Important Dates vs Event Countdown & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Important Dates
Track upcoming events with a real-time countdown. Personalize the look with custom backgrounds and colors. Receive automatic notifications to stay informed.
- Unlimited event tracking
- Customizable backgrounds
- Customizable colors
- Real-time countdowns
- Automatic notifications
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Can't wait until that special moment? This app is made for you! FEATURES • Unlimited events • Real-time countdown • Customizable backgrounds with dozens of built-in options • Customizable colors • Automatic notifications Count down to weddings, birthdays, holidays, exams — every day that matters.
Event Countdown & Widget
Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable widgets and a stylish overview. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and more, all from your home screen.
- Home screen widgets for direct tracking
- Stylish overview of all countdowns
- Countdown to event start
- Customizable countdown colors
- Reminders for various life events
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Countdown Widget - Day Counter reminds you of important dates and events in your life so you don't have to calculate remaining days with a calendar. With Countdown for Days, you will never miss a birthday, retirement date, payday, anniversary, graduation ceremony, wedding, birth, exam, army service, football game, summer vacation, shopping sales events or any other important dates. Countdown - Features: • Follow your activities directly from the home screen with widgets • All your countdowns in one place with a stylish view. • Countdown for events and countdown when the event starts • Color of each countdown can be customized
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Event Countdown & Widget at 4.7 against Important Dates's 2.0. Event Countdown & Widget also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). Important Dates's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and ads 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. Event Countdown & Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Important Dates asks for nothing beyond the download.
Event Countdown & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Event Countdown & Widget has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Important Dates ships an update every 18 months, Event Countdown & Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Important Dates | Event Countdown & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alain Lima | Senol Cagir |
Customer experience
Important Dates
Event Countdown & Widget
In-app purchases
Important Dates
No in-app purchases
Event Countdown & Widget
- Pro Subscription + No Ads$2.991 Month
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