Comparison

Exam Countdown vs Markease

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

Markease

Features
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Markease is an AI-assisted marking app designed to help teachers review student writing more efficiently. Teachers can capture or upload student work, extract text with OCR, and receive structured marking results in a clear, easy-to-review format. The app helps reduce marking time while making feedback more consistent and organized. Features: - Capture or upload student writing images - OCR text extraction from submitted work - AI-assisted analysis of writing - Structured review for spelling, grammar, content, and feedback - Support for multi-page submissions - Clear correction display for easier review - Suitable for different school levels - Supports different languages Markease is built for real classroom workflows. Teachers can enter assignment details, submit student work, and review results directly in the app. Whether for classwork, homework, practice writing, or assessments, Markease helps teachers deliver feedback more quickly and effectively.

Screenshots

Exam Countdown4 screens
Markease4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markease at none against Exam Countdown's 5. Markease also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Markease asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Exam Countdown versus Markease: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam CountdownMarkease
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDAitezaz Akram Mohammad

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

Markease

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

Markease

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exam Countdown free?
Exam Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markease free?
Markease is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Exam Countdown or Markease have ads?
Exam Countdown shows ads; Markease does not.

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