Comparison

Simple Countdown Widget App vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Simple Countdown Widget App

Visually track upcoming events with customizable widgets and shareable countdowns. Stay excited for vacations, birthdays, and more with beautiful designs and timely notifications. No account needed, your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities with Dynamic Island
  • Shareable event cards
  • Notifications on event day
  • Supports 12 languages
  • No account required
Features
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Simple Count is the easiest way to count down to the moments you're looking forward to most — vacations, birthdays, weddings, concerts, holidays, and everything in between. Every widget is free — Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Apple Watch. No subscription, ever. COUNT DOWN TOGETHER Share a countdown with the people you're counting down with and it stays linked: when anyone changes the date, the photo or the note, it updates on everyone's phone, widgets included. You can also share any event as a beautifully designed card, or select several countdowns and share them all at once. Add a photo, choose an emoji, and bring your countdowns to life with beautiful widgets on your Home Screen. Every time you unlock your phone, you'll see exactly what you're excited about next. FEATURES • Every widget free — no ads, no subscription • Beautiful Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes, including a full-page widget on iOS 27 • Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities with Dynamic Island support • Apple Watch — your countdowns on your watch face, in the Smart Stack and in their own watch app • Notifications on the day of your event • Celebrate past events instead of hiding them away • Available in 12 languages, switch anytime in Settings • No account required — your countdowns stay on your device and in your own iCloud, and we never see them, even the ones you share • iPhone and iPad sync — your countdowns, notes and reminders stay the same on all your devices, and come back if you reinstall the app • Repeating events — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom patterns like "the 3rd Sunday of each month" • Countdown reminders — days, hours, or minutes before each event • Notes with sections and checklists — keep tickets, addresses and packing lists right with the countdown; shared countdowns share them too • Search — find any countdown by name, note, or emoji (use the same emoji as a tag to group events) • Siri — say "Add a countdown in Simple Count" and just tell it what's coming, or ask how many days are left • Import from Calendar — events you have already planned become countdowns, repeating ones included • Count Down Together — shared countdowns that update for everyone. Share one for free; Simple Count Pro lets you share as many as you like at once. Joining is always free. • Photo backgrounds, and photos and files in your notes — Simple Count Pro, a one-time purchase. Whether you're counting down to your dream vacation, a special celebration, or your best friend's birthday, Simple Count keeps the excitement alive every day.

About

Countdown

Track upcoming events, days since significant moments, and daily habits with customizable widgets. Visualize progress with heatmaps and receive timely reminders. Sync across devices and share countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Countdown to future events
  • Count up from past moments
  • Tally repeated actions
  • Daily habit tracking with heatmaps
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Shareable countdowns
Features
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Everything you’re counting down to, counting up from, or keeping a tally of - in one place, right on your home screen. Whether it’s a wedding, your smoke-free days, or your cups of water, Countdown: Events & Counter keeps it all in one simple, beautifully designed app. THREE WAYS TO COUNT Countdown - Count down to any future date: weddings, trips, birthdays, deadlines, or exam day. Always know what’s coming up. Count-Up - Track the days since a moment that matters: a quit date, a move, an anniversary, the day you started something new. Counter - Tally anything you do repeatedly: glasses of water, gym sessions, pages read, minutes meditated. One tap, always in view. BUILD HABITS THAT STICK Turn any counter into a daily habit and watch your consistency build over time. The Habits widget shows your progress as a heatmap, so you can see your streaks and gaps at a glance. It’s a quiet daily nudge to keep going. RIGHT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Pin any countdown, count-up, counter, or habit to a widget so it’s always one glance away. You don’t need to open the app to see how many days are left or how your week is going. MAKE IT YOURS Give every moment a photo background or a custom color, so your countdowns look like your life and not a generic list. Group everything into categories like Personal, Trips, Birthdays, Health, Work, or your own, so things stay tidy as your list grows. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Sign in to sync across your iPhone and Mac. Invite friends or family to share a countdown, so everyone’s counting down to the same trip, wedding, or big day together. STAY ON TOP OF WHAT MATTERS Set reminders for exactly when you want them: a day before, a week before, or the moment it happens. SIMPLE BY DESIGN No clutter. No ads. No account needed to get started. Sign in only when you want to sync or share. Whatever you’re waiting for, working toward, or keeping tabs on, Countdown: Events & Counter keeps it in one place, right where you’ll see it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Countdown Widget App4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple Countdown Widget App at free against Countdown's free with in-app purchases. Simple Countdown Widget App also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Simple Countdown Widget App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Countdown Widget App against 5.0 for Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Countdown Widget App ships an update every 4 days, Countdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Countdown Widget App versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Countdown Widget AppCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaner TasanBatuhan Mert Guldu

Customer experience

Simple Countdown Widget App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Countdown Widget App

One-time1
  • Simple Count Pro$4.99
9 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Widget Access$4.99
  • Widget Access$5.99
  • Upgrade to Full Access$7.99
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  • Upgrade to Full Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Access2 variants$14.99

Questions

Is Simple Countdown Widget App free?
Simple Countdown Widget App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Countdown Widget App or Countdown?
Simple Countdown Widget App and Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Countdown Widget App or Countdown have ads?
Neither Simple Countdown Widget App nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Countdown Widget App or Countdown?
Simple Countdown Widget App ships an update every 4 days, and Countdown weekly. Most recently, Simple Countdown Widget App was updated on October 25, 2026 and Countdown on October 31, 2026.

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