Comparison

Break Countdown vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Break Countdown

Features
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Do you know how much of your break has already melted away? Break Countdown visualizes the remaining time of any break — spring break, summer vacation, winter holidays, you name it — in real time. Wake up. Check your lock screen. That number on the widget? It's smaller than yesterday. That's reality. ■ This app is for you if... - You do homework on the last day of summer break - "There's still plenty of time" is your catchphrase - Golden Week vanishes every year and you're mad about it - You pretend the end of vacation doesn't exist ■ Features - Glowing neon circular meter showing days remaining - Lock screen widget support (no escaping reality) - Presets for common breaks: Spring, GW, Summer, Silver Week, Winter, New Year - Create custom breaks for anything - Seasonal animated backgrounds (cherry blossoms, ocean, snow, fireworks) ■ How to use Break Countdown 1. Open the app 2. Pick a break or create one 3. Add the widget to your home screen 4. Watch the number shrink every day 5. Panic or accept your fate Breaks are finite. Check Break Countdown, then go all-in on doing absolutely nothing today.

About

Countdown Widget

Features
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Yamim puts your countdown where you actually see it: on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Create an event, choose a color and symbol, then add a widget. No ads, no account. What can you count? • Weddings, trips, births, moves and big deadlines • Hebrew birthdays and yahrzeits that repeat on the Jewish calendar (Adar I and Adar II handled correctly) • Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashana, Passover and Hanukkah, in one tap • The Omer, in season • Count up too: days together, days sober, days since Widgets • Small, medium and large, plus Lock Screen widgets • Color, progress ring, photo background and glass styles • The number updates at midnight, even when the app is closed Reminders • On the day, a day before, a week before, a month before, or every morning in the final week Sharing • Designed cards for WhatsApp and Instagram • Live links that show the countdown in a browser, with nothing to install Every event can show both dates: 14/03/2027 next to 5 Adar II 5787. Free: up to 3 events, the small widget, all reminders and sharing. Premium is a single in-app purchase: unlimited events, every widget style and size, photo backgrounds, repeating Hebrew dates and custom count phrases. No subscription. Works offline. No sign up, and your events are stored on your device only.

Screenshots

Break Countdown4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Break Countdown at none against Countdown Widget's 1. Countdown Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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 Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Break Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Break Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widget every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Break Countdown versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreak CountdownCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIZOU, CO., LTD.Ben Basha

In-app purchases

None

Break Countdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Widget

One-time1
  • Yamim Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Break Countdown free?
Break Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Break Countdown or Countdown Widget have ads?
Break Countdown shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Break Countdown or Countdown Widget?
Break Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown Widget every 3 days. Most recently, Break Countdown was updated on October 15, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 6, 2026.

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