Roman Dates vs Inauguration Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roman Dates
Easily convert important dates into Roman numerals for special occasions like tattoos or anniversaries. The app automatically attempts to detect the correct date order.
- Date to Roman numeral conversion
- Automatic date order detection
- Ideal for tattoos and anniversaries
- User-friendly interface
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Do you need to write a special date in Roman Numerals? Are you thinking about making a tattoo for an anniversary or birthday? If so, then Roman Dates can help you. Note: this app will automatically try to detect if your dates should appear in day month or month day order, so always double-check to make sure that the date appears correct.
Inauguration Countdown Widget
Track the upcoming inauguration with a stylish countdown. Includes a widget and watchOS complications for easy access. Celebrate a new year with this timely utility.
- Countdown timer
- Widget support
- watchOS complications
- Stylish design
- Free to use
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Countdown to the inauguration in style with this app, its accompanying widget, and its watchOS app complications! Here's to a better 2021!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roman Dates at 69% against Inauguration Countdown Widget's 0%. Roman Dates also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 15). Inauguration Countdown Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Roman Dates sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Inauguration Countdown Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roman Dates holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roman Dates has 1.4K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Roman Dates's written reviews are positive against 0% of Inauguration Countdown Widget's.
Roman Dates ships an update every 4 months, Inauguration Countdown Widget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roman Dates | Inauguration Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Clarke | Gumball Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Roman Dates
Inauguration Countdown Widget
Bugs and requests
Roman Dates
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when trying to save image
- Doesn't save properly
Requested features
1 request- Ability to save generated Roman numerals
Inauguration Countdown Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roman Dates
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Great Tip$1.99
- Smashing Tip$4.99
Inauguration Countdown Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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