Lastly vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lastly
This app helps you remember to do important things regularly, like calling family or exercising, and avoid bad habits. It uses smart reminders and color-coded tracking to show your progress. It's designed for privacy and works offline.
- Smart interval reminders
- Two tracking types (do-more/do-less)
- Color-coded urgency display
- Home screen widgets
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Offline functionality
- iCloud sync
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Lastly is a calm, private tracker for everything you do — and everything you wish you did more often. STOP FORGETTING WHAT MATTERS When did you last call your parents? Change your toothbrush? Visit the dentist? Read a good book? Lastly answers these questions in one tap. NOT ANOTHER TO-DO APP To-do lists handle deadlines. Lastly handles the things that don't have deadlines — but should happen regularly. It's a quiet mirror for your life's rhythms. SMART INTERVAL REMINDERS Set a target frequency for each event. Lastly gently nudges you when something is overdue — with progressive urgency, never spam. TWO TYPES OF TRACKING — WITH SMART COLORS • Do More: Call parents, read books, exercise • Do Less: Smoking, staying up late, being late Colors flip intelligently based on type. 47 days without smoking shows deep green (you're doing great!). 47 days without calling Mom shows red (overdue — call her!). No other tracker does this. COMING SOON: SHARE WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS Track shared events with your household, roommates, or partner. Car maintenance, doctor visits, filter changes, kids' haircuts — all in one place. Get notified when something in your shared list is overdue. No competitor offers this. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud. No servers. No tracking. No ads. We don't collect anything, ever. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Pay once, own forever. FEATURES • Smart interval reminders with color-coded urgency • Two tracking types: do-more (green when done) & do-less (green when avoided) • Home screen widgets (small, medium, large) • Siri Shortcuts: "Hey Siri, I called Mom" • History timeline with notes • Archive & pause events • Lightweight trends: see if you're improving • Starter templates for new users • Export to CSV/JSON • Works offline • iCloud sync across devices COMING IN V2: Family & friend sharing Track shared events with your household — car maintenance, doctor visits, filter changes — all in one place. Assign reminders to family members. Share with roommates, partners, or friends. Lastly. Know when you last did the things that matter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://essaycoder.github.io/lastly/privacy.html
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.
- 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
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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 dozens of countries and regions Including the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Australia and many more — 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Lastly at free against Countdown Widget's free with in-app purchases. Countdown Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Lastly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Countdown Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lastly against 5.0 for Countdown Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lastly ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widget every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lastly | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明昭 路 | 锋 邹 |
Customer experience
Lastly
Countdown Widget
In-app purchases
Lastly
- Lastly Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Lastly Pro Lifetime$2.99
Countdown Widget
- Daytrove Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Daytrove Pro Annual$9.991 Year
- Daytrove Pro Lifetime$19.99







