Comparison

Simple CountDown vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Simple CountDown

Features
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Simple Countdown is a beautifully minimalist countdown app designed to keep track of all your important events and exciting milestones in life. Whether it is a wedding, birthday, anniversary, holiday trip, or your retirement, Simple Countdown makes tracking remaining days a delight. With a clean interface and hand-picked pastel colors, keeping track of time becomes simple and aesthetically pleasing. You can view your countdowns down to the exact days, hours, and minutes, or track your progress beautifully. Key Features: Simple & Straightforward: Create and manage your countdown items with zero fuss. Beautiful Widgets: Access your countdowns directly from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with gorgeous widget styles. Progress Tracker (%): Easily visualize the completion progress of your upcoming events. Icons & Colors: Tons of custom icons and premium pastel colors to personalize every single countdown. Smart Notifications: Get reminded before your event starts so you never miss a special moment. Download Simple Countdown today and enjoy the excitement of counting down to your most anticipated days!

About

Countdown

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Never lose track of the days that matter. Countdown: Big Days turns every birthday, trip, holiday, wedding, exam and deadline into a beautiful countdown — right on your Home Screen. COUNT DOWN TO EVERYTHING • Birthday countdown with automatic yearly repeat • Vacation & trip countdowns to build the excitement • Holiday countdowns — Christmas, New Year, Eid, Diwali & more • Weddings, anniversaries, graduations, concerts, game days • Exams, project deadlines and big work milestones WIDGETS THAT WOW (the heart of the app) • Classic widget — bold days-left counter on gorgeous gradients or your photo • Minimal widget — clean look that fits any wallpaper • Up Next widget — your next big days in one glance • Small, medium and large sizes + Lock Screen widgets • Tap any widget to choose which countdown it shows MADE TO BE BEAUTIFUL • Full-screen countdowns with your own photos • 8 hand-crafted color themes with smooth gradients • See time remaining in days, weeks or months • Gorgeous in dark mode too NEVER MISS A BIG DAY • Milestone reminders at 100, 30, 7 and 1 day before • A celebration reminder on the day itself • Recurring events roll over automatically every week, month or year PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking — your data stays on your device • Works fully offline PREMIUM APP — SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Countdown: Big Days requires a purchase to use. Unlock unlimited countdowns, all widget styles, photo backgrounds, themes and milestone reminders with: • Monthly plan: $2.99/month (auto-renewing subscription) • Yearly plan: $14.99/year with a 3-day free trial (auto-renewing subscription) • Lifetime: $29.99 one-time purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://countdownbigdays.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html Start counting down to your next big day today!

Screenshots

Simple CountDown4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple CountDown at none against Countdown's 3. Simple CountDown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simple CountDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Simple CountDown versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple CountDownCountdown
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLy TruongMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

None

Simple CountDown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Simple CountDown free?
Simple CountDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple CountDown or Countdown have ads?
Simple CountDown shows ads; Countdown does not.

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