Countdown vs FlexTally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Easily track important upcoming dates with a beautiful, simple countdown and calendar app. Visualize your events with customizable widgets, live lock screen updates, and shareable videos. Organize your life and never miss a moment.
- Unlimited event countdowns
- Live countdown widgets
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Customizable icons and colors
- Shareable event videos
- Calendar view
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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/
FlexTally
Easily log your work hours and track your flex balance with a simple interface. Record start and end times, add breaks, and categorize days for a clear overview of your time off or extra hours. Your data is stored locally for privacy and convenience.
- Log start and end times with scroll picker
- Track flex balance automatically
- Categorize days (WFH, Sick, Holiday, etc.)
- Configurable work periods (week/fortnight)
- Optional break tracking
- Local data storage, no account needed
- Light and dark mode support
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FlexTally is the simplest way to track your work hours and stay on top of your flex balance. Log your start and end times each day with a smooth scroll picker — no typing, no fiddling. Add breaks, tag days as WFH, Sick, Public Holiday, Flex Day, or Annual Leave, and jot a quick note if needed. FlexTally quietly adds it all up and shows you exactly where your flex balance stands across the week or fortnight. FLEX BALANCE TRACKING See at a glance whether you're ahead or behind. The running flex total updates the moment you log a day, so you always know if you've earned time off or need to put in extra hours. BUILT FOR HOW YOU WORK • Week or fortnight periods — whichever your workplace uses • Configurable daily required hours • Optional break tracking • Show or hide weekends • 12h or 24h time format SIMPLE BY DESIGN • No account to create. No subscription. No cloud sync. Your data stays on your device, always. Open the app, log your day, done. ARCHIVE & REVIEW • At the end of each period, archive it with one tap. Past periods are stored locally so you can look back any time. LOOKS GREAT TOO • Six accent colours, light and dark mode, and an automatic option that follows your phone's system setting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against FlexTally's $0.49. FlexTally's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
Countdown is free to download; FlexTally costs $0.49 up front. Countdown sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FlexTally asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown ships an update weekly, FlexTally every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | FlexTally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.49 |
| Rating | 4.7 (24K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROOT38 LIMITED | BENJAMIN ERIC EDWARDS |
Customer experience
Countdown
FlexTally
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
FlexTally
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown
- 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
- Lifetime Premium$49.99
FlexTally
No in-app purchases







