Comparison

Countdown vs Poulet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown

Easily track upcoming events, holidays, and important dates with custom photos and notifications. View your countdowns on your Apple Watch, Mac, or Lock Screen widgets. Share events and enjoy a private, ad-free experience with optional Pro features.

Highlights
  • Add, modify, and view countdowns
  • Customizable photos from library or web
  • Siri integration for easy access
  • Apple Watch and Mac support
  • Widgets for home and lock screens
  • Shareable countdown images
  • Customizable event notifications
Features
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Countdown is an easy, beautiful way to keep track of upcoming events, holidays and important dates. Features: • Upcoming Countdowns — Add, edit and view all your important events • Natural-Language Creation — Quickly create countdowns using phrases such as “Holiday next Friday at 6pm” • Past Countdowns — Revisit previous events and see how much time has passed • Repeat and Duplicate — Reuse archived countdowns for annual or similar events • Custom Images — Choose a photo, search the web, generate an image with Image Playground or select a colour • Siri Shortcuts — Create, find and interact with countdowns using Siri and the Shortcuts app • Apple Watch — View your countdowns directly from your wrist • Customisable Widgets — Display your latest countdowns or choose a specific countdown • Lock Screen Widgets — Keep your next countdown visible from the Lock Screen • Archive Widgets — View previous countdowns and memorable events • Control Centre — Open Countdown quickly from Control Centre • Flexible Reminders — Receive notifications at the event time, one day, one week or one month beforehand • Sharing — Share beautifully generated countdown images with friends or on social media • Full OS Support — Designed for Dark Mode, rotation, resizable layouts, Split View, Drag and Drop, VoiceOver and the latest Apple devices • Private by Design — Your countdowns are stored on your devices and synced securely through your personal iCloud account, with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once — No advertisements or subscriptions, with regular free updates for Countdown Pro Countdown Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, archived countdowns, full widget support, alternative app icons and much more with one affordable in-app purchase. Available for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Also available on Mac with your purchase.

About

Poulet

Easily create polls to make decisions with friends. Vote in real-time and see results update instantly. Customize polls by allowing friends to add choices or select multiple options.

Highlights
  • Create polls quickly
  • Vote directly from conversations
  • Real-time vote updates
  • Friends can add choices
  • Allow multiple selections
Features
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Poulet is the free, fun and easiest way to make decisions with you friends. Create polls in a second and vote directly from the conversation. Watch the votes updating in real time and the bubble coming alive as your friends select choices. Poulet understands your questions as you type and suggests you accurate choices. Customize your polls by enabling your friends to add their choices or select multiple ones.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Poulet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 4.6 against Poulet's 3.1. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (162 vs 9). Poulet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poulet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 162 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 63% of Poulet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update weekly, Poulet every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown versus Poulet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownPoulet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (162 ratings) — better3.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better63.3% of reviews
Number of ratings162 — better9
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRob SammonsBenjamin Pisano

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings162 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Poulet

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.7%

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot add more than two countdowns
  • 🐛 Widget colors "washing out"
  • 🐛 Incorrect countdowns
  • 🐛 Countdown data disappeared
  • 🐛 Keyboard shows up and won't go away
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  • 🐛 Cannot add new photo from Camera Roll when editing
  • 🐛 Photos too zoomed in and blurry
  • 🐛 Widget not showing minutes/seconds
  • 🐛 Event title shows, but no countdown

Requested features

13 requests
  • Recurring event option
  • Ability to crop images
  • Import calendar events
  • Integration with Google/iCloud calendars
  • Option to show more than one goal in a large widget
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  • Pop-up alerts at event start
  • Pin to menu bar or screen
  • Use past countdowns to see days passed
  • Option to display time or just days
  • Year ticker
  • Jump ahead by years in date selector
  • Show full pictures within the app
  • Support for Apple Watch

Poulet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$1.99
None

Poulet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poulet free?
Poulet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Poulet?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while Poulet averages 3.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Countdown or Poulet have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Poulet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Poulet?
Countdown ships an update weekly, and Poulet every 10 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 26, 2026 and Poulet on October 24, 2026.

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