Comparison

Countdown vs Reply Later

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 way to keep track of upcoming events, holidays and important dates. Features: • View Countdowns - Add, modify and view countdowns • Past Countdowns - See countdowns from the past including how many days since • Custom Photos - Choose from your photo library or directly from the Web using Flickr • Add to Siri - Easily retrieve any countdown on any device • Apple Watch - View all of your countdowns on your wrist • Widgets - Add widgets to view up to 3 countdowns at once • Lock Screen Widgets - See the next widget directly on the Lock Screen (iOS 16 or later only) • Share - Countdowns can be shared as an image to any social media platform • Notifications - Receive notifications before the countdown with custom settings for how many days before • Full OS Support - Dark Mode, Drag & Drop, Split Screen, VoiceOver and much more • Privacy - No data is ever stored outside of your device and with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once - No ads or subscriptions, just regular free updates with Countdown Pro Countdown Pro unlocks the ability to add more than one countdown, archived countdowns, full widget support, app icons and much more for one low cost in app purchase. Available for iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch. Also available for Mac included with your purchase.

About

Reply Later

Schedule reminders for messages you're not ready to answer immediately. Get notified at a set time or custom date to follow up. This app helps keep your conversations on track and reduces communication stress.

Highlights
  • Set time-based reminders
  • Set custom date reminders
  • Receive timely notifications
  • Stress-free communication
  • Designed for speed and clarity
Features
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If you're not ready to respond right away, simply set a reminder — by time or custom date — and get notified when it's time to follow up. Designed for clarity and speed, Reply Later keeps your conversations timely and your communication stress-free.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Reply Later3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reply Later at none against Countdown's 1. Reply Later also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Countdown's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). On price 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. Reply Later asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown versus Reply Later: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownReply Later
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (162 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings162 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRob SammonsEthan Waters

Customer experience

Countdown

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

Reply Later

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Reply Later

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$1.99
None

Reply Later

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reply Later free?
Reply Later is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Reply Later have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Reply Later shows ads.

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