Yoku vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yoku
This app helps you remember tasks by turning photos of real objects into visual reminders. It's designed for visual thinkers, especially those with ADHD, to make remembering concrete items and events easier through home screen widgets and notifications.
- Photo-based reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Automatic photo cutout
- Scheduled and repeating reminders
- Visual planner for ADHD
- Notifications with images
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Snap it. See it. Never forget it. Yoku turns a photo of a real object into a reminder you actually notice. Your passport, your pills, your keys, the charger, the tickets — take the picture, set the time, and the thing itself shows up in your Home Screen widget and in the notification. BUILT FOR VISUAL THINKERS Text reminders are easy to swipe away, because they look like every other notification. A photo of the actual object does not. If ordinary to-do apps feel too abstract or too boring to stick with — especially with ADHD — Yoku gives you something concrete to react to. WIDGETS THAT KEEP THINGS IN SIGHT Your next events sit on the Home Screen with their photos. One glance tells you what is coming and what it looks like. No app to open, no list to read. WHAT PEOPLE USE YOKU FOR • Medication and supplements • Documents, passports, tickets • Packing lists before a trip • Chargers, keys and everything left by the door • Plants, pets and small routines • Anything that lives in your head instead of a list HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a photo of the object — Yoku cuts it out automatically 2. Give it a time, or a repeating schedule 3. See it in the widget and get a notification with the picture Fast, calm and quiet. No feeds, no streaks, no guilt. Snap it. See it. Remember it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Countdown
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Countdown turns your calendars into a clear, bold countdown of the days left until every date that matters — work deadlines, birthdays, bills, trips and exams. • Big, glanceable numbers: "12 days", "Tomorrow", and hours and minutes on the final day. • A timeline drawn to scale, so busy weeks look busy. • Imports from Apple Calendar, Google, Exchange and Reminders — every event, only the calendars you pick, or just the ones matching keywords like "deadline", "birthday" or "exam". • Birthdays from your contacts, always the next one, with the age. • Categories and tags with their own colors, icons and reminder schedules. • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Mac desktop, with a done button. • Live Activities count down the final hours on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — automatically on the day, or pin anything. • Siri and Shortcuts: "How many days until my next deadline?" • Syncs through your own iCloud. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Try everything free for 7 days — nothing is charged automatically. Then unlock Countdown for life with one purchase, shared with your family through Family Sharing. In English and Spanish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yoku at every 3 days against Countdown's monthly. Yoku also leads on iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). Countdown's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Yoku sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Yoku ships an update every 3 days, Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yoku | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergei Prostokishyn | Miguel Rosa Zazo |
In-app purchases
Yoku
- Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Yoku Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yoku Premium Annual$24.991 Year
- Yoku Lifetime Premium$44.99
Countdown
- Countdown Lifetime$8.99









