Comparison

Countdowns vs CogniPlan

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

CogniPlan

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CogniPlan is an all-in-one productivity workspace for planning your day, organizing tasks, tracking projects, writing notes, building habits, and reviewing progress. Designed for people who want one calm place to capture work and turn it into a realistic plan, CogniPlan combines daily planning, focus tools, calendar-aware scheduling, reminders, statistics, and optional AI-powered suggestions. Key features: - Plan your day with focus tasks, workload cues, and a daily briefing - Capture tasks quickly with text or voice input - Organize tasks by project, priority, due date, and status - Write and manage notes with attachments and protected-note support - Track habits, goals, time, and productivity trends - Review your week with summaries and improvement ideas - Optionally sync tasks with your device calendar - Use reminders, location reminders, and focus mode to stay on track - Work locally without signing in, or sign in to enable sync features CogniPlan is built for thoughtful productivity: fewer scattered tools, more clarity about what matters today. Some AI, voice transcription, email, and sync features require supported online services and may depend on your configuration or account connection. Core task, note, project, habit, and planning features are available for local use. Privacy Policy: https://cogniplan.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
CogniPlan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CogniPlan at none against Countdowns's shown. CogniPlan also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Countdowns's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Countdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and CogniPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update every 2 weeks, CogniPlan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdowns versus CogniPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsCogniPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCByungkwon Jeon

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

CogniPlan

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
2 purchases

CogniPlan

Subscriptions2
  • CogniPlan Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • CogniPlan Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CogniPlan free?
CogniPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdowns or CogniPlan have ads?
Countdowns shows ads; CogniPlan does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or CogniPlan?
Countdowns ships an update every 2 weeks, and CogniPlan every 4 days. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on October 24, 2026 and CogniPlan on October 15, 2026.

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