Comparison

Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter vs Caliu

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

Head to head
About

Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter

Features
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Everything you count, in one app. Days until. Reps at the gym. Cups of coffee. Glasses of water. Add a date, and it starts ticking down to the second. Start a workout and log a set in one tap. Tap a counter and the number goes up. Check any of it from your Home Screen without opening the app. COUNTDOWNS Birthdays, exams, weddings, trips, due dates, the last day of term — anything with a date on it. Live to the second, closest first, so you always know what's actually next. - Import straight from your calendar: festivals, holidays and birthdays arrive already linked - Colours, gradients, icons and your own background photos, set per event, so a wedding doesn't look like a dentist appointment - Reminders a day or an hour ahead, not the morning of GYM A real training log, not a notes app with a dumbbell on it. - Full exercise library with video for every movement — barbell, dumbbell, machine, bodyweight - Reps and weight come pre-filled from last time, so logging a set is one tap - Live session timer with running sets, volume and exercise count - Tap the muscle map and get the exercises for whatever you're training today - Filter by chest, back, shoulders, arms or legs and start from a suggestion COUNTERS Tap once, the number goes up. That's the whole thing. - Coffees, cigarettes you didn't have, gym visits, snoozes, sweets, the swear jar - Push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, burpees, laps - Tasbeeh, rosary, mantra, prayers, verses, fasts kept, charity - Or name your own, pick an icon, and start tapping HEALTH Water, medication, sleep and steps. Remind me hourly, a few times a day, or on a schedule you set — and streak rings that show what you actually kept up this week, not what you meant to. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Your next event, one glance away. Choose which events show and how much detail you want. WHY ONE APP Because the date you're waiting for, the sets you did on Tuesday and the coffees you've had today are all the same thing: a number you want to keep an eye on. Four trackers, one place to look, nothing that nags. MADE FOR - Anyone who refuses to forget a birthday again - Students counting down to exams and term dates - Lifters who want a fast log and nothing else - Anyone quitting something, or trying to drink more water - People who'd rather open one app than four Add your first date in under ten seconds.

About

Caliu

A minimalist markdown notes app designed for writers, offering a distraction-free writing experience with features like nested tags, reminders, and cross-device syncing. It allows for easy export and integration with external tools.

Highlights
  • Markdown writing with live formatting
  • Nested and colored tags for organization
  • Cross-device sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Reminders for notes
  • Export to various formats (Markdown, ePub, RTF)
  • REST API and MCP server for integration
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Caliu is a quiet place to write. Open it and start typing: no account, no setup, no clutter. Markdown takes shape as you type, everything works offline, and your notes stay on your device. When you want them everywhere, create a free account and they follow you across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. Sync is free, and it stays free. Writing comes first Headings, lists, tasks, quotes, code and links format as you write. There is no preview pane and no mode to switch: what you see is your note. The interface steps aside and leaves you with the page. Organised the way you think Tags instead of folders, because one idea can belong in many places. Nest them, colour them, and find any note in seconds. Link notes to each other and follow a thought from one to the next. Pin what matters now, and archive what you are done with without losing a word. There when you need it Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a web app for everything else. Save things to Caliu straight from the share sheet, or add a thought from your Apple Watch. Yours, and only yours No ads. No tracking. Nothing you write is used to train AI. Your notes live on your device first and sync encrypted, and Caliu is built in the EU under GDPR. Export any note as Markdown or plain text whenever you like, share one as a public link when someone needs to read it, and delete your account at any time. Deleted means deleted. For tinkerers A full REST API and a built-in MCP server, so Claude, Cursor or your own scripts can read and write your notes, on your terms. Your first API key is free. Caliu Pro Writing, tags, sync and working offline are free. 50 notes free, forever, no account needed. Caliu Pro makes them unlimited and adds: • Version history: scroll back through any note and restore it in a tap • Every theme, font and app icon: 22 colour themes, each in light and dark, and 30 fonts • Drawing, right inside your notes • Unlimited attachments • More export formats: HTML, ePub, PDF, RTF and TextPack • Unlimited API keys, and connecting AI apps like Claude to your notes Subscribe monthly or yearly, or buy Pro lifetime once. Try it free before you decide. The monthly or yearly plan is an auto-renewing subscription: it renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Made with care by a small, independent team of one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://caliuapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter4 screens
Caliu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter at none against Caliu's 3. Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Caliu's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and update cadence 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. Caliu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter ships an update every 9 days, Caliu weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter versus Caliu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown, Gym & Rep CounterCaliu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinki .Marc Torrelles

In-app purchases

None

Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Caliu

Subscriptions2
  • Caliu Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Caliu Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Caliu Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter free?
Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caliu free?
Caliu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter or Caliu have ads?
Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter shows ads; Caliu does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter or Caliu?
Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter ships an update every 9 days, and Caliu weekly. Most recently, Countdown, Gym & Rep Counter was updated on October 27, 2026 and Caliu on October 25, 2026.

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