Comparison

CountOnly vs Countdown Widget & Counter

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

Head to head
About

CountOnly

Easily track important upcoming events with a simple and beautiful interface. Customize your countdowns with icons and colors, and receive timely notifications. Access your events quickly via widgets and on your smartwatch.

Highlights
  • Simple and straightforward design
  • Progress tracking (%)
  • Today Widget for quick access
  • Countdown notifications
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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CountOnly is a simple and gorgeous countdown app. Real simple. It's the perfect companion for everything you want to count down to in life, such as birthdays, wedding, anniversaries, holiday trips and even your retirement. When you start using CountOnly, you'll be suprised at how simple and easy it is to keep track of all your important and exciting events. And with CountOnly's beautiful interface, counting down to the remaining days becomes a delight. Features: - Simple & Straight-forward app - Progress (%): Easy to see the progress of your countdown - Today Widget: Quick access to your countdown items at notification center - Notification: Receive notification when your countdown is near - Icons & Colors: Tons of icons and hand-picked pastel colors to customize every single countdown - Apple Watch: View all your countdowns from your Apple Watch! CountOnly is built by passionate human beings. We'd love to know how we can make it better, so get in touch with us.

About

Countdown Widget & Counter

Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.

Highlights
  • Live countdown widgets
  • Customizable widget templates
  • Event editor with live preview
  • Color gradients
  • Over 50 icons
  • Real-time push notifications
Features
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day.   The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

Screenshots

CountOnly4 screens
Countdown Widget & Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Widget & Counter at fortnightly against CountOnly's every 5 weeks. Countdown Widget & Counter also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 261). CountOnly's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. CountOnly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for CountOnly against 4.6 for Countdown Widget & Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 261, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of CountOnly's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountOnly ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Widget & Counter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CountOnly versus Countdown Widget & Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountOnlyCountdown Widget & Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (261 ratings) — better4.6 (2.4K ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2612.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCotton.sg Pte. Ltd.The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

CountOnly

All ratings261 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral10.7%
Negative14.5%

Countdown Widget & Counter

All ratings2,369 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews912 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.2%

Bugs and requests

CountOnly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Widget & Counter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Time calculation isn't correct
  • Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
  • Widget goes blank after phone restart
  • Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
  • Paid version still shows ads
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  • Widgets disappear after iOS updates
  • App loses all user data after updates

Requested features

11 requests
  • Better integration with calendar and reminder API
  • Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
  • Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
  • Larger photo frame in widget
  • Ability to group events into categories
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  • Option to change font
  • Ability to select an emoji for icons
  • Notification times for events
  • Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CountOnly

One-time1
  • Ads Removal$1.99
10 purchases

Countdown Widget & Counter

Subscriptions8
  • Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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  • Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is CountOnly free?
CountOnly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget & Counter free?
Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CountOnly or Countdown Widget & Counter?
CountOnly is rated higher. CountOnly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 261 ratings, while Countdown Widget & Counter averages 4.6 from 2.4K ratings.
Do CountOnly or Countdown Widget & Counter have ads?
Neither CountOnly nor Countdown Widget & Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountOnly or Countdown Widget & Counter?
CountOnly ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Widget & Counter fortnightly. Most recently, CountOnly was updated on September 19, 2026 and Countdown Widget & Counter on September 24, 2026.

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