Pro Countdown vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Countdown
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Pro Countdown is the most beautiful, modern way to count down (and count up) to the moments that matter โ birthdays, trips, weddings, holidays, project deadlines, anniversaries, and big life events. Designed for iOS 18+ with Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, your Apple Watch, and your Home Screen โ Pro Countdown puts your most important moments wherever you look. KEY FEATURES โข Big, bold countdowns with custom emoji, color, and photo or GIF backgrounds โข Count UP from a date too โ track "days since" your last cigarette, wedding day, or big move โข Pin your most important countdowns to the top of the list โข Configurable Home Screen widgets in every size (Small, Medium, Large) โข Lock Screen widgets โ Inline, Circular, and Rectangular accessory sizes โข Live Activities + Dynamic Island automatically appear when an event is within 7 days โข Apple Watch app for at-a-glance countdowns โข Smart reminders 7, 3, and 1 day before โ plus a celebration when the timer hits zero โข Daily 9 AM digest of your upcoming countdowns โข Import birthdays and events directly from your iOS Calendar โข Built-in holiday picker (US holidays + custom dates) โข Recurring countdowns (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) โข Per-event time zones for travel and international deadlines โข Share countdowns as a beautiful image to Messages, Stories, or anywhere โข Send countdowns in iMessage with built-in stickers โข Siri shortcuts โ "Hey Siri, when is my birthday?" โข Free iCloud-style JSON export of all your events PRO COUNTDOWN PRO Upgrade for unlimited countdowns, no ads anywhere in the app, and a full-screen ad-free experience. Cancel anytime. WHY PRO COUNTDOWN Finally, a countdown app that's beautiful, fast, and feels at home on iOS. No clutter, no nag screens, no spam โ just gorgeous countdowns that always know exactly how close (or how long it's been) since the moments that matter most. Download Pro Countdown free and start counting today. Privacy Policy: https://drmcgill2126.github.io/michaelmcgillapps/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://drmcgill2126.github.io/michaelmcgillapps/terms.html
Countdown
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Count the days to what you are actually waiting for. Countdown keeps your next event on the Home Screen and shows exactly how many days, hours and minutes are left: a wedding, a trip, a birthday, a due date, an exam, the end of a deployment. WHAT THE FREE PLAN GIVES YOU - 3 events, each with one reminder (or watch a short ad for one extra event) - 2 of the 8 display styles: Large and Minimal - 3 of the 6 backgrounds: solid, gradient and glass - Every widget, Lock Screen and inline included - Pin, favorite, archive, search and a timeline view WITH PRO - Unlimited events - Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly - The other 6 display styles: Flip Clock, Circular, Progress Ring, Progress Bar, Digital and Elegant - Animated backgrounds: moving gradient, stars and particles - A color wheel instead of the 8 preset colors - Up to 8 reminders on a single event: at the event, 1 hour, 12 hours, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days before - No ads REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE A reminder is scheduled as a fixed instant, not as a time of day, so a flight across time zones or a daylight-saving change does not move it. iOS only holds 64 pending notifications per app, so this version keeps the nearest ones and rebuilds the list every time you open the app: the birthday next week no longer loses its place to an anniversary three years out. COMMON QUESTIONS Do I need Pro to put a countdown on the Home Screen? No. Every widget works on the free plan, Lock Screen ones included. Does it need an internet connection or an account? Neither. Everything stays on the device and there is nothing to sign up for. What happens to a birthday once the day passes? If you set it to repeat, it moves itself to next year the first time you open the app afterwards, and its reminders move with it. How many reminders can one event have? One on the free plan, up to eight with Pro. Can it count up from a date that has already passed? Yes, in days. Once a date has been past for a full day, the event shows how many days ago it was. Repeating events (Pro) jump to the next date instead. What language is the app in? It follows your iPhone. The interface is translated into 34 languages. PERFECT FOR Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, due dates, retirement, product launches, Christmas, sobriety milestones and deployments. Terms of Use: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/terms-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Pro Countdown and Countdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pro Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and Countdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pro Countdown | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 17.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael McGill apps llc | Grima Hdez |
In-app purchases
Pro Countdown
- Pro Countdown - Remove Ads$2.991 Year
Countdown
- Countdown Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
- Countdown Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Countdown Pro Yearly$2.991 Year
- Countdown Pro Lifetime$4.99
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