Comparison

Countdown Widget vs Count Up Timer

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

Count Up Timer

Track multiple concurrent time sessions for cooking, workouts, or work sprints. Gain insights into your time usage with daily, weekly, and monthly statistics. Build habits with goal setting and stay motivated with streak tracking.

Highlights
  • Multiple concurrent timers
  • Session insights by day, week, month
  • Habit building with daily goals
  • Streak tracking and accountability
  • Background running
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
Features
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Stop losing track of how long things actually take. Count Up Timer runs multiple timers at once. For work, workouts, study, or anything you want to measure. 100% free. No ads. No subscription. FEATURES • Multi-timer: track several activities at once • Tags & goals: label sessions, set daily targets, build streaks • Insights: see where your time goes by day, week, month, all-time • Widget + Lock Screen Live Activities: keeps running when the app is closed • No accounts, no ads, no data collection PERFECT FOR Work sprints • Pomodoro • HIIT & workouts • Study sessions • Cooking • Habit tracking • Side projects • Meditation Be mindful, stay productive and track your time with Count Up Timer

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
Count Up Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Count Up Timer at none against Countdown Widget's 6. Count Up Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Countdown Widget's advantage is ratings volume (9.5K vs 6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Count Up Timer 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 Countdown Widget against 4.8 for Count Up Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget has 9.5K ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Count Up Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, Count Up Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown Widget versus Count Up Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetCount Up Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.5K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCTaras Savytskyi

Customer experience

Countdown Widget

All ratings9,455 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews809 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.6%

Count Up Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Count Up Timer

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
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  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
None

Count Up Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count Up Timer free?
Count Up Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or Count Up Timer?
Count Up Timer is rated higher. Countdown Widget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while Count Up Timer averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget or Count Up Timer have ads?
Countdown Widget shows ads; Count Up Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or Count Up Timer?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and Count Up Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 28, 2026 and Count Up Timer on October 24, 2026.

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