Countdown Widget & Day Counter vs Timenest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widget & Day Counter
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Yamim puts your countdown where you actually see it: on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Create an event, choose a color and symbol, then add a widget. No ads, no account. What can you count? • Weddings, trips, births, moves and big deadlines • Hebrew birthdays and yahrzeits that repeat on the Jewish calendar (Adar I and Adar II handled correctly) • Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashana, Passover and Hanukkah, in one tap • The Omer, in season • Count up too: days together, days sober, days since Widgets • Small, medium and large, plus Lock Screen widgets • Color, progress ring, photo background and glass styles • The number updates at midnight, even when the app is closed Reminders • On the day, a day before, a week before, a month before, or every morning in the final week Sharing • Designed cards for WhatsApp and Instagram • Live links that show the countdown in a browser, with nothing to install Every event can show both dates: 14/03/2027 next to 5 Adar II 5787. Free: up to 3 events, the small widget, all reminders and sharing. Premium is a single in-app purchase: unlimited events, every widget style and size, photo backgrounds, repeating Hebrew dates and custom count phrases. No subscription. Works offline. No sign up, and your events are stored on your device only.
Timenest
Track important dates with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Personalize your experience with numerous styles and widgets for your home and lock screens. Syncs across devices and offers lunar calendar support.
- Widget-first design
- Customizable countdowns and count-ups
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch integration
- Lunar calendar support
- Holiday library
- iCloud private database sync
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Timenest is a widget-first countdown and count-up app for the days that matter — birthday countdowns, days together since your anniversary, days since your baby was born, days until the exam. Every Home and Lock Screen size is free, with 80 styles to switch between — or design your own. Works on Apple Watch, with Siri and in Control Center. Count up and count down both apply, lunar birthdays repeat on the lunar calendar, and the holiday library covers 100+ holidays across 15 regions. Reminders 7, 3, 1 or 0 days ahead. iCloud private database sync; photos stay on device and are never uploaded to our servers. Free includes 19 templates and one design of your own. Plus unlocks all 80 templates, unlimited custom designs, fonts and color picking, and full library backup with photos included. Anything you've already saved is never taken back. Plus is available as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. The lifetime unlock is a single payment and never renews. Prices are shown in the app and vary by region. Privacy Policy: https://duriannb.github.io/timenest-support/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Timenest at 3 against Countdown Widget & Day Counter's 1. Countdown Widget & Day Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Countdown Widget & Day Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timenest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Widget & Day Counter ships an update every 3 days, Timenest every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget & Day Counter | Timenest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Basha | 燚 张 |
In-app purchases
Countdown Widget & Day Counter
- Yamim Premium$7.99
Timenest
- Timenest Plus · Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Timenest Plus · Yearly$9.991 Year
- Timenest Plus · Lifetime$14.99
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