Countdowns vs Slow Hammerheads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable countdown and count-up timers
- Gorgeous, colorful widgets
- Unlimited number of timers
- Repeating timers
- Calendar event import
- iCloud sync
- Custom notifications
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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
Slow Hammerheads
Never forget a special occasion again with this app that sends reminders for important gift dates. Users can also create and share gift lists with friends and family, making gift-giving easier.
- Gift date reminders
- One-time event reminders
- Shareable gift lists
- Amazon gift suggestions
- Multiple wishlists
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Slow Hammerheads is a mobile application that provides reminders for any recurring or one-time gift dates. It also provides a way for app users to share gift lists with friends and family. Slow Hammerheads subscription Plans • Subscriptions for $1.99, $19.99 are the two subscription terms we offer in the application. When a user subscribes, they get access to our Premium features which are Amazon gift suggestions, Multiple wishlists, and much more. The only difference is the length of time. • Plans are: o $ 1.99 is for a 1-month subscription. o $19.99 is for a 1-year subscription. Free Trial • A free trial feature is available for the Users to access the Pro version of the App for 1 month. After the Trial period is over, they will get enrolled in a $1.99 monthly subscription automatically, if they do not cancel before the trial expires. • The amount will be deducted from the user’s credit card when the one-month free trial is over. This subscription will auto-renew after every month. Auto-Renewal for Subscriptions • Your subscription will be automatically renewed at the end of each Subscription Term and your Payment Method will be charged for the next Subscription Term. If you wish to cancel the auto-renewal of your Subscription for the following Subscription Term, you must cancel your plan through your account page or through the App Store you used for purchase at least one (1) day before the end of your then-current Subscription Term. • Our team may change the Subscription Fee upon notice to you, but such change will only take effect once your then-current Subscription Term has ended. If you do not wish to pay the new Subscription Fee, your only remedy will be to cancel your Subscription for the following Subscription Term, before the expiration of your then-current Subscription Term. Terms of Use: https://slowhammerheads.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://slowhammerheads.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slow Hammerheads at none against Countdowns's shown. Slow Hammerheads also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). Countdowns's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (9.4K vs 29). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Countdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Slow Hammerheads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 9.4K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 86% of Slow Hammerheads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Countdowns ships an update every 2 weeks, Slow Hammerheads every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdowns | Slow Hammerheads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shayes Apps LLC | Slow Hammerheads, LLC |
Customer experience
Countdowns
Slow Hammerheads
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
Slow Hammerheads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdowns
- Countdowns Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Countdowns Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Lifetime Unlock$19.99
Slow Hammerheads
- 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- 1 Year Subscription$19.991 Year
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