Countdown Days Since & Until vs Countdowns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Days Since & Until
Track important dates by counting down or up in various time units. Customize events with photos and icons, and receive timely reminders. Sync across devices and share your countdowns easily.
- Unlimited event tracking
- Customizable event visuals
- Calendar event import
- Customizable alerts
- Cross-device synchronization
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Never miss a moment that matters! Track any important date by counting down (or up) in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years – or even sleeps! Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, deadlines, and everything in between. Unlimited Events – Add as many countdowns as you want. Make It Yours – Custom photos, icons, and 8 different time formats. Easy Setup – Import events straight from your calendar. Custom Alerts – Get reminders exactly when you want them. Sync Everywhere – Automatically updates across your devices and Apple Watch. Widgets – Add beautiful widgets to your Home or Lock Screen (ad-free with in-app purchase). Share the Excitement – Post and text your countdowns with a single tap.
Countdowns
Track important life events with a simple interface. See upcoming and past events at a glance with a convenient widget. Syncs across all your devices via iCloud.
- Event countdowns
- Notification Center Widget
- Countdown in days/time
- Simple UI
- iCloud Sync
- No Advertisements
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*** Countdowns is free to download and try out with some limits. You can unlock the unlimited version via In-App Purchase. *** Countdowns keeps track of days left until or since important events in your life. The widget allows you to see all those events at a glance just one swipe away. * Notification Center Widget * Countdown in days and optionally time * Simple & clean user interface * Built for iOS 8 * Universal App (fully supports the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus) * iCloud Sync to all your devices (including your Mac) * No Adverts (forever)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Days Since & Until at 4.8 against Countdowns's 3.4. Countdown Days Since & Until also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 47%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Countdowns's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Days Since & Until sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Days Since & Until holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Days Since & Until has 2.5K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Countdown Days Since & Until's written reviews are positive against 47% of Countdowns's.
Countdown Days Since & Until ships an update fortnightly, Countdowns every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Days Since & Until | Countdowns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better | 3.4 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better | 46.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Sferrazza | Martin Stemmle |
Customer experience
Countdown Days Since & Until
Countdowns
User reviews
Countdown Days Since & Until
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Terrific app
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Useful app
- 👍 Simple and with all great features
- 👍 Perfect compared to others
Room to improve
- 🐛 Backward Step
- 🐛 Can't delete a countdown
- 🐛 Bad
- 🐛 Horrible App
- 🐛 App is broken
Countdowns
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, dependable, and uncluttered
- 🚀 Syncs well across devices with iCloud
- 💡 Useful widget in Notification Center
- 👍 Works as advertised
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widgets not displaying properly
- 🐛 Sync issues, unable to restore purchases
- 🐛 App not working after updates
- 💰 Paid version required for full functionality
Bugs and requests
Countdown Days Since & Until
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widget won't unlock
- Countdowns not updating
- Widget isn't working
- The 'Day' Bar isn't scaled right
- New update and still crashes
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- Occasional glitches
- Can't see Months and Days in widget
- Date and Data Disappearance
- Entries disappeared
- All my events disappeared
Requested features
6 requests- One request
- ADD More features please
- Include start date
- Duration function for events
- Dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
Countdowns
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on iOS 14
- Countdowns not syncing across devices
- Unable to set dates beyond 30 days in free version
- Paid version not recognized after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with Apple Calendar app
- Dark mode support
- Ability to set countdowns in weeks/months, not just days
- Automatic deletion of past events
In-app purchases
Countdown Days Since & Until
- Let it Snow$1.99
- Falling Object Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Color and Effect Pack$2.99
- Unlock All$4.99
Countdowns
- Unlock Unlimited$0.99
Questions
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