Comparison

Countdowns vs Countdown #

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

Head to head
About

Countdowns

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

Countdown #

Keep track of important dates with a stylish countdown. Never miss a vacation, anniversary, or birthday again with customizable reminders and alerts. Features a clean design and useful widgets for easy event management.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Customizable widgets
  • Event sorting
  • Reminders and alerts
  • Clean UI/UX design
  • Icon customization
Features
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Never miss upcoming events again Count down to your next events: vacations, anniversaries, birthdays and more - in style! Features: - Beautiful and useful Widget - Clean UI/UX design - Sort events - Reminders - Main daily event alerts - Customize date settings - Beautiful icon event.

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Countdown #4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdowns at Free against Countdown #'s $0.99. Countdowns also leads on ratings volume (9.3K vs 45) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Countdown #'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Countdowns is free to download; Countdown # costs $0.99 up front. Countdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Countdown # asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdowns against 4.6 for Countdown #. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 9.3K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 67% of Countdown #'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, Countdown # weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Countdowns versus Countdown #: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsCountdown #
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better4.6 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings9.3K — better45
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCKhang Le

Customer experience

Countdowns

All ratings9,340 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews803 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.7%

Countdown #

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdowns

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

Countdown #

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdowns

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
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  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
None

Countdown #

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown # free?
Countdown # costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Countdown #?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while Countdown # averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.
Do Countdowns or Countdown # have ads?
Countdowns shows ads; Countdown # does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Countdown #?
Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, and Countdown # weekly. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on September 24, 2026 and Countdown # on September 5, 2026.

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