Countdown vs MadFocus

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 frosted Frost card finish - 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 monthly or annual subscription; the annual plan includes 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

If you can't control one phone, what part of your life do you actually control? "Just five minutes" turns into an hour. Your work is right in front of you, but your thumb keeps scrolling. MadFocus is the app blocker built for that exact moment. MadFocus locks distracting social, short-video, and gaming apps, stops you when you try to open them, and replaces easy-to-ignore reminders with a brutally honest push back to your goals. Use it for screen time control, digital detox, studying, fitness, deep work, and breaking procrastination. KEY FEATURES ■ Block distracting apps Choose individual apps or entire categories. When focus mode is active, blocked apps stay out of reach until you complete an unlock challenge. ■ Get called out, not coddled The block screen gives you direct, goal-aware messages instead of another gentle notification to dismiss. ■ 11 hard-to-ignore unlock challenges Want temporary access? Complete the challenge you draw: · Read Aloud: face the front camera, read the assigned line, match at least 50% of the text, and reach the volume threshold · Confession Contract: type a reflection word for word · Face Yourself: look at yourself through the front camera and confront the impulse · Life Countdown: watch your remaining time tick away · Motivation Video: finish a discipline video before continuing · Hold Your Promise: focus on the goal you wrote for yourself · Face-Down Reset: place your phone screen-down for five minutes · Walk 50 Steps: get up and move before unlocking · 10 Squats: complete ten squats with on-device pose recognition · Window Photo: walk to a window and photograph daylight and the outdoor scene · Challenge Roulette: let MadFocus randomly choose your next penalty ■ Four focus modes Discipline, Fitness, Study, and Hustle modes tailor the experience to what you are trying to achieve. ■ Screen time accountability Review blocked attempts by day, week, month, and year. See how often distraction wins, then take that time back. WHO IT'S FOR · Students preparing for exams who lose study time to quick checks · People building a fitness habit but getting stuck scrolling · Professionals and creators fighting procrastination · Anyone doomscrolling late at night and trying to rebuild self-control Freedom comes from discipline. Turn on blocking, stop mindless scrolling, and put your attention back where it belongs. Terms, Privacy Policy, and Technical Support: https://media.zyi1024.com/madfocus/legal-support.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/