Comparison

Countdown Widget vs WidgetLock

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget

Features
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Countdown Widget - PeekDay Your most anticipated moments, beautifully counted. Life is full of moments worth waiting for. PeekDay transforms the wait into something magical—elegant countdowns that live on your home screen, keeping every special day within sight. Count Down to What Matters Whether it's a dream vacation, wedding day, graduation ceremony, holiday getaway, concert night, or new baby arrival—PeekDay helps you celebrate the build-up to life's biggest moments. Perfect for: -Birthdays & anniversaries -Vacations & trips -Graduations & exams -Holidays & celebrations -Weddings & engagements -Parties & special events Beautiful Widgets, Your Way Add stunning countdown widgets directly to your home screen and lock screen. Choose from elegant designs that match your style—minimal, colorful, or classic. Your countdowns update automatically, so the excitement is always visible. Widget Features: Multiple sizes & styles Live updates Custom backgrounds Event photos Progress visualization Simple & Powerful PeekDay is designed to be effortless. Create a countdown in seconds, customize it to perfection, and let it shine on your screen. No complicated setup—just pure anticipation, beautifully displayed. One-tap countdown creation iCloud sync across devices Why You'll Love It Makes waiting for vacation actually fun! The widget on my home screen keeps me excited every day.

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WidgetLock

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WidgetLock puts your calendar on your iPhone's Lock Screen, and you design it by chatting. Tell WidgetLock what you'd like to see, such as "my next meeting and this week" or "the whole year in dots over a starry night", and it builds the Lock Screen, shows you a preview, and puts it on your iPhone. Want the month on a dark card, or a different background? Just ask. CALENDAR, YOUR WAY • Day: today's date, your week, and what's left of today • Events: your next events, each in its color • Next days: day by day, quiet days included • This week, and the next event with its time • Month in large numbers, with the days left in the year • Quarter, four months or the whole year in dots Each sits on a glass, light or dark card. Event titles are optional: hide them and events show as "Busy". BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUNDS Snowy peaks, a calm ocean, aurora, glossy silk, a starry night and more, or a simple gradient. START IN SECONDS Pick a calendar look, then a background, and WidgetLock sets everything up. Change anything afterwards by asking. MORE THAN A CALENDAR Add a countdown to an event that matters, a QR code, and with WidgetLock Pro a website or dashboard snapshot, or stock prices (latest daily close). WORKS WITH CHATGPT AND CLAUDE Connect WidgetLock to ChatGPT or Claude and change your Lock Screen from your computer, in plain words. HOW IT STAYS UP TO DATE WidgetLock adds a Shortcut that sets your Lock Screen image, and can set up a Shortcuts automation that refreshes it on the schedule you choose, so your events stay current. FREE AND PRO A calendar, countdowns and QR codes are free; designs made with them carry a small WidgetLock watermark. WidgetLock Pro adds unlimited calendars, the quarter, four-month and year calendar layouts, website and dashboard widgets and stocks, and removes the watermark. Pro widgets show blurred until you have Pro. WidgetLock Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. The available plans, prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings or from Settings in the app. PRIVACY WidgetLock doesn't ask for your name or email. The chat's replies are written by an AI model; your messages are sent to it to answer you. If you add a calendar, the app reads upcoming events from the calendars you choose and sends our server only what the Lock Screen shows, to draw it; the server keeps them only in the pictures of your design that the chat shows, and they are never sent to the AI model. If you subscribe, Apple handles the payment and we only receive your subscription status. See our privacy policy for details. TERMS Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://widgetlock.app/privacy

Screenshots

Countdown Widget3 screens
WidgetLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Widget at none against WidgetLock's 2. Countdown Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown). WidgetLock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support 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. WidgetLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Countdown Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, WidgetLock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Countdown Widget versus WidgetLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetWidgetLock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAhmed AbdullahAppflares

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WidgetLock

Subscriptions2
  • WidgetLock Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • WidgetLock Pro Yearly3 Days trial$60.001 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WidgetLock free?
WidgetLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Widget or WidgetLock have ads?
WidgetLock shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or WidgetLock?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and WidgetLock every 3 days. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 25, 2026 and WidgetLock on October 31, 2026.

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