Comparison

Countdown vs Tsumiage

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

Tsumiage

Features
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Stack up the small numbers of every day until you reach your goal. Tsumiage tracks the numbers behind your goals: money saved, miles run, books read, hours studied, reps done. It shows at a glance how far you have come and when you will get there. - Goals from a name Type "Hawaii trip $2,000" or "Read 50 books" and Tsumiage picks the type, target and icon. You can also make your own unit, like cups or pages. - Savings challenges (new) 52-week, 365-day, coin and 100 envelope challenges. Tap a square to log it, in any order, or let "Surprise me" pick an empty one. - Deadlines (new) Set a date like "by December" and see the days left and how much to add per day or week. You can see at a glance whether you are on track. - One-tap logging Enter a number, a note and a date. Common amounts are one tap away, money spent or withdrawn can be logged too, and every entry can be undone. Goals can be edited or deleted later. - Log from the Home Screen The medium widget has buttons that log without opening the app. Control Center and Shortcuts (Siri) work too. - Watch it stack up Seven chart styles: ring, line, breakdown, 100 grid, gauge, water and calendar. - Detailed stats This month and last month, number of entries, expected finish date and monthly totals. Pro adds weekday trends, milestone dates and a pace simulator. - Medals Reached goals become medals you can keep. - Built for iPhone Duo Open iPhone Duo and your goals sit on the left with the details on the right. - Private by design No account. Your entries are stored only on your iPhone and in your own iCloud Drive (automatic daily backup), and are never sent to anyone else, including the developer. Restore from a backup on a new phone, or import entries from another app with CSV. Reminders show what is left on your goal, and stay quiet on days you have already logged. - Tsumiage Pro (one-time purchase) Unlimited goals (free: 2 at a time), all charts, colors and icons, detailed stats, Lock Screen widgets and every widget style, Face ID lock and CSV export. Not a subscription. Family Sharing supported. Available in English, Japanese and Korean. Currency and miles or kilometers follow your region. Terms of Use: https://zhao73.github.io/tsumiage-support/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://zhao73.github.io/tsumiage-support/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Tsumiage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tsumiage at none against Countdown's shown. Countdown's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and Tsumiage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown versus Tsumiage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownTsumiage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDJIAPENG Zhao

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

Tsumiage

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
1 purchases

Tsumiage

One-time1
  • Tsumiage Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tsumiage free?
Tsumiage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or Tsumiage have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Tsumiage does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Tsumiage?
Countdown ships an update weekly, and Tsumiage weekly. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tsumiage on October 28, 2026.

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