Comparison

Countdown vs Flowment

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Features
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Count the days to what you are actually waiting for. Countdown keeps your next event on the Home Screen and shows exactly how many days, hours and minutes are left: a wedding, a trip, a birthday, a due date, an exam, the end of a deployment. WHAT THE FREE PLAN GIVES YOU - 3 events, each with one reminder (or watch a short ad for one extra event) - 2 of the 8 display styles: Large and Minimal - 3 of the 6 backgrounds: solid, gradient and glass - Every widget, Lock Screen and inline included - Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly - Pin, favorite, archive, search and a timeline view WITH PRO - Unlimited events - The other 6 display styles: Flip Clock, Circular, Progress Ring, Progress Bar, Digital and Elegant - Animated backgrounds: moving gradient, stars and particles - A color wheel instead of the 8 preset colors - Up to 8 reminders on a single event: at the event, 1 hour, 12 hours, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days before - No ads REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE A reminder is scheduled as a fixed instant, not as a time of day, so a flight across time zones or a daylight-saving change does not move it. iOS only holds 64 pending notifications per app, so this version keeps the nearest ones and rebuilds the list every time you open the app: the birthday next week no longer loses its place to an anniversary three years out. COMMON QUESTIONS Do I need Pro to put a countdown on the Home Screen? No. Every widget works on the free plan, Lock Screen ones included. Does it need an internet connection or an account? Neither. Everything stays on the device and there is nothing to sign up for. What happens to a birthday once the day passes? If you set it to repeat, it moves itself to next year the first time you open the app afterwards, and its reminders move with it. How many reminders can one event have? One on the free plan, up to eight with Pro. Can it count up from a date that has already passed? No. Countdown counts down to a future date; anything past is shown as completed. What language is the app in? It follows your iPhone. The interface is translated into 34 languages. PERFECT FOR Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, due dates, retirement, product launches, Christmas, sobriety milestones and deployments. Terms of Use: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/terms-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

About

Flowment

Features
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Flowment keeps the moments that matter quietly on your Home Screen—no feed, no chat, no noise. Write a personal card, or share a private moment with one other person. Time becomes a calm layer under your own words. PERSONAL CARD POSTERS • Turn a thought, a date, or a promise into a living poster. • Choose from varied compositions, palettes, type styles and alignment. • Add a photo or gradient background, or import your own theme. • Count up from a day that matters, or down to one you're waiting for. • Share it as an image, or pin it to a Home Screen widget. A QUIET HOME SCREEN • Small and Medium widgets keep your words and dates in sight. • Open the app and it's ready—your cards, right where you left them. A PRIVATE SPACE FOR TWO • Create a shared moment and invite one person with a private link. • Once they join, you can both add the shared card to your Home Screens and see its latest changes. • Track your days together, or count down to the next time you meet. SEND A QUIET SIGNAL • A soft "Miss you" or "Hug" appears on their app and widget for a while. • No message thread to maintain, and nothing that demands an immediate reply. PRIVATE FROM THE START • No public profile and no social feed. • No contacts access and no precise location—city is an optional, approximate network estimate you can turn off. • Start right away. If you change phones, you can choose to restore your content by linking Apple. GENTLE BY DESIGN • Ending a shared moment enters a cooling-off period first—restoring needs both of you. • When it's truly over, keep it as a personal memorial card. FREE TO START, OPTIONAL PURCHASES • Start with personal cards, one shared card and one custom theme import slot. • Optional Theme Packs unlock their included themes. Flowment Lifetime is a one-time purchase for expanded card and custom theme limits, personal sync and full shared history. • Lifetime does not automatically include separately sold themes. There are no subscriptions. Flow this moment. See our time.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Flowment4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flowment at none against Countdown's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 8 days, Flowment weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Countdown versus Flowment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownFlowment
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrima Hdez广东极速网络科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Flowment

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flowment free?
Flowment is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Flowment have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Flowment does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Flowment?
Countdown ships an update every 8 days, and Flowment weekly. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 1, 2026 and Flowment on October 6, 2026.

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