Comparison

Simple Countdown Widget App vs Nigh

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

Nigh

Features
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Nigh counts down to the moments you're waiting for, on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, and in the app. COUNTDOWNS THAT KEEP GOING Most countdown apps stop when the day arrives. Nigh handles the things that come around again: • Paydays every other Friday, rent on the 1st, trash day every Tuesday • Birthdays and anniversaries every year • Cycles made of phases, like a menstrual cycle or a 21/7 pill pack, with "3 days until the next phase" and a day-by-day ring When one passes, Nigh rolls over to the next, forever. MANY WAYS TO SEE IT Big number, progress bar, ring, fill, dots, weekends left, calendar, milestones, live timer, and phases. Show the count as days, weeks and days, months and days, hours, or "sleeps." WIDGETS FOR EVERYTHING Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets. Pick a different event and style for each one, and tap any widget to jump to its live countdown. REMINDERS YOUR WAY • Heads-up alerts like "Payday is tomorrow" before every occurrence • Milestones at 100 days, 30 days, 1 week and 1 day • Custom schedules: every Friday, the 1st and 15th, the third Friday of the month, and more • Preview any notification before you rely on it PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you create stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no cloud. Nigh is free and supported by a small banner ad. There are no subscriptions and no in-app purchases, ever. Start from an example (Payday, Cycle, Pill Pack, Birthday, Vacation, Rent, Trash Day, Due Date) then change anything you like. Cycle and pill pack countdowns are estimates to help you plan. They aren't medical advice or a form of contraception.

Screenshots

Simple Countdown Widget App4 screens
Nigh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nigh at none against Simple Countdown Widget App's 1. Nigh also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). Simple Countdown Widget App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Nigh asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Countdown Widget App ships an update every 4 days, Nigh every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Countdown Widget App versus Nigh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Countdown Widget AppNigh
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaner TasanJustin Lewis

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Countdown Widget App

One-time1
  • Simple Count Pro$4.99
None

Nigh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Countdown Widget App free?
Simple Countdown Widget App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nigh free?
Nigh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Countdown Widget App or Nigh have ads?
Nigh shows ads; Simple Countdown Widget App does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Countdown Widget App or Nigh?
Simple Countdown Widget App ships an update every 4 days, and Nigh every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Countdown Widget App was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nigh on October 31, 2026.

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