Countdown vs Flowment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
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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 - Pin, favorite, archive, search and a timeline view WITH PRO - Unlimited events - Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly - 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? Yes, in days. Once a date has been past for a full day, the event shows how many days ago it was. Repeating events (Pro) jump to the next date instead. 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/
Flowment
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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. Weather uses device location only with your permission; approximate location is sufficient. Device coordinates used for weather are not uploaded to Flowment servers or shared with another person. • 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flowment at none against Countdown's shown. Flowment also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Countdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Flowment sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Flowment weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Flowment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grima Hdez | 广东极速网络科技有限公司 |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
- Countdown Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Countdown Pro Yearly$2.991 Year
- Countdown Pro Lifetime$4.99
Flowment
- Theme Pack 01$1.99
- Theme Pack 02$2.99
- Flowment Lifetime$19.99









