Comparison

Countdown vs HOLDit

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Features
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How many days until your birthday? Your wedding? Your vacation? Your baby's due date? Countdown Master makes waiting beautiful. Create stunning countdown timers for every event in your life — with gorgeous backgrounds, live-updating timers, and satisfying celebrations. WHY MILLIONS LOVE COUNTDOWN MASTER: • Unlimited Countdowns — Track as many events as you want • Beautiful Designs — 50+ background styles, or use your own photos • Live Timer — Days, hours, minutes, seconds ticking in real-time • Count UP Too — Track how long since an event (baby born, sober date, anniversary) • Categories — Birthdays, Holidays, Travel, Weddings, Fitness, Exams, Work, Custom • Repeating Events — Annual birthdays and holidays auto-reset every year • Widget Support — See countdowns on your home screen without opening the app • Reminders — Get notified at 30 days, 7 days, 1 day, and on the day • Share — Send beautiful countdown cards to friends and family • 100% Offline — No internet needed, your data stays on your device • 12 Languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and more PERFECT FOR: • Birthdays & Anniversaries — Never forget the date that matters • Weddings — Count down to the big day with elegance • Vacations & Trips — Build anticipation for every adventure • Baby Due Dates — Track the weeks until your little one arrives • Exams & Deadlines — Stay focused on what's coming next • Holidays — Christmas, New Year, Eid, Diwali, Thanksgiving, and more • Fitness Goals — Count down to your next milestone • Retirement — Know exactly how long until freedom • Concerts & Events — Don't miss a moment BEAUTIFUL DESIGN: Choose from hand-picked gradient backgrounds, stunning photo presets, or use your own photos. Every countdown becomes a work of art. Tap any event for a full-screen immersive timer experience. CELEBRATE EVERY MOMENT: When the big day arrives, confetti falls and the app celebrates with you. Some moments deserve more than just a calendar notification. LIVE WIDGETS: Add countdown widgets to your home screen in multiple sizes. See your most important events every time you unlock your phone. 100% OFFLINE & PRIVATE: No account. No cloud. No tracking. All your events stay on your device. Your life is yours alone. Download Countdown Master today — make every day count down to something wonderful.

About

HOLDit

This app provides a private, local space to capture and organize significant thoughts and realizations. It uses a card-based system with optional color-coding to help users revisit important moments. The intentional card limit encourages focus on what truly matters.

Highlights
  • Private, local storage
  • Card-based thought organization
  • Color-coding for categorization
  • Intentional card limits
  • Thought release for new moments
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HOLDit is a private place for thoughts too important to disappear into a regular notes app. Some moments change how you see your life: a realization, an epiphany, a sentence you need to remember, or a decision that brings clarity. HOLDit gives each one a place to stay. KEEP A MOMENT Each card holds a moment and the thought connected to it. Tap a card to write freely. Name the moment in your own words, then keep the thought beneath it. Hold a saved card to give it a color. Tap the card count to change the order of your cards. Return to the grid whenever you want to revisit them. MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT MATTERS Start with 4 cards. With Access, unlock all 99. The limit is intentional. Choose the thoughts that matter enough to keep close, rather than saving everything. When a card no longer needs to stay, release it with the slider inside the saved card. KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS PRIVATE Your thoughts are stored only on your device, with support for iCloud backups. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
HOLDit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against HOLDit's 2. Countdown also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). HOLDit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price and ads 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. HOLDit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 3 months, HOLDit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Countdown versus HOLDit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownHOLDit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunawan SantosoSeunghoon Baek

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HOLDit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOLDit free?
HOLDit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or HOLDit have ads?
Neither Countdown nor HOLDit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or HOLDit?
Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and HOLDit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 5, 2026 and HOLDit on October 31, 2026.

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