Comparison

Countdown Calendar vs Tilly

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Calendar

Features
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TimeFeel makes time visible. Count down to the days you're waiting for — trips, birthdays, weddings, exams — or count up from the moments that changed everything, and see exactly where you stand at a glance. Countdown & Count-up Create a countdown for any event, or count up from any date. Switch between "time left" and "time passed" to see time the way you want. Repeating countdowns Birthdays, anniversaries and paydays roll over on their own. Repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, or build a rule as flexible as Reminders — the second Tuesday of every month, the last day of the month — with an optional end date. Import from Calendar Pick the events you want from your calendar and turn them into countdowns in a tap. Nothing is added until you choose it. Holiday ideas Start from New Year, Christmas and other yearly dates without typing a thing. A live clock everywhere Countdown cards, widgets, the Lock Screen and Apple Watch tick in real time — days first, then hours, minutes and seconds. Open-ended timers No end date needed. Track how long something has been going — a habit, a journey, a chapter of your life — without setting a finish line. Progress at a glance Every countdown shows how much of its span has passed, as a ring or as a percentage of time done or left. Custom colors & photos Pick an accent color for each countdown. With Plus, use your own photo — it becomes a soft, blurred full-screen backdrop. Smart notifications Every countdown tells you when it ends. Add reminders a set number of days before or after, or when a percentage of the time has passed. Widgets on every screen Home Screen widgets in two sizes, plus Lock Screen widgets — a ring, or a line right under the clock. Your countdown is there before you unlock. Apple Watch The full app on your wrist, plus complications for your watch face — your next countdown sits right on the dial. Live Activities When a countdown enters its last stretch, it appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — photo and all — and keeps ticking there until it's done. Find any countdown Search by name and group your countdowns by year or month. iCloud sync All your countdowns sync automatically across your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch via iCloud. Plus Unlock photo backgrounds, unlimited countdowns, advanced notifications and new app icons — monthly with a free first week, or a one-time purchase that's yours forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tilly

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An advent calendar on your iPhone: a new door every day from 1 to 24 December, and the sleeps until Christmas on your Lock Screen. TILLY'S ADVENT CALENDAR • 24 doors with little family ideas, ready to open. Each door unlocks on its day, 1–24 December, at local midnight. • Before December, peek at the first door to see how it works. • Every evening the moon on your Lock Screen says goodnight: one sleep closer, tomorrow's door is waiting. • A nights-left widget for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. MAKE ONE FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE (TILLY PRO) • Create your own advent calendar for a child, a partner, a friend or yourself. • Put photos, notes and little tasks behind the doors, or tap "Fill empty doors for me" for ready ideas. • Make several calendars at once. • Send a calendar as a gift with Messages, AirDrop or Mail. They open it in Tilly for free, and each door still waits for its day. • Today's door on your Lock Screen and in the Live Activity. A calendar you receive as a gift is always free to open. CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN • Count days or sleeps to Christmas, New Year's Eve or any event, and tap the moon on the widget every evening. • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, the Live Activity, StandBy, and Apple Watch and CarPlay while the Live Activity runs. • Widgets roll over exactly at local midnight. • Ask Siri: "How many sleeps until Christmas in Tilly?" PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking. • Advent photos stay on your iPhone. A gift file leaves your device only when you share it. FREE AND PRO Free: Tilly's advent calendar, the nights-left widget, calendars you receive, and 3 countdowns with every widget for your first one. Tilly Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: create your own calendars, photos behind the doors, several calendars, send a calendar as a gift, today's door on the Lock Screen and in the Live Activity, plus unlimited countdowns, all palettes and photo backgrounds. Existing Tilly Pro subscribers keep Pro. Privacy: https://ios.service-lab.site/tilly/privacy Terms: https://ios.service-lab.site/tilly/terms

Screenshots

Countdown Calendar4 screens
Tilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Calendar at weekly against Tilly's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Tilly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Calendar ships an update weekly, Tilly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Countdown Calendar versus Tilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown CalendarTilly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii SurzhykovDenys Khomenko

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$11.99
3 purchases

Tilly

Subscriptions2
  • Tilly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tilly Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tilly Pro: Make & Gift$1.99

Questions

Is Countdown Calendar free?
Countdown Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilly free?
Tilly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Calendar or Tilly have ads?
Neither Countdown Calendar nor Tilly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Calendar or Tilly?
Countdown Calendar ships an update weekly, and Tilly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Calendar was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tilly on November 6, 2026.

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