Comparison

Countdown by Nator vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown by Nator

Features
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Countdown by Nator is a clean, fast countdown timer for the events that matter — vacations, deadlines, birthdays, projects, weddings, and personal goals. Watch every countdown progress with a smooth animated wheel and a live timer that ticks down to the second. Pin your most important countdowns, organize them by category, and get alerted at milestones along the way. — FEATURES — • Animated circular progress wheel for every countdown • Home-screen widgets in three sizes • Lock-screen widgets: inline, circular, and rectangular • Adaptive light + dark widget theme that follows your system • Live timer that ticks every second • Milestone alerts at 25%, 50%, 75%, 90% • Final completion notification • Pin, archive, sort, and categorize your countdowns • Eight built-in categories with custom colors • Time elapsed view alongside time remaining • 100% on-device storage — no account, no cloud, no tracking — PRIVACY — Countdown by Nator does not collect any personal information. Everything stays in a local database on your device. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. No third-party SDKs. — SUPPORT — Email natorenterprise@gmail.com for help or feature requests. Thanks for trying Countdown by Nator!

About

Countdown

Track upcoming events and past milestones with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Offers a free tier with essential features and a premium upgrade for advanced visualizations and integrations. Designed for a calm, glanceable experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups
  • Home-screen widget
  • Customizable visualizations
  • Workdays-only counting
  • Pattern dates for floating holidays
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Count down to what matters. No ads. No account. Your countdowns sync privately through iCloud, so a new phone never means starting over. THE BASICS, FREE - Unlimited countdowns and count-ups (days since) - A free home-screen widget — no paywall on the basics - Beautiful editorial cards with curated colors - Tags, custom views, search, and archive - Workdays-only counting that skips weekends - Pattern dates like "3rd Sunday of May" for floating holidays PREMIUM Unlock everything with a one-time purchase. - Every visualization: dot grid, segments, rings, flip clock, bloom, orbit, temperature and more - Year Grid: every day of the year in one screen, your events shown as emoji - Photo backgrounds and a glass card style that shows your wallpaper through - Custom fonts, decorations, and the full colour picker - Multi-event and Lock Screen widgets - Reminder notifications and two-way Apple Calendar sync DESIGNED TO FEEL CALM A warm, editorial look with custom typography — built for glancing, not fiddling. If dates sneak up on you (hello, time blindness), the grid shows everything coming at a glance, and Live Activities keep the big day on your Lock Screen. Prefer to buy once? The Lifetime unlock is a single purchase — no renewal, no expiry. Countdown Premium is also available as a subscription: • Monthly — $1.99/month • Annual — $6.99/year, with a 3-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://hellogoodday.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://hellogoodday.com/countdown/terms

Screenshots

Countdown by Nator4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown by Nator at none against Countdown's 3. Countdown by Nator also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). Countdown's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). 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. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countdown by Nator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown by Nator versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown by NatorCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnand SundaramHello Good Day LLC

In-app purchases

None

Countdown by Nator

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$9.99

Questions

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

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