Comparison

Countline vs Hoblio

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

Head to head
About

Countline

This app helps you track important dates and events, plan the steps leading up to them with checklists, and stay organized with customizable cards, reminders, and widgets. It offers a clean, minimal design with ready-made event ideas to help you manage your life and focus on what matters.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns for events
  • Add checklists to events
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Organize events by category
  • Customize event appearance
  • Set event reminders
  • Ready-made event ideas
Features
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Countline is more than a day counter. It helps you track important events, plan the steps before them, and keep everything close with clean cards, checklists, reminders, and widgets. Waiting for a birthday, vacation, holiday, anniversary, personal goal, deadline, or major life event? Countline helps you not only see how many days are left, but also prepare for what truly matters. EVENTS THAT FEEL EASY TO MANAGE Create an event in seconds: - add a title - choose a date - add a checklist if needed No complex forms. No visual noise. Just a simple way to keep important dates under control. CHECKLISTS FOR EVERY EVENT Every event can have its own checklist. Use it for: - birthday preparation - travel planning - holiday tasks - personal goals - challenges - shopping lists - deadlines - routines before an important day A date is only the final point. The steps leading up to it often matter just as much. WIDGETS Keep upcoming events on your screen without opening the app. Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen and always know what is coming next. CATEGORIES Organize events your way: - personal events - holidays - goals - custom categories Keep your countdowns clean, focused, and easy to find. DESIGN AND CUSTOMIZATION Countline is designed to feel calm and minimal. Customize events with themes, colors, and styles — without adding noise to your event list. READY-MADE EVENT IDEAS Start faster with ready-made event ideas, scenarios, notes, and checklists. Use them for inspiration or adapt them to your own life. REMINDERS Set reminders for important events so you do not miss what matters. Get notified on the day of the event or ahead of time. FEATURES - Create countdowns for important events - Track days before or after a date - Add checklists to events - Add widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - Organize events by category - Customize colors, themes, and styles - Use reminders before events Countline helps you focus on what matters — not only the day itself, but also the path leading up to it. Privacy Policy: https://www.countline.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.countline.app/terms

About

Hoblio

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Keep your collections, gear and the stories behind them together. Hoblio is a collection tracker and personal gear inventory for what you own, want and use. Create a Shelf for each hobby, add Pieces with photos and purchase details, record use, and connect Notes to the items they belong to. A Shelf for every interest Start with a preset or create your own—for watches, cameras, records, golf gear, books, cards, plush, sneakers, tools, or something entirely yours. Useful details, not just a list Add photos, brand and model, ownership status, purchase information, and the details that matter to you. Search, filter, and sort when you need to find something. Remember what gets used Log a use with a tap. See how long you have owned a Piece and its cost per day over time. Notes in context Keep maintenance records, packing lists, routines, ideas, projects, and memories with the relevant Shelves and Pieces. Your collection, on your Home Screen Show a favorite Piece or a rotating selection with small and medium widgets for iPhone and iPad. Widgets are optional; names and photos stay on your device. Private by design No Hoblio account. No in-app ads. No behavioral analytics about your Shelf. Core Shelf data stays on your device. Export and import a local backup whenever you choose. Start free Create one Shelf and add up to ten Pieces for free. Notes and use history are unlimited. Hoblio Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited Shelves and Pieces. No subscription.

Screenshots

Countline4 screens
Hoblio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hoblio at 15.0 against Countline's 17.0.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Countline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hoblio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countline ships an update every 11 days, Hoblio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Countline versus Hoblio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountlineHoblio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.0.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman ZapotichnyiMOODOOS LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countline

One-time1
  • Themes & Categories$4.99
1 purchases

Hoblio

One-time1
  • Hoblio Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Countline free?
Countline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoblio free?
Hoblio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countline or Hoblio have ads?
Neither Countline nor Hoblio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countline or Hoblio?
Countline ships an update every 11 days, and Hoblio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countline was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hoblio on November 5, 2026.

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