Countdowns vs RingGauge
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
RingGauge
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Buying a ring online or as a surprise and not sure of the size? RingGauge finds the size of a ring that already fits, using a true-size printable chart or circles on your iPhone screen. Print the ring size chart at 100%, check the scale against a real credit card, then lay the ring on the circles and pick the one that matches its inside edge. You can also calibrate your screen with a credit card and compare the ring against an on-screen circle. • PRINTABLE SIZER PDF — a US Letter page with circles for 20 common sizes, from US 3 to 13, drawn at their true inside diameter. • US, UK OR EU LABELS — switch the size system and the chart labels follow: US 3–13, UK F–Z1 or EU 44–70; the app also shows each size's diameter in mm. • BUILT-IN SCALE CHECK — a true-size credit card outline on the chart shows at a glance whether your printer scaled the page. • ON-SCREEN SIZER — slide a bar until it matches a real card's edge, then place the ring on the circle for the size you pick. • PRINT, SHARE OR SAVE — print with AirPrint, share the PDF or save it to Files. Honest scope: RingGauge measures a ring you already have; it does not measure a finger. Print with "fit to page" turned off and check the card outline — if it doesn't match a real card, the circles aren't true size. On screen you match the card's short edge, and the bar starts close to your iPhone's real scale, so a small nudge is usually all it takes. Sizes follow common retail charts and can differ slightly between jewelers and ring widths, so confirm with your jeweler before ordering something valuable. Everything runs on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. The on-screen sizer is free to use, and you can make 3 printable sizer PDFs for free. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited PDFs. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RingGauge at none against Countdowns's shown. RingGauge also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Countdowns's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Countdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and RingGauge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, RingGauge weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdowns | RingGauge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shayes Apps LLC | Jhomar Maravillas |
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
RingGauge
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
RingGauge
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99
Questions
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