# Countdowns vs Christmas Countdown day 2025

The clearest difference is rating: Countdowns at 4.7 against Christmas Countdown day 2025's 4.1. Countdowns also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (9.4K vs 145). Christmas Countdown day 2025's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Countdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Christmas Countdown day 2025 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 9.4K ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 60% of Christmas Countdown day 2025's.

Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, Christmas Countdown day 2025 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Countdowns | Christmas Countdown day 2025 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (9.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdowns-widgets-and-timer/id917514700/reviews)** | [4.1 (145 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-day-2025/id1058455664/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **9.4K** | 145 |
| Positive reviews | **78.3% of reviews** | 60.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 weeks** | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 56 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shayes Apps LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/412539504) | [Aamir Elahi](https://appshunter.io/developer/975019159) |

## What reviewers say

### Countdowns

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdowns-widgets-and-timer/id917514700)

Track upcoming events or past milestones with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Visualize your time with beautiful widgets and sync across all your Apple devices. Organize events with lists and receive custom notifications.

**Highlights:** Customizable countdown and count-up timers, Gorgeous, colorful widgets, Unlimited number of timers, Repeating timers, Calendar event import, iCloud sync, Custom notifications

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Countdowns Premium | $0.99 | per month |
| Countdowns Premium | $7.99 | per year |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Unlock | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate and reliable countdowns
- 💡 Customizable countdown settings
- 🔒 Syncs across devices via iCloud
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Widget not always updating automatically
- 💰 Paid subscription required for some features
- 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with user tracking

**Reported bugs**

- Countdowns not displaying correctly
- Sync issues between devices
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Allow reordering of countdowns
- Improve recurring event handling
- Add more customization options
- Provide full-screen countdown view
- Implement more notification options


### Christmas Countdown day 2025

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-day-2025/id1058455664)

Track the exact time remaining until Christmas and New Year's Day. Offers multiple countdown modes, including days, hours, minutes, and seconds, with convenient widget display. Includes iMessage stickers for festive communication.

**Highlights:** Countdown to Christmas 2025, Countdown to New Year, Days, hours, minutes, seconds tracking, Multiple time modes (weeks, nights, etc.), Notification widget, Unlimited countdown creation, iMessage stickers

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😍 Makes Christmas more exciting
- 👍 Very accurate countdown (to seconds)
- ✨ Clever and impressive functionality
- 🎅🏼 Fun for Christmas obsession
- 🎄 Uplifting and positive feelings

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Ads pop up frequently
- ⚠️ Ads appear even after paying to remove
- 😵 Annoying and overwhelming ads
- 🐌 Laggy performance
- 🎶 Loud Christmas music notifications

**Reported bugs**

- Notification shows countdown for wrong year (2019, 2015)
- Lag is insanely bad
- Countdown is wrong (counting up, not accurate)
- App cycles back to original incorrect time
- Ads don't disappear after paying to remove them

**Requested features**

- Update countdown year (e.g., from 2019 to 2022)
- Fix notification issues (e.g., loud music, wrong year)


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Countdowns free?

Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Christmas Countdown day 2025 free?

Christmas Countdown day 2025 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Christmas Countdown day 2025?

Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Christmas Countdown day 2025 averages 4.1 from 145 ratings.

### Do Countdowns or Christmas Countdown day 2025 have ads?

Both Countdowns and Christmas Countdown day 2025 show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Christmas Countdown day 2025?

Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, and Christmas Countdown day 2025 every 10 months. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on September 28, 2026 and Christmas Countdown day 2025 on September 25, 2026.

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