Comparison

Bookmark Shot 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

Bookmark Shot

Features
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Keep the lines you would underline in a paper book, with just one photo. Snap a page and swipe a finger over a sentence you love. Only that sentence is turned into text. Add a book with one cover shot Photograph a cover and the title and author are read for you. If the back-cover barcode is in view, the ISBN is filled in too. You can edit anything it reads before you save. Pick sentences like a highlighter After you take a page, line up the four corners and even a slanted photo is flattened like paper. Rub a finger over the sentences you want and only those words are selected. Pinch to zoom for a more precise swipe, or use the eraser to take words back. The page number is found along the edge of the photo and filled in automatically. Library and quote collection Your books gather in a library of covers, and your saved quotes gather in one place. Search by sentence, note or book title, and mark favorites with a heart. Today's Quote Every day, one of your saved quotes comes back to you, along with the note you left then. Keep it close with a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget. Turn a quote into a paper-style card image and share it right away. Sync across devices With iCloud, your library and quotes stay in step across your iPhones. Privacy All text recognition happens on your device. Your photos never leave it, and you can capture quotes without an internet connection. Free, with no ads.

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 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/

Screenshots

Bookmark Shot4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bookmark Shot at none against Countdown Widget's 3. Countdown Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). 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. Bookmark Shot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmark Shot ships an update every 2 months, Countdown Widget every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bookmark Shot versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmark ShotCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhyunho lee锋 邹

In-app purchases

None

Bookmark Shot

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 Bookmark Shot free?
Bookmark Shot 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 Bookmark Shot or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither Bookmark Shot nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmark Shot or Countdown Widget?
Bookmark Shot ships an update every 2 months, and Countdown Widget every 4 days. Most recently, Bookmark Shot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 24, 2026.

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