Comparison

When's That vs Countdown Widget & Counter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

When's That

Track important life events with a beautiful countdown timer. Get notified before events or see how long ago they occurred. Customize timers with images, fonts, and colors. Includes weather and map features.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdown timers
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Customizable event backgrounds
  • Event notifications
  • Current weather for event locations
  • Event mapping
Features
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When's That is a beautiful countdown timer app to keep track of the important events in your life. • Want to know how long it is until you jet off to Paris for that amazing weekend? • What about being reminded a few days before it's someone's birthday so you can get them a gift? • How about wanting to know how long you've had your cat? All possible with When's That (especially the cat timer). When's That will track these events, and notify you on your iPad, iPhone and Watch when they happen, or before they happen! Features: • Unlimited countdown timers in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. • Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets! • Amazing complications for the Watch! • Universal app - works on your iPhone and iPad. Fully compatible with iPad's multitasking modes. • Works on the Watch. See all your events, view and change the cover event, delete events, change settings... • A background image for each event - choose from your own photos, one of the images included, or even generate images with emoji! • Lots of customisations - choose different fonts and colours for every part of an event's information. • Local notifications on your iPhone, iPad and Watch when an event happens, or at a specified period before the event. • Current weather for each event's location, including high, low & 'feels like' temperatures, cloud cover, air pressure... • Set a 'cover' event and see that event take up the full screen - it really does look gorgeous. • A map showing the location of your events across the globe. • Add notes to each event so you can remember the important details. • Timers count up once an event has happened, so you can also track past events. • Events can be added to Spotlight Search, so you can jump straight into an event from search on your Home Screen. • Events and their details can be added to your calendar. • Contextual menus in the events list let you perform common tasks quickly. • You can add a new event or view the cover event by pressing and holding down on the app icon. • Accessibility built-in: Differentiate Without Colour, Button Shapes/Show Borders, Bold Text etc. • Compatible with iOS/iPadOS 17+ and watchOS 10+.

About

Countdown Widget & Counter

Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.

Highlights
  • Live countdown widgets
  • Customizable widget templates
  • Event editor with live preview
  • Color gradients
  • Over 50 icons
  • Real-time push notifications
Features
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day.   The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

Screenshots

When's That4 screens
Countdown Widget & Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown Widget & Counter at Free against When's That's $1.99. Countdown Widget & Counter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 2). When's That's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download; When's That costs $1.99 up front. Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. When's That asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget & Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of When's That's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

When's That ships an update every 3 months, Countdown Widget & Counter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
When's That versus Countdown Widget & Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhen's ThatCountdown Widget & Counter
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris HaynesSovereign Apps LLC

Customer experience

When's That

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Countdown Widget & Counter

All ratings2,425 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews920 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

When's That

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown Widget & Counter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Time calculation isn't correct
  • Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
  • Widget goes blank after phone restart
  • Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
  • Paid version still shows ads
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  • Widgets disappear after iOS updates
  • App loses all user data after updates

Requested features

11 requests
  • Better integration with calendar and reminder API
  • Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
  • Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
  • Larger photo frame in widget
  • Ability to group events into categories
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  • Option to change font
  • Ability to select an emoji for icons
  • Notification times for events
  • Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

When's That

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Countdown Widget & Counter

Subscriptions8
  • Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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  • Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is When's That free?
When's That costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget & Counter free?
Countdown Widget & Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, When's That or Countdown Widget & Counter?
Countdown Widget & Counter is rated higher. When's That averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Countdown Widget & Counter averages 4.6 from 2.4K ratings.
Do When's That or Countdown Widget & Counter have ads?
Neither When's That nor Countdown Widget & Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, When's That or Countdown Widget & Counter?
When's That ships an update every 3 months, and Countdown Widget & Counter every 3 weeks. Most recently, When's That was updated on October 11, 2026 and Countdown Widget & Counter on October 18, 2026.

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