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

Personalize your iOS 16 lock screen with customizable countdown widgets for important dates. Never miss holidays or anniversaries with a quick glance at your screen.

Highlights
  • Customizable lock screen widgets
  • Countdown to important dates
  • iOS 16 integration
  • Calendar and reminders import
  • One-click screen lock preview
Features
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Personalize your screen lock with a new way to display a set of countdown days widgets, so important days are never missed, and holidays and anniversaries are counted down at a glance. The countdown day screen lock page brings you a different screen lock experience, and the simple widgets are integrated with the iOS 16 interface style, which is beautiful and convenient. FEATURES - Decorate the screen lock page and enrich the screen lock content - Update the countdown day every day, and never miss the important day - For iOS 16 screen lock - When locking the screen, you can open the countdown day application with one button - Customize the new countdown day - Importable from calendar, reminders into the app - One-click preview of screen lock components If you have any questions and suggestions in the process of using the app, please feel free to give us feedback in the app.

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdowns at 78% against Countdown's 33%. Countdowns also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (9.4K vs 10). Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. 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

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 9.4K ratings behind it against 10, 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 33% of Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, Countdown every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Countdowns versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9.4K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLC传彬 戴

Customer experience

Countdowns

All ratings9,382 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews803 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.7%

Countdown

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Countdown?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Countdown averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Countdowns or Countdown have ads?
Both Countdowns and Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Countdown?
Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, and Countdown every 4 months. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on September 26, 2026 and Countdown on July 8, 2026.

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