Countout vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countout
This app provides a customizable, full-screen countdown timer for events and livestreams. Output the timer via VGA, HDMI, or AirPlay to a projector or large display for a professional look. Choose custom colors or background images to match branding and clearly display remaining time.
- Full-screen countdown timer
- VGA, HDMI, and AirPlay output
- Customizable colors and backgrounds
- Queue multiple timers
- Scheduled countdowns
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Countout is a customisable countdown timer that outputs a full screen image over VGA, HDMI or AirPlay to a projector, large format display or television. The output is a clean image without any overlays giving your event or livestream a professional look. Pick colours to match your event’s branding, or choose an image as a background and clearly inform your audience or presenters how much time they have remaining. Queue up multiple timers, or count down to a specific time using a scheduled timer. Countout is a pixlwave creation
Countdown Widget
Build anticipation for holidays and special events with customizable countdown timers. Features vibrant templates, animated effects, and personalized touches to make every celebration exciting. Share your countdowns with friends and family.
- Set countdown timers for events
- Holiday-specific templates
- Animated effects for widgets
- Customizable colors and emojis
- Create custom countdown widgets
- iCloud sync across devices
- Share countdowns via webpage
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Get ready to celebrate your favorite holidays and special occasions like never before with Countdown Celebrations! Our app brings excitement to your countdowns with vibrant templates, animated effects, and personalized touches. Whether it’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Juneteenth, Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, or Father’s Day, Countdown Celebrations is your perfect companion for building anticipation and joy. Features: Set Countdown Timer for Events Easily create countdown timers for all your important events and holidays. Watch as the days, hours, minutes, and seconds tick away, bringing your celebration closer. Holiday Templates Choose from a wide range of beautifully designed templates for popular holidays. Templates include Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Juneteenth, Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, and Father’s Day. Animated Effects Add life to your countdowns with stunning animated effects. Make your widgets sparkle, pop, and dance as the big day approaches. Customization Options Personalize your countdown widgets with customizable background and text colors. Choose colors that match your style or the theme of your event. Custom Emojis Enhance your countdowns with fun and expressive custom emojis. Add a personal touch with emojis that capture the spirit of your celebration. Create Custom Countdown Widgets Design your own countdown widgets from scratch. Tailor every aspect to make them uniquely yours. iCloud Sync Keep all your countdowns safe and accessible with iCloud. Sync across all your devices seamlessly. Share Your Excitement Share your countdowns with friends and family via a custom webpage. Let everyone join in on the anticipation and excitement. Countdown Celebrations is the ultimate app for making every special occasion unforgettable. Download now and start counting down to the moments that matter most! Download Countdown Celebrations today and let the countdown begin! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countout at none against Countdown Widget's 3. Countout also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Countdown Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Countdown Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countout asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Countout ships an update every 6 months, Countdown Widget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countout | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Earnshaw | Accessible Resources Ltd |
Customer experience
Countout
Countdown Widget
In-app purchases
Countout
No in-app purchases
Countdown Widget
- Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Unlimited7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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