Comparison

Wedding Countdown Planner vs Vow Timer

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

Head to head
About

Wedding Countdown Planner

This app helps you organize your wedding with a countdown to your big day. It includes tools for budgeting, guest lists, and planning, with customizable themes and the ability to share your countdown.

Highlights
  • Wedding Countdown
  • Budget Planner
  • Wedding Planning Guide
  • Guest List Management
  • Customizable Themes
  • Shareable Countdown
Features
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Wedding Countdown is a clean and well designed app that will count down to your special day and help you with all the wedding preparations. FEATURES - Wedding Countdown - Budget Planner - Wedding Planning Guide - Guest List - Wedding Organizer - Love Quote of the Day - Share your LIVE countdown Add your names and choose from more than 20 different themes or add your own picture to make the app look just like you want it. You can also share the countdown or daily love quotes with your future husband or wife. THEMES - Hearts - Wave - Sunset - Wedding Cake - Couple - Flowers - Female Couple - Male Couple - Wedding Pavilion - Bouquet - Rose Petals - Shoes & Champagne - Wedding Rings - Cutting the cake - Love story - Champagne - Rings on hands - Hearts at the beach - Swan Heart - Pregnant Couple - Roses & Pearls - or create your own theme with your own picture

About

Vow Timer

This app allows wedding guests to connect and engage during ceremonies by placing bets on the duration of the event. It offers a fun way to pass the time when you're not the one getting married.

Highlights
  • Connect with other wedding guests
  • Bet on ceremony duration
  • Pass time during ceremonies
  • Fun wedding party activity
Features
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Vow Timer: An app for the wedding guests that came for the party. You’re probably not the only one counting the seconds until the party starts. So why not have a little fun with it? Vow Timer provides a platform for wedding guests to connect pre-ceremony and take bets on what everyone’s thinking: how long is this thing gonna take?Weddings are a beautiful thing, when you are the one getting married. When you are not the one walking down the aisle, weddings can be a bore. VowTimer finally gives you something fun to do during the ceremony.

Screenshots

Wedding Countdown Planner4 screens
Vow Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wedding Countdown Planner at 4.7 against Vow Timer's 4.1. Wedding Countdown Planner also leads on ratings volume (179 vs 9). Vow Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Wedding Countdown Planner sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Vow Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wedding Countdown Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wedding Countdown Planner has 179 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Wedding Countdown Planner's written reviews are positive against 80% of Vow Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wedding Countdown Planner versus Vow Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWedding Countdown PlannerVow Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (179 ratings) — better4.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreen Gecko LLCThe Wedding Game, LLC.

Customer experience

Wedding Countdown Planner

All ratings179 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral13.6%
Negative27.3%

Vow Timer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Wedding Countdown Planner

One-time13
  • Theme Couple$0.99
  • Theme Bouquet$0.99
  • Theme Wedding Rings$0.99
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  • Theme Love story$0.99
  • Theme Rings on hands$0.99
  • Theme Hearts at the beach$0.99
  • Theme Swan Heart$0.99
  • Theme Roses & Pearls$0.99
  • Theme Champagne$0.99
  • Theme Wedding Pavilion$0.99
  • function to add your own picture$1.99
  • Removal of advertisements$2.99
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99
None

Vow Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wedding Countdown Planner free?
Wedding Countdown Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vow Timer free?
Vow Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wedding Countdown Planner or Vow Timer?
Wedding Countdown Planner is rated higher. Wedding Countdown Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while Vow Timer averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Wedding Countdown Planner or Vow Timer have ads?
Wedding Countdown Planner shows ads; Vow Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Wedding Countdown Planner or Vow Timer?
Wedding Countdown Planner ships an update every 4 months, and Vow Timer every 4 months. Most recently, Wedding Countdown Planner was updated on September 12, 2026 and Vow Timer on June 5, 2026.

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