Comparison

'Til vs Countdown+ Widget

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

Head to head
About

'Til

Features
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'Til counts down to the dates you care about: birthdays, holidays, trips, due dates, deadlines, and anniversaries. It's free for 7 days. After that, one purchase unlocks it for good. No subscription, no ads. WIDGETS Add a widget to your Home Screen (small, medium, or large) or Lock Screen (rectangular, circular, or inline). It shows your next countdown. THE FINAL DAY On the day of the event, the countdown switches to hours, minutes, and seconds, in the app and on the widget. REMINDERS Set a reminder a week before, the day before, or on the day. You can also pick a custom date and time, write your own reminder text, and turn sound on or off for each countdown. Countdowns set to repeat annually move to the next year on their own. LOCK SCREEN Your next countdown shows as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and updates on its own. When it ends, 'Til can move straight on to the next one. FROM YOUR CALENDAR Bring in any event and 'Til fills in the name and date for you. Search to find it in seconds. Leave it connected, and if the event moves, your countdown moves with it. Your calendar stays on your iPhone. DETAILS Give each countdown one of six colors: rose, amber, sage, sky, lavender, or graphite. Set the app to Light, Dark, or System appearance. Choose from every emoji, and add Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year in one tap. Press and hold to arrange your countdowns in any order, sort them by time remaining, and swipe left to remove one. Tap a countdown for a full-screen view. Tap a notification or widget to open the right one. Share a countdown as a link. Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. PRICING Seven days free, then one payment. Your countdowns stay whether or not you buy, so nothing is lost if you unlock later.

About

Countdown+ Widget

Features
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Countdown+ does one thing: it tells you how many days are left. Big number, small label, nothing else. • Count down to any date, or count up from one • Yearly and monthly repeats for birthdays and anniversaries • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets • For iPhone, iPad and Mac • iCloud sync between your devices, automatic, no account with us • Optional photo per countdown • Share a countdown as a link • Live Activity up to 8 hours before • Reminders: on the day, one day, one week or one month before • Twilight, dark and accent app icons • Export and import as JSON • No account. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. • Countdown+ Pro (one-time purchase): 54 widget templates and your own themes with colors, gradients and fonts, plus four Pro Easter eggs And a few Easter eggs. Twelve of them, sixteen with Pro. Good luck.

Screenshots

'Til4 screens
Countdown+ Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown+ Widget at every 8 days against 'Til's every 2 months. 'Til's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. 'Til sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown+ Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

'Til ships an update every 2 months, Countdown+ Widget every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
'Til versus Countdown+ Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter'TilCountdown+ Widget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJake LarsenJan Eggers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

'Til

One-time1
  • 'Til Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

Countdown+ Widget

One-time1
  • Countdown+ Pro$6.99

Questions

Is 'Til free?
'Til is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown+ Widget free?
Countdown+ Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 'Til or Countdown+ Widget have ads?
Neither 'Til nor Countdown+ Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 'Til or Countdown+ Widget?
'Til ships an update every 2 months, and Countdown+ Widget every 8 days. Most recently, 'Til was updated on November 10, 2026 and Countdown+ Widget on November 13, 2026.

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