Comparison

Countdown Timers Widget vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Timers Widget

Easily manage and track multiple timers simultaneously. Customize timers with icons and titles, and receive background notifications when they complete. Ideal for various daily activities.

Highlights
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Assign icons to timers
  • Background operation with notifications
  • Customizable sound alerts
  • Repeat timer option
  • Vibrate on completion
Features
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With Orbs you will be able to run multiple timers at once. See your progress of multiple timers running at once. Customize by adding an icon to your view or showing the title of the timer. Orbs is a quick & easy way to setup a timer for different activities you do throughout the day such as: boiling an egg, steeping tea, working out, doing planks, timing meditation sessions, and so on! Key Features • Run multiple timers at once • Assign icons to your timers • Extra time - timer keeps on going • Different sound alerts to choose from • Repeat timer option • Vibrate on complete option • Works in background! Get notification while not using the app that your timer is complete!

About

Countdown

Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders, organize events with tags, and view upcoming dates on your home screen or Apple Watch. Syncs across devices and offers various counting options.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown timer
  • Event reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • Event sharing
  • iCloud sync
  • Repeatable countdowns
Features
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Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: • Check your events on the Lock Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Glance at your events on your Apple Watch • Glance at your events using our widget in StandBy (Premium feature) • Place our Widget anywhere on your Home Screen to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Auto Import (Premium): Connect your calendars to Countdown and automatically add new events. • Pick any color you'd like for your countdown background • In addition to receiving a notification when it is time for your event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 1 week before the event. • Choose the format in which you want to see your countdown (Premium feature) • Create as many events as you'd like • Count up from past events (available on each countdown page) • Sync your events across your devices with iCloud • Set your countdowns to repeat yearly, monthly, weekly or daily • Sort your events from the closest to the most distant • Dark Mode • Add notes to your events • Count only working days • Have many events? Organize them with tags Add as many events as you want: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Cruise, Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Birth, Baby, Graduation, Pregnancy, Trip, New Home, Retirement, Game, Goals, Concert and many more. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at countdown@findappiness.co

Screenshots

Countdown Timers Widget4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against Countdown Timers Widget's $4.99. Countdown also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 36%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 months). Countdown Timers Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Countdown is free to download; Countdown Timers Widget costs $4.99 up front. Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown Timers Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 186K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Countdown Timers Widget's written reviews are positive against 72% of Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Timers Widget ships an update every 11 months, Countdown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Countdown Timers Widget versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Timers WidgetCountdown
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (63 ratings)4.8 (186K ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews71.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63186K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunn Media, LLCFind Appiness LLC

Customer experience

Countdown Timers Widget

All ratings63 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral24.2%
Negative39.4%

Countdown

All ratings186,316 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews2,474 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.3%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Timers Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not updating automatically
  • Countdown display issues after iOS 14 update
  • Inability to delete archived events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to count up from past events
  • Provide more date/time format options
  • Implement calendar view for all events
  • Allow custom backgrounds for widgets
  • Add support for weekly/monthly repeating events

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Timers Widget

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

One-time3
  • Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
  • Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
  • Countdown Widget$6.99

Questions

Is Countdown Timers Widget free?
Countdown Timers Widget costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Timers Widget or Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown Timers Widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Countdown averages 4.8 from 186K ratings.
Do Countdown Timers Widget or Countdown have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Countdown Timers Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Timers Widget or Countdown?
Countdown Timers Widget ships an update every 11 months, and Countdown every 4 days. Most recently, Countdown Timers Widget was updated on September 12, 2026 and Countdown on September 24, 2026.

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