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 life events with stylish countdown timers. Create custom events like vacations, birthdays, and holidays. View upcoming events with a convenient widget and even count up from past milestones.
- Create custom event countdowns
- Count up from past events
- Event timeline with diary and notes
- Widget for important events
- Stylish event tracking
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Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com
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Verdict
Countdown° and Countdown@ both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Countdown°'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s. Countdown° also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Countdown@'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.7 for Countdown@. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24K and 39K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Countdown°'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s.
Countdown° ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown@ every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown° | Countdown@ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24K ratings) — better | 4.7 (39K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 37.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K | 39K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | rongsheng li | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd |
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 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable countdown
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Ability to select background and music
Room to improve
- 🔔 Countdown only triggers a notification, not an alarm
- 🔒 Widget functionality locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
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- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not displaying as customized
- Inability to delete past events
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set countdown as alarm
- Sync countdowns across devices
- More customization options for widget
- Allow multiple countdowns in widget
In-app purchases
Countdown°
- Pro Version$0.99
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
