Comparison

Exam Countdown vs Middlesex University

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

Head to head
About

Exam Countdown

This app helps students, teachers, and schools keep track of important dates. It provides countdown timers for exams, tests, and coursework deadlines, with options for reminders and sharing progress with others. Users can organize their academic schedule and stay on top of their responsibilities.

Highlights
  • Countdown timers for exams and tests
  • Unlimited exam countdowns
  • Color-coded exams
  • Icon customization
  • Share countdowns with others
  • Add notes to exams
  • Basic and detailed notifications
Features
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Exam Countdown is the beautifully simple countdown, planner and widget app for every exam that matters. Counting down since 2015, rated 4.7 stars from over 30,000 ratings. The original exam countdown app, used by students, teachers and schools in over 100 countries. Count down to the ones that count: matric prelims, trials and NSC finals, GCSE and A Level papers, IB, SQA Highers, university finals, coursework and homework deadlines, driving theory, music grades and every test in between. CALENDAR VIEW See your whole semester on a month grid, color coded, with every exam a tap away. LIVE COUNTDOWN WIDGETS A Home Screen widget that ticks every second, plus Next Exam, Next 4 Exams and Lock Screen widgets. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Live Activities put your next exam on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as it approaches. MAKE IT YOURS Hundreds of icons, every color, categories to group your subjects, and notes on any exam. Free version: • Unlimited exam countdowns, all in one place • Count down in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds • Color code your exams • Choose from 400 icons • Add notes to any exam • Invite friends and family to count down with you • Notifications before every exam Premium version: • Ad free • The full widget collection, including the second by second Live Countdown • Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Calendar View • Categories to group your subjects • Detailed alerts, with your choice of alert sound • Record and review your exam results • Sync across all your Apple devices • All 400 color icons and 70 colors Exam Countdown is free to download and use. Premium is available as a yearly subscription or as a one off lifetime purchase. Terms of Use - https://www.root38.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy - https://www.root38.com/privacy-policy/

About

Middlesex University

This app serves as a central hub for students and staff to manage their daily university life. It provides personalized resources, academic information, library access, and essential university services. Features vary for UK campus students and staff, offering tailored tools for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized learning portal access
  • Library catalogue search and loan management
  • View grades and progression
  • Access student email
  • Teaching timetable and class check-in (UK campus)
  • Campus maps and transport updates (UK campus)
Features
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"Manage your day-to-day student life here at Middlesex through MyMDX. This portal is available to our global student and staff community with personalised resources and information based on your campus and journey at Middlesex. Key features for all students: • Welcome and enrolment • Access your personal learning portal, My Learning, with information about your course, modules and upcoming assignments • Search the University’s extensive library catalogue and check up on your loans, renewals and reservations • Information about your grades and progression • Access to your student email account • Useful university and student information including details for different services and facilities Additional features for students on our UK campus: • View your teaching timetable and check in to classes • Detailed campus maps • Local transport updates • Ability to request Council Tax and student status letters • Apply for a place in halls of residence • Receive the latest news and events from the University and Students’ Union Key features for staff: • My Learning • University’s extensive library catalogue • Personalised teaching timetable and ability to check in students • Class lists, programme lists and student information • Assessment module grade confirmation and programme assessment boards MyMDX has been developed collaboratively between the University, Students' Union and students to ensure you get the most out of your time with us. We'll use the feedback we gather to continuously improve features."

Screenshots

Exam Countdown4 screens
Middlesex University4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Exam Countdown at 82% against Middlesex University's 18%. Exam Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Middlesex University's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Exam Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Middlesex University asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exam Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Middlesex University every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Exam Countdown versus Middlesex University: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam CountdownMiddlesex University
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews — better18.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB75 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDMiddlesex University

Customer experience

Exam Countdown

All ratings1,636 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative9.6%

Middlesex University

Written reviews38 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative76.3%

Bugs and requests

Exam Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues after device change
  • Subscription not working as expected
  • Loading screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view
  • Sync with device calendar
  • Customizable exam reminders
  • Widget support
  • More icons and color options

Middlesex University

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Exam Countdown

Subscriptions4
  • Premium 3 Months$2.993 Months
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Premium Access1 Year trial$4.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly Subscription$5.491 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
None

Middlesex University

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exam Countdown free?
Exam Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Middlesex University free?
Middlesex University is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Exam Countdown or Middlesex University have ads?
Exam Countdown shows ads; Middlesex University does not.
Which is updated more often, Exam Countdown or Middlesex University?
Exam Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, and Middlesex University every 4 months. Most recently, Exam Countdown was updated on November 6, 2026 and Middlesex University on November 6, 2026.

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