Countdown Timer vs Event Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer
Track important dates and deadlines with customizable countdowns and smart reminders. See upcoming events directly on your home screen with widgets. Never miss a moment that matters again.
- Track deadlines and events
- Calendar integration
- Smart reminders
- Customizable themes
- Home screen widgets
- Easy to use interface
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Stay on top of your deadlines and important moments. Countdown Timer – Deadlines helps you track events, projects, and key dates with clear, beautiful countdowns and smart reminders. Never miss what matters again. TRACK DEADLINES & EVENTS See exactly how much time you have left until your next deadline, event, or milestone. Track days, hours, minutes, and seconds with precision. CALENDAR INTEGRATION Connect your countdowns with your calendar to keep everything organized in one place. Avoid conflicts and stay prepared. SMART REMINDERS Get notified before your important moments arrive. Set reminders so you're always one step ahead. BEAUTIFUL & CUSTOMIZABLE Choose from multiple themes and styles to personalize your countdowns. Make your deadlines look great. EASY TO USE Create a countdown in seconds. Add a title, set a date, and start tracking instantly. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your nearest deadline directly on your home screen – no need to open the app. Days, hours, and minutes remaining at a glance. Tap the widget to jump straight into the countdown detail. AD PRIVACY & CHOICES Manage your ad privacy preferences anytime in Settings. You're in control of how ads are shown to you. PERFECT FOR • Project deadlines • Exams and school schedules • Birthdays and anniversaries • Holidays and vacations • Weddings and special events Download Countdown Timer – Deadlines and take control of your time today.
Event Countdown
Easily track important dates with this app. Set reminders for anniversaries, holidays, birthdays, and more. Customize your event displays with various layouts and photos, and share countdowns with loved ones.
- Countdown or count up for events
- Event reminders
- Customizable event layouts
- Photo backgrounds for events
- Home screen widgets
- Unlimited event creation
- Dark Mode support
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Event Countdown-Day Counter is an best free app to remind you your anniversary, your next holiday, your trips, birthdays of your friends, special moments and more. Features: • Countdown or count up for your events. • You can add reminder for your events. We'll let you know when reminder time comes. • Instant countdown for all events. • Grid, List and Carousel layouts to customize your events page. • Share your countdowns with friends and family. • Pick any photo you would like to make your countdown background. • Countdown to your events right from your home screen with best iOS 14 widgets. • Create as many events as you would like. • Dark Mode We are always working to make your experience best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Event Countdown at monthly against Countdown Timer's every 3 months. Event Countdown also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). Countdown Timer's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 31%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Countdown Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Event Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Event Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Event Countdown has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 31% of Event Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Countdown Timer ships an update every 3 months, Event Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer | Event Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 31.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mayabella s.r.o. | Atalay Asa |
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Countdown Timer
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In-app purchases
Countdown Timer
- Pro Version$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads$6.99
Event Countdown
- Donate Small Coffee$0.99
- Donate Medium Coffee$1.99
- Donate Long Coffee$2.99
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