Comparison

Countdown vs Knomad

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 important dates and events with a beautifully designed countdown timer and calendar. Set unlimited countdowns, customize with icons and colors, and receive basic reminders. Share your upcoming events with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Count up or down to events
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Add notes to events
  • Basic notifications and reminders
  • Event sharing
Features
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Event Countdown is the beautifully simple countdown, calendar and widget app for the important days in your life. Counting down since 2015, rated 4.7 stars from over 130,000 ratings worldwide. The original Event Countdown app, used by over a million people every month. Start straight away with unlimited countdowns. No account or sign-up needed. Count down to the days that matter: Birthday, Holiday, Party, Christmas, Halloween, Wedding, Anniversary, Baby Due Date, Graduation, New Home, Match Day, Concert, Film Release, Retirement, Bucket List and many more. NEW: CALENDAR VIEW See every event on a beautiful month grid, with your events colour-coded below. Swipe between months, tap a day, open any countdown. LIVE COUNTDOWN WIDGETS A Home Screen widget that ticks every second, plus Next Event, multi-event, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Live Activities show your next event on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as the moment approaches. MAKE IT YOURS, SHARE THE EXCITEMENT Hundreds of icons, every colour, repeats that show ages on birthdays. Then turn any countdown into a shareable video. Free version: - Unlimited event countdowns, all in one place - Next Event widget on your Home Screen - Count up or down in years, days, hours, minutes and seconds - Colour code events • choose from 450 icons - Share events with friends and family - Notes, notifications, and search Premium version: - Calendar View (NEW) - The full widget collection: Live Countdown, Lock Screen, StandBy, multi-event and choose-your-event widgets - Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Ad free • Calendars • Detailed notifications - Sync events across all your Apple devices - Repeat events (with ages on birthdays and anniversaries) - 450 colour icons Event Countdown Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-off lifetime purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use - https://www.root38.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy - https://www.root38.com/privacy-policy/

About

Knomad

Features
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Knomad is an easy and quick to use tool that aids businesses and staff with a hybrid work approach. With a view of where your colleagues intend to be working, you can see who is going to be in the office with you and plan face to face collaboration. Knomad can provide data on office occupancy rates which is invaluable when assessing your organisations real estate requirements. App The Knomad app allows users to choose their work locations for the week and share them with colleagues. Portal The Knomad portal allows you to manage your organisations account, set up offices, business units, invite users and export your data. Benefits • Enhance collaborative hybrid working • Improve visibility of employees’ working locations • Report on office occupancy levels Features • Understand how busy your office is going to be • Set your default working pattern • Let colleagues know when you’re working from home • Share when you will be working from the office • Get notified when a colleague is planning to join you in the office • Follow the colleagues that suit you • Report on office occupancy • Export your data Knomad is designed to assist small to medium sized firms or individual departments with hybrid working. It provides an overview of when and where your colleagues are working at a glance. If you are assessing how much office space you need, Knomad will provide you with data on office occupancy levels, showing the peak and average occupancy rates for each office helping you review and reduce office space to suit your organisation’s needs. Knomad does not track or share users live locations.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Knomad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knomad at none against Countdown's 6. Knomad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Knomad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update weekly, Knomad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus Knomad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownKnomad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDClearSpace Group Limited

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Premium subscription issues after updates
  • Inconsistent font sizing and layout
  • Countdown accuracy problems for distant events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view integration
  • Repeat/recurring event options
  • More customization for notifications
  • Ability to view past event details
  • Improved handling of long-term countdowns

Knomad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium 3 Months7 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Premium1 Year trial$9.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly (50% Off)1 Year trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

Knomad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knomad free?
Knomad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Knomad have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Knomad does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Knomad?
Countdown ships an update weekly, and Knomad every 2 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on September 25, 2026 and Knomad on June 10, 2026.

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