Countdown vs DX.ZIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
DX.ZIP
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DX.ZIP is a lightweight, native ZIP viewer for iPhone and iPad. Receive an archive, browse its contents, preview files and export exactly what you need. HOW IT WORKS • Send a ZIP file to DX.ZIP from the share sheet – e.g. from Mail, Messages, Safari or the Files app • Browse the folder tree: folders first, with file sizes, and without the clutter of "__MACOSX" entries • Tap a file to preview it with QuickLook (any format iOS supports, such as PDF, images, text and Office documents) • Export single files or everything to the Files app THOUGHTFUL & SECURE • Works completely offline – your files never leave your device • No ads, no tracking, no analytics – App Privacy: "Data Not Collected" • Correctly displays accented and special characters in file names from Windows ZIPs • Protects against malicious archives (Zip Slip path attacks) • Native SwiftUI app for iPhone and iPad, available in English, German and Spanish FREE • View the folder structure of any ZIP • Preview and export unencrypted files up to 10 MB DX.ZIP PRO – ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Preview and export files larger than 10 MB • Open password-protected (encrypted) files • Buy once, keep it forever; restore your purchase at any time Note: The 10 MB limit applies per file (compressed size inside the archive). DX.ZIP is a viewer – it does not create ZIP archives and does not open other formats such as RAR or 7z. DX.ZIP is made by Developer-Experts (Olaf Monien).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Countdown at 4 against DX.ZIP's 2. On price, ads, 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. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DX.ZIP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Countdown | DX.ZIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (162 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Sammons | Developer Experts, LLC |
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
DX.ZIP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro$1.99
DX.ZIP
- DX.ZIP Pro$0.99
Questions
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