Comparison

Countdown Widget vs Time to event

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget

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
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Countdowns helps you count down to something you're looking forward to, whether that's a wedding, birthday, or new iPhone! Need to count up from it instead? No problem! Designed to be more than a timer app, Countdowns is great for keeping tabs on how long it is until something, or how long it is since it happened. Count up from the last time you had a cigarette and down to your next cookie — if it happened in the past or is happening in the future, Countdowns keeps track of the time so you don't need to. Countdowns can keep your timers running no matter where you are. Available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, Countdowns can sync your timers between your devices so you're always up to speed. As a free download, Countdowns offers the following features: - Gorgeous, colorful widgets on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - An unlimited number of countdowns. - Repeating timers which are perfect for birthdays and similar events. - Siri & Shortcuts integrations. - Support for importing events from calendars, reminders, and contacts. - Multiple unit options (days, weeks, etc.) and icons to make your countdown your very own. - Dark mode. - And more! An optional monthly, annual, or one-time in-app purchase unlocks additional features, including: - iCloud support to keep all of your timers in sync across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. - A compact display mode so you can see more timers at once. - Lists so you can more easily organize your timers — put all of your birthday timers in a list, for example. - Directional indicators so you always know whether a timer is counting up or down. - Custom notifications and sounds so you'll never miss a timer again. - Archive function that saves old timers. Countdowns subscriptions can be canceled at any time, but will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next payment is due. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.countdowns-app.com/policies

About

Time to event

Easily track upcoming events and count down the days until important dates like vacations or holidays. Input your event details and manage them with options to edit or remove entries.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Date input
  • Event description
  • Edit events
  • Remove events
Features
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Now you can count your meetings and events easily. ‘Time to event’ gives you the opportunity to count up how many days remaining before your vacation or holiday. Just input date and description of event. Have your plans changed? Do not worry. You can always remove or change your event right away in detailed view of event.

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
Time to event4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time to event at none against Countdown Widget's shown. Time to event also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Countdown Widget's advantage is ratings volume (9.5K vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Countdown Widget sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Time to event sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdown Widget against 4.6 for Time to event. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget has 9.5K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Countdown Widget's written reviews are positive against 72% of Time to event's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Widget versus Time to event: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetTime to event
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings9.5K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCNikita Marchenko

Customer experience

Countdown Widget

All ratings9,455 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews813 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.6%

Time to event

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Widget

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

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

Time to event

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Countdowns Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Countdowns Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
1 purchases

Time to event

One-time1
  • Upgrade to PRO$0.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time to event free?
Time to event is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or Time to event?
Countdown Widget is rated higher. Countdown Widget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while Time to event averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget or Time to event have ads?
Countdown Widget shows ads; Time to event does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or Time to event?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time to event every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on November 8, 2026 and Time to event on November 2, 2026.

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