Countdown° vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown°
Easily track important dates and events with customizable reminders and notifications. Organize your schedules, share them with others, and utilize widgets for quick access. Offers advanced features like iCloud backup and a date calculator.
- Sort events
- Share events
- Custom categories
- Repeat event cycles
- Customize reminders
- Daily event alerts
- iCloud backup
- Date calculator
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“Countdown” is an app to remind you with your important schedules and events everyday. This is best countdown app available in the AppStore and is optimized for iOS14, with blur effects, vector images, and various features. Basic Functions: 1. Sort your events 2. Share your events 7. Custom categories 5. Repeat event cycles 4. Customize reminders 6. Main daily event alerts 3. Customize date settings 8. Display completion events on the icon. Special Functions: 1. iCloud backup 2. Date calculator (Swipe left from the main screen) 3. Use as a widget 4. Custom themes 5. Supports 3D Touch 6. Unlock using Touch ID 7. Pattern lock protection 8. Past event notifications 9. Lunar calendar settings (available only for Chinese Version) 10. Changeable date format (300 or 9M 25D) 11. Supports widget themes 12. Custom background images 13. One day pass the target function. 14. iOS calendar events import and export.
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.
- Customizable countdown timer
- Event reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
- Event sharing
- iCloud sync
- Repeatable countdowns
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 4 days against Countdown°'s every 6 weeks. Countdown also leads on chart position (#42 vs unranked) and ratings volume (186K vs 24K). Countdown°'s advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Countdown° sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Countdown° against 4.8 for Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 186K ratings behind it against 24K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Countdown°'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Countdown's.
Countdown° ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown° | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24K ratings) | 4.8 (186K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K | 186K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #42 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | rongsheng li | Find Appiness LLC |
Customer experience
Countdown°
Countdown
User reviews
Countdown°
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Functional and elegant design
- 👍 Customizable backgrounds
- 👍 Helpful for tracking important events
- 👍 Useful for project management and work priorities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Countdown not always accurate
- 🐛 Synchronization issues across devices
- 🔍 Limited repeat functionality
- 🔍 Inability to add images to events
- 🔍 Lack of portrait mode on iPad
Countdown
From 186K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Customizable colors and emojis
- ⏰ Accurate countdown tracking
- 🔔 Helpful reminders and notifications
- 💰 One-time payment for premium features
Room to improve
- 💸 Paid widget feature
- 🔍 Lack of instructions/guidance
- 🔀 Inconsistent countdown display on widget
- 📅 Limited repeat options for events
- 🖼️ No option to use custom photos
Bugs and requests
Countdown°
Reported bugs
2 issues- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not showing the next upcoming event
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to customize widget background color
- Implement repeat functionality for custom intervals (e.g., every 2 weeks)
- Integrate with Google Calendar and other calendar apps
- Add ability to display countdown in hours/minutes for events less than 1 day away
- Implement a delete multiple events option
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
Countdown°
- Pro Version$0.99
Countdown
- Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
- Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
- Countdown Widget$6.99
Questions
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