Presented vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Presented
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Never forget a birthday again โ and never draw a blank on what to get them. Presented remembers every date and keeps every gift idea in one place, beautifully. NEW: FRIENDS & WISHLISTS Pick a handle, find people by @handle or name, and send a friend request. Nothing is shared until they accept โ then you both see each other's birthday automatically. No more awkwardly asking someone when their birthday is, or hoping you wrote it down right. Add what you actually want to your wishlist, with photos. Friends see it on your profile. They stop guessing, you stop getting candles you'll never light. GIFT IDEAS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Spotted something perfect while shopping? Save it in seconds with a photo and a note. Then save the details that make gifts land โ ring size, shoe size, the allergy you keep forgetting, what they said they wanted in passing three months ago. When the birthday comes, it's all there. BIRTHDAYS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A birthday widget in three Home Screen sizes, plus three Lock Screen styles. Your next birthdays, always in view. Tap one to open that person straight away. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Get nudged a month, a week, and a day before โ enough time to actually buy something, not just panic. With Pro, set your own schedule and your own times, per person. IMPORT IN ONE TAP Already have birthdays in your contacts? Bring them in at once. Duplicates are detected automatically, and contacts without a birthday can be imported too โ add the date later. PRESENTED PRO โข Unlimited people (free includes up to 5) โข More wishlist room โข Custom reminders for birthdays โข Choose exactly when you're nudged, per person โข Pay once and keep it forever โ no renewals, no expiry โข Support an independent developer building this properly YOUR PRIVACY, PLAINLY Your birthdays, gift notes, and personal details stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud account. They are private to you. Signing in is entirely optional โ the whole app works without an account. If you do sign in for friends and wishlists, only what you choose to share is stored: your name, handle, photo, birthday, and wishlist, visible only to friends you've accepted. You can delete your account and everything in it from Settings, any time. No ads. We don't sell your data. Analytics are off unless you turn them on yourself. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Presented adapts to the screen it's on โ a spacious split view on iPad, a clean single column on iPhone. Light and dark, both considered. FEATURES AT A GLANCE โข Countdown to every birthday โข Gift notes with photos โข Personal details โ sizes, allergies, anything worth remembering โข Friends, handles, and friend requests โข Shareable wishlist with photos โข Birthday widget โ three Home Screen sizes, three Lock Screen styles โข Block and report, with a 24-hour response โข Colour-coded contact cards โข One-tap contact import with duplicate detection โข Custom reminder schedules and times (Pro) โข iCloud sync across your devices โข Light, dark, and system appearance โข No ads, ever You're in control of who reaches you. Block anyone, report anything, and manage it all from Settings. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. Download Presented and stop apologising for forgetting.
Countdown
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Count the days to what you are actually waiting for. Countdown keeps your next event on the Home Screen and shows exactly how many days, hours and minutes are left: a wedding, a trip, a birthday, a due date, an exam, the end of a deployment. WHAT THE FREE PLAN GIVES YOU - 3 events, each with one reminder (or watch a short ad for one extra event) - 2 of the 8 display styles: Large and Minimal - 3 of the 6 backgrounds: solid, gradient and glass - Every widget, Lock Screen and inline included - Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly - Pin, favorite, archive, search and a timeline view WITH PRO - Unlimited events - The other 6 display styles: Flip Clock, Circular, Progress Ring, Progress Bar, Digital and Elegant - Animated backgrounds: moving gradient, stars and particles - A color wheel instead of the 8 preset colors - Up to 8 reminders on a single event: at the event, 1 hour, 12 hours, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days before - No ads REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE A reminder is scheduled as a fixed instant, not as a time of day, so a flight across time zones or a daylight-saving change does not move it. iOS only holds 64 pending notifications per app, so this version keeps the nearest ones and rebuilds the list every time you open the app: the birthday next week no longer loses its place to an anniversary three years out. COMMON QUESTIONS Do I need Pro to put a countdown on the Home Screen? No. Every widget works on the free plan, Lock Screen ones included. Does it need an internet connection or an account? Neither. Everything stays on the device and there is nothing to sign up for. What happens to a birthday once the day passes? If you set it to repeat, it moves itself to next year the first time you open the app afterwards, and its reminders move with it. How many reminders can one event have? One on the free plan, up to eight with Pro. Can it count up from a date that has already passed? No. Countdown counts down to a future date; anything past is shown as completed. What language is the app in? It follows your iPhone. The interface is translated into 34 languages. PERFECT FOR Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, due dates, retirement, product launches, Christmas, sobriety milestones and deployments. Terms of Use: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/terms-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against Presented's 1. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). Presented's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Presented sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Presented ships an update every 4 weeks, Countdown every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Presented | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 8 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sabalan Alaeiyeh | Grima Hdez |
In-app purchases
Presented
- Presented Lifetime$1.99
Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Presented free?
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Do Presented or Countdown have ads?
Which is updated more often, Presented or Countdown?
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