Comparison

Countdown Widget vs Patterns

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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/

About

Patterns

Create unique, personalized wallpapers directly on your device. Choose from diverse generative styles, customize colors and parameters, and export in high resolution for any screen.

Highlights
  • Generative style creation
  • Adjustable parameters
  • Customizable color palettes
  • HD, QHD, 4K rendering
  • On-device processing
  • Save, favorite, and share creations
Features
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Patterns turns your screen into something you made. CREATE YOUR STYLE Every wallpaper here starts as a recipe, not a download. Pick a generative style, tune it until it feels right, and the app renders the result on your device at full resolution. Change one value and you get something new. Nothing is fetched from a server, and no two people end up with quite the same screen. BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS Forty generative styles, organized into four families: Gradients - mesh gradients, aurora, nebula, sunset, neon and deep AMOLED black Textures - marble, watercolor, ink, smoke, clouds, fabric, carbon fiber, glass and ice Geometric - low poly, polygon, wireframe, circuit board, minimal forms and clean shapes Particles - starfields, rain, bubbles, drifting light and flowing liquid Search the catalog by name or filter by family to find a direction fast. MAKE IT YOURS Open any style in the editor and it becomes adjustable. Sliders for scale, density, complexity, symmetry, rotation, depth, glow, blur, contrast and more update the preview as you move them. Replace the palette with your own colors using the system color picker, or reset to the original in a tap. Feeling exploratory? Randomize the seed and let the engine surprise you, then keep the version you like. DESIGNED FOR WALLPAPERS Render in HD, QHD or 4K, in portrait for iPhone and iPad or landscape for Mac. On iPhone and iPad your wallpaper saves straight to Photos, with a short guide to finishing in Settings. On Mac, Set as Desktop applies it across every display at once. SAVE, FAVORITE & SHARE Favorite the designs worth keeping and they collect in your Library. A running history holds your recent work so nothing good gets lost. Export a PNG, or send a creation through the share sheet to wherever you want it. WHY PATTERNS It runs entirely on your device. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads. The app contains no networking code at all, so it works on a plane exactly as well as it works at home. Light, dark and system themes included. Pay once. Enjoy for a lifetime. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. One payment, and the app is yours. 24/7 customer support We are here whenever you need help. Reach us at contact@dowble.com Your feedback matters Have a suggestion or an issue? We value your feedback and aim to address it within two business days. Simple. Premium. No hassle.

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Widget at Free against Patterns's $4.99. Countdown Widget also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Patterns's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, 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

Countdown Widget is free to download; Patterns costs $4.99 up front. Countdown Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown Widget against 5.0 for Patterns. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 4 days, Patterns monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Widget versus Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetPatterns
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锋 邹Ram Tulugu

Customer experience

Countdown Widget

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Patterns

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Daytrove Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Daytrove Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daytrove Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

Patterns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patterns free?
Patterns costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or Patterns?
Countdown Widget and Patterns are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown Widget or Patterns have ads?
Neither Countdown Widget nor Patterns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or Patterns?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 4 days, and Patterns monthly. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 31, 2026 and Patterns on October 31, 2026.

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