Comparison

Antsy vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Antsy

Features
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Antsy is a simple countdown app for the days you're looking forward to, and for the people you're looking forward to them with. SHARE A LIST WITH YOUR PEOPLE Invite your partner, your family or a group of friends to your list. Everyone you invite can add, edit and delete events, and changes reach everyone through iCloud. Invites are private: only the people you invite can join, and you can stop sharing at any time. Plan a trip together, keep track of each other's birthdays, or count down to the special event as a family. YOUR NEXT EVENT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the Antsy widget and the next thing on your list is always a glance away, with the number of days to go. A REMINDER ON THE DAY When the day arrives, Antsy sends a reminder at 9 a.m. so it doesn't slip past you. Reminders are scheduled on your iPhone, and you can turn them off at any time in Settings. EASY TO READ, QUICK TO ADD • Every event shows a big, clear number of days to go. • Adding an event takes a name, a date and one of 12 colors. • Past events tuck away into their own section, out of sight but still there. • Looks at home in light and dark mode, and works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes. SYNCED WITH ICLOUD Your events live in your own iCloud account, so they're on every iPhone you're signed in to. You can still see your list when you're offline. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account to create and nothing to sign up for. Antsy uses the iCloud account that's already on your iPhone. There are no ads, no analytics and no tracking, and the developer can't see your events. Antsy doesn't collect any data. Antsy needs an iPhone running iOS 17.6 or later, signed in to iCloud. Questions or ideas? Tap About in the app, or email antsy@rdyson.dev. Support: https://rdyson.dev/antsy/support Privacy policy: https://rdyson.dev/antsy/privacy

About

Countdown

Track upcoming events like birthdays and trips with customizable widgets for your Home and Lock Screens. Receive timely reminders and sync seamlessly across your devices via iCloud. Enjoy all features for free without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Customizable event widgets
  • Home and Lock Screen support
  • Yearly repeating event options
  • Multiple reminder options
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Private by design
Features
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Days until the dates you care about: on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Every feature is free: every widget, every reminder, iCloud sync, all 123 icons and 12 colors. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no account, no tracking. Add an event, pick a date, and see one big number: the days to go. On the day it reads Today. Afterwards it counts up. EVENTS • A name, a date, one of 123 icons and one of 12 colors for each event. • Birthdays and anniversaries can repeat every year, so they always count down to the next one. • Upcoming events first, soonest at the top. Past events in their own section. • Whole days only. The count changes at midnight, wherever you are. WIDGETS • Small: one event in its own color. Pick the event, or let it follow your next one. • Medium: your next event, and the two after it. • Large: your next six events. • Lock screen: circular, rectangular and inline, each for one event. • Tap any event in a widget to open it. REMINDERS • Choose any of six for each event: on the day, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month before. • They arrive at the time you set, 9:00 AM to begin with. • Tap a reminder to open its event. IPHONE AND IPAD • Events sync through your own iCloud. There is nothing to sign in to. • Add an event on one device and it appears on the other. • Without iCloud, everything still works on the device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events are kept on your devices and in your own iCloud, where only you can read them.

Screenshots

Antsy4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Antsy at 17.6 against Countdown's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Antsy versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntsyCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert DysonJack Isherwood

In-app purchases

None

Antsy

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Antsy free?
Antsy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Antsy or Countdown have ads?
Neither Antsy nor Countdown shows ads.

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