Comparison

PulseDuo 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

PulseDuo

Features
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PulseDuo is a quiet little line between two people. No texts. No emojis. No feeds. Just a tap your partner feels on their iPhone or Apple Watch — a private language you build together. • Create up to five custom patterns, each with its own name, color and sequence of taps. • Send one with a single tap — from the app, a widget, or your watch face. • Feel theirs arrive, wherever you are. • Keep a private journal of every pulse, with a daily streak to keep the habit alive. Everything lives in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking, no ads — your touches stay between the two of you. Pair once with a 6-character code, and you're connected.

About

Countdown Widget

Track important dates and countdowns with customizable themes and widgets. Get timely reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, and other significant events. Organize your days into personalized books and utilize lunar calendar support.

Highlights
  • Countdown and anniversary tracking
  • Customizable themes and palettes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Lunar calendar support
  • Regional holiday rules
  • Day books for organization
  • Privacy-focused local data storage
Features
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Remember every day that matters — and get reminded before it arrives Countdowns and anniversaries, both in one place. A friend's birthday, the day you got together, the day you brought the cat home, the day you got the keys to your own place, the day your baby took their first steps, the exam coming up. Write them all down. Get reminded on the day, or however many days early you like. Enter it once — the app builds both the countdown and the anniversary The home screen answers "how long until", the Memories page answers "how far you've come". Add "Together" and the home screen counts down to your 2nd anniversary, while Memories shows "1 year 3 months so far". Add a birthday and the home screen counts down to turning 18, while Memories shows "17 years 9 months so far". Seven themes, pick the one you like Seven palettes — cards, buttons, filter chips and page background all change together, not just an accent color. For backgrounds, use the built-in patterns, a solid color, or your own photo. Day books Sort your days into books: family, love, work, travel… pick the color and icon yourself. The lunar calendar, done properly Lunar birthdays and traditional festivals land correctly year after year, leap months included. Born on the 30th of the last lunar month? In years without a 30th, you'll be reminded on New Year's Eve. Real holiday rules for 20 regions Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India, Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, Brazil — using each region's real make-up-day logic, with a badge telling you whether that day is actually off. Widgets in several styles Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets recalculate at midnight, so the number you glance at is the right one. Several sizes and styles. Also • Turn any day into a shareable card, in several styles • Retirement countdown, with a progress bar • Pick your own units — days, weeks, months, years, or any combination • Choose how many days ahead to be reminded, and at what time • Anniversaries and milestones (100 days, 520, 1000…) • A trash can, so a mis-tap isn't the end • Lock the app with Face ID Privacy first Everything runs on your device. Your days, photos and settings stay local. Turn on iCloud sync and the data goes into your own private iCloud database. No third-party analytics, no ad tracking. In-app purchases • Pro Lifetime unlock • Pro monthly subscription (1 month) • Pro yearly subscription (1 year) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.foamzou.com/sweet-dates/privacy/

Screenshots

PulseDuo4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PulseDuo at none against Countdown Widget's 3. Countdown Widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PulseDuo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PulseDuo ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PulseDuo versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseDuoCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSERGIU EMANUEL MERTICARIU锋 邹

In-app purchases

None

PulseDuo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Daytrove Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Daytrove Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daytrove Pro LifetimeFree

Questions

Is PulseDuo free?
PulseDuo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PulseDuo or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither PulseDuo nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PulseDuo or Countdown Widget?
PulseDuo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown Widget weekly. Most recently, PulseDuo was updated on October 7, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 1, 2026.

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