Comparison

Exam Countdown vs Psych Boost

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

Psych Boost

This app aids A-Level and GCSE psychology students in revising core content for the AQA specification. Developed by a psychology teacher and YouTube channel creator, it offers structured learning and revision support.

Highlights
  • A-Level Psychology revision
  • GCSE Psychology revision
  • AQA specification content
  • Content by psychology teacher
  • Supports learning and revision
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Supercharge your psychology revision with Psych Boost, the official companion app to the Psych Boost YouTube channel. Built explicitly for UK GCSE and A-Level Psychology students, this app transforms passive watching into active recall to lock in your top exam grades. Whether you are mastering core theories or refining your AO1 and AO3 exam application, Psych Boost syncs seamlessly with the lessons you already trust to make studying intuitive, structured and highly effective. WHY STUDY WITH PSYCH BOOST? • EXPERT FLASHCARDS: Master the specification with hundreds of beautifully formatted flashcards synchronised directly with Psych Boost channel lessons. • MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZZES: Test your knowledge under pressure across all core exam topics. • LINKED YOUTUBE LESSONS: Stuck on a tough quiz question? Tap to instantly watch the exact matching video lesson to fix your understanding. • KEY TERM TESTER: Eliminate vocabulary slip-ups and lock down precise, exam-standard definitions to score easy marks. • VISUAL GLOSSARY: A fast, comprehensive dictionary of psychological terms right at your fingertips. • PROGRESS DASHBOARD: Stay accountable with automated daily study streaks, interactive activity calendars and live exam countdown timers. TAILORED TO YOUR EXAM BOARD Get started completely free with full access to Paper 1. Upgrade to our premium tier to unlock full access to Paper 2 and fully customisable Paper 3 optional modules—allowing you to configure your exact topics like Schizophrenia, Addiction, Gender and more. 100% PRIVATE & SIGN-UP FREE We value your focus. Psych Boost requires no accounts, no sign-ups and no internet tracking. All of your study logs, exam dates and progress markers are stored 100% locally on your device. Just download and start studying instantly. Streamline your exam preparation and achieve your potential. Download Psych Boost today! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://psychboost.com/pages/contact

Screenshots

Exam Countdown4 screens
Psych Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Psych Boost at none against Exam Countdown's shown. Psych Boost also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Exam Countdown's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 71%). 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

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 and Psych Boost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exam Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Psych Boost every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Exam Countdown versus Psych Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam CountdownPsych Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews — better71.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB60 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDPsych Boost LTD

Customer experience

Exam Countdown

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

Psych Boost

Written reviews45 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral20.0%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Exam Countdown

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What 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

Psych Boost

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Great for AQA A-level Psychology
  • 💡 New update highlights tricky questions
  • 💰 Good value subscription
  • 🚀 Saves time on revision materials
  • 💯 Highly recommended for revision

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent cross-device compatibility
  • 🐛 Content not detailed enough
  • 🐛 Poorly worded questions
  • 🐛 Typos and punctuation errors
  • 🐛 Lacks depth in evaluations

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

Psych Boost

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App does not work on iPad
  • Cannot get answers to questions on iPad quizzes
  • Cannot scroll on iPad/Chromebook
  • Bug with selecting quiz topics for GCSE
  • App logs off after completing an activity/quiz
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  • App closes spontaneously when clicking on a quiz
  • App crashes after trying to go onto another topic
  • App crashes when exiting quiz section and selecting another class
  • Cannot upgrade the app (goes grey)
  • Black screen with blue cross when trying to buy membership
  • Money taken for pro version but not granted
  • App is a scam, money taken but pro version not unlocked
  • Flashcards have too much writing and cannot scroll
  • Incorrect information on Sperlings 1960 study
  • Typos and spelling mistakes in flashcards

Requested features

12 requests
  • Option for other exam boards
  • More bold updates
  • Normal accounts for cross-device access
  • Scroll button for flashcards/quizzes on all devices
  • More questions to reduce repetition
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  • Ability to revise multiple topics at once
  • Option to rate flashcards
  • Log of revised topics with scores
  • Revise incorrect flashcards
  • Exam countdown timer
  • Testing knowledge and evaluation features
  • Save progress on flashcards after leaving app

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
2 purchases

Psych Boost

Subscriptions1
  • Psych Boost Pro$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Psych Boost Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Exam Countdown free?
Exam Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Psych Boost free?
Psych Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exam Countdown or Psych Boost have ads?
Exam Countdown shows ads; Psych Boost does not.
Which is updated more often, Exam Countdown or Psych Boost?
Exam Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, and Psych Boost every 2 weeks. Most recently, Exam Countdown was updated on October 29, 2026 and Psych Boost on October 24, 2026.

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