Comparison

ChainASC vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

ChainASC

Features
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Master your habits and transform your life with the power of consistency! ChainASC brings the proven "Don't Break the Chain" strategy to your fingertips with a sleek, intuitive, and modern design. Terms of Use: https://chainasc.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://chainasc.com/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

ChainASC3 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against ChainASC's 2. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). ChainASC's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ChainASC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChainASC ships an update every 9 days, Countdown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ChainASC versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChainASCCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan KilicJack Isherwood

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ChainASC

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly!$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly!1 Year trial$9.991 Year
None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChainASC free?
ChainASC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChainASC or Countdown have ads?
Neither ChainASC nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChainASC or Countdown?
ChainASC ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, ChainASC was updated on November 5, 2026 and Countdown on November 10, 2026.

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