Exam Countdown - School & Uni
What is Exam Countdown?
Countdown, planner and widget app for school, university and other exams, with a calendar view and notifications.
Exam Countdown counts down to exams, coursework and homework deadlines, and other tests such as driving theory and music grades. It includes Home Screen, Lock Screen and Live Activity widgets, plus a month calendar view with color coded exams. The app is free to download and use, with a Premium option.
Pricing. Exam Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Tracking matric, GCSE, A Level, IB or university finals
- Keeping coursework and homework deadlines on one screen
- Seeing exam dates on the Home Screen, Lock Screen or a month calendar
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Why this app is in S tier
S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Exam Countdown scores 92 out of 100: rating 94, rating count 85, App Store search rank 89, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Exam Countdown is the beautifully simple countdown, planner and widget app for every exam that matters. Counting down since 2015, rated 4.7 stars from over 30,000 ratings.
The original exam countdown app, used by students, teachers and schools in over 100 countries.
Count down to the ones that count: matric prelims, trials and NSC finals, GCSE and A Level papers, IB, SQA Highers, university finals, coursework and homework deadlines, driving theory, music grades and every test in between.
CALENDAR VIEW
See your whole semester on a month grid, color coded, with every exam a tap away.
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LIVE COUNTDOWN WIDGETS
A Home Screen widget that ticks every second, plus Next Exam, Next 4 Exams and Lock Screen widgets.
LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN
Live Activities put your next exam on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as it approaches.
MAKE IT YOURS
Hundreds of icons, every color, categories to group your subjects, and notes on any exam.
Free version
- Unlimited exam countdowns, all in one place
- Count down in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds
- Color code your exams
- Choose from 400 icons
- Add notes to any exam
- Invite friends and family to count down with you
- Notifications before every exam
Premium version
- Ad free
- The full widget collection, including the second by second Live Countdown
- Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- Calendar View
- Categories to group your subjects
- Detailed alerts, with your choice of alert sound
- Record and review your exam results
- Sync across all your Apple devices
- All 400 color icons and 70 colors
Exam Countdown is free to download and use. Premium is available as a yearly subscription or as a one off lifetime purchase.
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Questions about Exam Countdown
What is available in the free version?
Unlimited exam countdowns, countdowns in years to seconds, color coding, 400 icons, notes on exams, inviting friends and family to count down with you, and notifications before every exam.
What does Premium add?
Premium adds an ad free experience, the full widget collection including the Live Countdown, Live Activities, Calendar View, categories, detailed alerts with sound choice, recording exam results, sync across Apple devices, and all 400.
Is Exam Countdown free?
Exam Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is Exam Countdown right for me?
Exam Countdown is built for tracking matric, GCSE, A level, IB or university finals, keeping coursework and homework deadlines on one screen, seeing exam dates on the home screen, lock screen or a month calendar. It sits in the school planning list on AppTierList.
Is Exam Countdown worth it?
Exam Countdown is S tier, ranked #3 of 40 school planning apps with a score of 92 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 30,643 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 2 apps rank above it.
How does Exam Countdown compare to Smart Timetable?
Exam Countdown is S tier at 92; Smart Timetable is S tier at 92. They score the same. Exam Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases, Smart Timetable is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Exam Countdown updated?
Exam Countdown was last updated on 2026-09-25, 51 days ago.
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Ranking
- Lists
- School Planning (S tier, #3) · Event Countdown (B tier, #24) · Countdown (C tier, #34)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 92 / 100
- Rank in list
- #3 of 41
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 30,643
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Education
- Current version
- (51 days ago)
- Size
- 107 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 12
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking