Comparison

Countdown vs Decision Maker

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

Decision Maker

This utility app helps users make difficult choices by creating custom decision wheels. Input your options, spin the wheel, and get an instant answer to simplify decision-making for everyday dilemmas.

Highlights
  • Create custom decision wheels
  • Input custom options
  • User-friendly interface
  • Simplify difficult choices
  • Preset decision bundles
Features
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Get rid of decision-making stress with us! The decision-maker app is an awesome easy tool that will help you to make difficult choices and avoid quarrels with your friends. Can't choose which food order for your party? How to spend an evening? Which movie you would watch? Just use preset decision bundles or input your options to easily get an answer! Benefits: ◦ Make difficult decisions easily! ◦ Input your custom options in decision wheel sections ◦ Just relax and let us help you with your choice ◦ User-friendly interface Privacy Policy: https://pocketninja.dev/pp/ Terms Of Use: https://pocketninja.dev/tos

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Decision Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 70% against Decision Maker's 33%. Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Decision Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Decision Maker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 162 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 33% of Decision Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update fortnightly, Decision Maker every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown versus Decision Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDecision Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (162 ratings) — better4.2 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings162 — better69
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB55 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRob SammonsPOKET APPS, OOO

Customer experience

Countdown

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

Decision Maker

All ratings69 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Decision Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$1.99
5 purchases

Decision Maker

Subscriptions5
  • VIP Membership$2.997 Days
  • VIP Membership3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • VIP Membership3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • VIP Membership$9.997 Days
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decision Maker free?
Decision Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Decision Maker?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while Decision Maker averages 4.2 from 69 ratings.
Do Countdown or Decision Maker have ads?
Decision Maker shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Decision Maker?
Countdown ships an update fortnightly, and Decision Maker every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 24, 2026 and Decision Maker on October 24, 2026.

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