Comparison

Hourloom 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

Hourloom

This app provides a clear and simple way to view multiple time zones simultaneously. It's designed for global coordination, helping users schedule meetings and stay connected with people across different regions. Its lightweight design ensures a fast and intuitive experience.

Highlights
  • View multiple time zones
  • Clean and intuitive interface
  • Global coordination tool
  • Fast and lightweight performance
  • Easy time comparison
Features
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Hourloom makes it easy to compare time zones, coordinate with people around the world, and choose better times for calls and meetings. Whether you work with a remote team, talk to international clients, travel often, or stay connected with family abroad, Hourloom gives you a clear, simple view of the time in every city that matters to you. COMPARE TIME ZONES AT A GLANCE See multiple cities together and understand the time difference without doing mental math. PLAN BETTER MEETINGS Quickly spot convenient overlap for calls, meetings, and events across regions. KEEP IMPORTANT CITIES CLOSE Build your personal world clock with the places you check most. DESIGNED FOR CLARITY A fast, focused interface that puts local times, day changes, and time differences front and center. GREAT FOR Remote teams and distributed companies International clients and freelancers Travelers and digital nomads Friends and families living in different countries Anyone coordinating across time zones Spend less time converting time zones and more time connecting. Download Hourloom and know the right time anywhere.

About

Countdown Widget

This app helps you count down to important dates like birthdays, holidays, and trips with customizable widgets. It supports public holidays from 27 countries and allows you to share your countdowns.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for countdowns
  • Import public holidays from 27 countries
  • Track days, weeks, months, or years
  • One-time purchase, no subscriptions
  • Shareable event cards
  • Customizable event ordering
Features
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Till Then is a countdown app for everything you are looking forward to. Add birthdays, trips, holidays, anniversaries, or any date that matters, and see exactly how many days are left, right from your Home Screen. COMPLETELY REDESIGNED A whole new look from the ground up: simpler and more beautiful. Tap + and type "Vacation July 12", and the date is found for you. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Follow the final stretch as a Live Activity. The last hours tick down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never have to open the app to know how close you are. WIDGET STUDIO Build your own widgets right in the app. Pick the countdowns, choose a style (a list, one countdown, a timeline, or the day, week, month and year) and see it in every size, from small to a whole page. Then pick it on your Home Screen. ON YOUR WRIST A full Apple Watch app, plus complications for your watch face. Pick any countdown and keep it in view all day. HOLIDAYS FROM 27 COUNTRIES Import public holidays with a single tap. Add them all at once or pick your favorites. Moving holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Midsummer are calculated years ahead, so they always land on the right day. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO TRACK Track days, weeks, months, or years until any date. Add one-time events or annual repeating events, or count up from a date that has already passed. Give a countdown an exact time of day and watch it tick down in hours, then in minutes. Reorder your list exactly how you want, or let the app sort automatically by what is coming up next. MAKE IT YOURS Give any countdown a photo of its own. It fills the featured card, your widget and the card you share. Repeat a countdown in the same week every year, and type "Trip July 12" to have the date suggested for you. JUST ASK "What's next in Till Then?" or "How long until my birthday?" Siri answers on the spot. Your countdowns turn up in Spotlight too, with the time remaining right there in the result. BRING YOUR DATES WITH YOU Import events from your calendar, and send any moment back to it with a reminder. Your countdowns stay on your device and syncs privately through iCloud. No account, no tracking. SHARE THE EXCITEMENT Long-press any event to share a Story-format card, or send a live link that keeps counting down for whoever opens it. Perfect for letting friends know how many days until your birthday, wedding, or next big adventure. MADE TO FEEL AT HOME A polished dark mode, eight signature gradient styles, 180 symbols to pick from, and 13 languages. FREE FOR 7 DAYS Try everything free for a week. After that, a single purchase unlocks Till Then for good. No subscription, and nothing is charged automatically. Already bought Till Then? Everything stays yours.

Screenshots

Hourloom4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Widget at Free against Hourloom's $1.99. Hourloom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Countdown Widget is free to download; Hourloom costs $1.99 up front. Countdown Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hourloom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourloom ships an update every 6 days, Countdown Widget weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hourloom versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourloomCountdown Widget
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNortheastern Software Services LLCDavid Svensson

Customer experience

Hourloom

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown Widget

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hourloom

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Widget

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Unlock Till Then$3.99

Questions

Is Hourloom free?
Hourloom costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hourloom or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither Hourloom nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hourloom or Countdown Widget?
Hourloom ships an update every 6 days, and Countdown Widget weekly. Most recently, Hourloom was updated on October 25, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 25, 2026.

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