Exam Countdown vs Seneca
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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: AP exams, the SAT and ACT, midterms and finals, IB, college finals, assignment and homework deadlines, the driving permit test, 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/
Seneca
Access over 1,000 courses for KS2, KS3, GCSE, and A Level exams. Improve memory, master exam techniques with AI-marked questions, and build confidence across all subjects.
- 1,000+ exam courses
- AI-marked questions
- Memory strength boosting
- Exam technique mastery
- Subject confidence building
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Master all the content you actually need to know for your exams, across all your subjects. Earn XP, boost your memory strength, master your exam technique with AI-marked questions & boost your confidence in all your subjects!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Exam Countdown at 82% against Seneca's 24%. Exam Countdown also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 18). Seneca's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Exam Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Seneca asks for nothing beyond the download.
Exam Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exam Countdown has 1.6K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Exam Countdown's written reviews are positive against 24% of Seneca's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Exam Countdown | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROOT38 LIMITED | Seneca Learning Ltd. |
Customer experience
Exam Countdown
Seneca
User reviews
Exam Countdown
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for organizing exams
- 🎨 Customizable with colors and icons
- ⏱️ Countdown timer for exams
- 🎯 Tracks completed exams
- 🆓 Free with optional premium features
Room to improve
- 💰 Some features locked behind paywall
- 🔍 Limited customization options in free version
- 🔋 High battery consumption reported
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
Seneca
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient learning experience
- 👍 Engaging and interactive
- 💡 Helpful for exam preparation
- 👍 Useful for various subjects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🤔 Confusing user interface
- 😕 Doesn't work as expected
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
Seneca
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues with Microsoft and Google accounts
- Assignments not saving progress
- Keyboard and navigation problems
- White screen and loading errors
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode for learning on the go
- More customization options
- Improved integration with school systems
- Better performance on older devices
In-app purchases
Exam Countdown
- 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
- Lifetime Premium$9.99
Seneca
No in-app purchases
