important moments in your life and track exactly how much time is left until the event. Whether itβs a birthday, vacation, wedding, exam, deadline, or any special occasion, you can easily add events and see the remaining time in days, hours, minutes, or seconds. Add beautiful countdown widgets to your iOS Home Screen and personalize them with AI-generated backgrounds that create unique artwork for each event. Customize countdown styles, choose different time units, and make every upcoming moment look great directly on your screen. Using the power of Apple Intelligence, CountPal can also generate short motivational lines for your widgets, making each countdown feel more meaningful and inspiring as the big moment approaches. Privacy policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/DHPrivacy.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Loyal
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That drawer of loyalty cards? The seventeen apps demanding your email address? Done with that. Loyal puts every loyalty card, store card, and membership QR code in one place - and one tap sends them into Apple Wallet, so the right barcode is on your lock screen before you reach the register. Scan it, done Point the camera at any card - QR, Code 128, Aztec, EAN, PDF417 - and it's captured. Got a screenshot instead? Import it from a photo. Old embossed number? Type it in and Loyal draws the barcode for you. Straight into Apple Wallet Every card becomes a proper Wallet pass in its own brand color. Quick access from the lock screen, no app-opening ceremony at checkout. Make them yours Give each card a design (solid, gradient, duotone, or outline), a color, a symbol, your own artwork, and a label - so you spot the right one at a glance. Ask Siri, or use the Action button "Show my Starbucks card" brings the barcode straight up. Works in Shortcuts and Spotlight too, and your favorites sync to Apple Watch for the checkout line. Private by architecture, not by promise β’ Your cards live on your phone. No account, no cloud, no sync server. β’ No analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs. Zero. β’ Adding to Wallet sends only anonymous file checksums - never your card details. β’ Free for three cards. Unlimited is a one-off $2.99 - no subscription. You're the customer, not the product. Built for the checkout line Screen jumps to full brightness when a barcode is showing. Drag cards into your preferred order. Search that actually finds things. Snappy everywhere. Starbucks, CVS, Kroger, Safeway, Walgreens, Target - if it has a barcode, it belongs in Loyal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Loyal at none against Countdown Widgets's shown. Loyal also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countdown Widgets ships an update every 10 days, Loyal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Widgets | Loyal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Hole Pvt. Ltd. | Morgan Atkins |
In-app purchases
Countdown Widgets
No in-app purchases
Loyal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Countdown Widgets free?
Is Loyal free?
Do Countdown Widgets or Loyal have ads?
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widgets or Loyal?
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