Countdown vs ThoughtLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Track important upcoming dates with a beautifully designed countdown and calendar app. Visualize your events on your home screen, lock screen, and dynamic island with customizable widgets. Share your excitement by creating shareable videos of your countdowns.
- 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, with over 41 million countdowns created since 2015. 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/
ThoughtLoop
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Turn overthinking into action.ThoughtLoop is a behavioural execution support system designed to help overwhelmed minds reduce friction, regain momentum and follow through on everyday tasks. Instead of overwhelming productivity systems, ThoughtLoop focuses on calm structure, realistic progress and intelligent support that helps you begin. Whether you’re struggling with mental clutter, procrastination or chaotic days, ThoughtLoop helps you capture thoughts, organise priorities and move forward one step at a time. FEATURES • Brain Dump for quick thought capture • Voice notes and AI-powered breakdowns • Momentum-focused task planning • Adaptive support modes • Sprint sessions for starting tasks faster • Execution support tools and contextual actions • Daily structure designed for real life • Progress tracking without pressure • Calm, minimal interface built for clarity ThoughtLoop is designed to reduce the resistance between thinking and doing. One task. Right now. That is enough. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thoughtloopapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ThoughtLoop at none against Countdown's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ThoughtLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Countdown | ThoughtLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROOT38 LIMITED | Charlie Crump |
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
ThoughtLoop
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
ThoughtLoop
- ThoughtLoop Pro monthly$4.991 Month
- ThoughtLoop Pro Annual$49.991 Year
Questions
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