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Best Countdown Apps for iPhone (2026)

33 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Countdown is the top-ranked of 33 countdown apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 188,953 ratings.

  1. 1
    CountdownS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 188,953 ratings · score 98
  2. 2
    Countdown StarS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 216,267 ratings · score 97
  3. 3
    Countdown: Event CountdownS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 23,896 ratings · score 95
  4. 4
    DayCountS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 26,264 ratings · score 94
  5. 5
    Days • Countdown & WidgetsS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 12,671 ratings · score 94

What belongs in this list

Count the days left until a date or since a date.

Not here: Step counting alone; A calendar alone; A timer for short minutes alone; A clock widget alone; A retirement-only countdown alone

More lists: Best Event Countdown Apps

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
CountdownCountdown StarCountdown: Event CountdownDayCountDays •Countdown@TimeCount
A
CountdownsVacationCountdown BuddyCountdown widgetCountdownCountdown+++Reminder & Countdown
B
Christmas Countdown!
C
Ever AfterCountdown for Disney WorldCountdown Widget & CounterChristmas Countdown! 2026Countdown - Pretty ProgressCountdown Star (Ad-Free)Countdown Days Since & UntilThe DateOutsideChristmas Countdown (2026)
D
Countdown+ Calendar (Lite)Reminder & Countdown ProCountdown°Countdown Widget MakerFocus Timer
F
Countdown - Count Down To DateBearsCountdown ◉

Compare every app

  1. 1
    CountdownS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 188,953 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  2. 2
    Countdown StarS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 216,267 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  3. 3
    Countdown: Event CountdownS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 23,896 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  4. 4
    DayCountS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 26,264 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  5. 5
    Days • Countdown & WidgetsS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 12,671 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  6. 6
    Countdown@S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 40,423 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  7. 7
    TimeCount - Countdown & WidgetS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 24,540 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  8. 8
    Countdowns: Widgets & TimerA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,432 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  9. 9
    Vacation Countdown AppA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 18,236 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  10. 10
    Countdown BuddyA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 26,169 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  11. 11
    Countdown widget : Day CounterA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 1,264 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  12. 12
    CountdownA
    Free + IAP · ★ 3.8 · 11,427 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  13. 13
    Countdown+++A
    $0.99 + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,818 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  14. 14
    Reminder & CountdownA
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 16,514 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  15. 15
    Christmas Countdown!B
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 70,958 ratings · score 75 · good
  16. 16
    Ever After - Wedding CountdownC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 3,196 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  17. 17
    Countdown for Disney WorldC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 8,815 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  18. 18
    Countdown Widget & CounterC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,434 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  19. 19
    Christmas Countdown! 2026C
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,186 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  20. 20
    Countdown - Pretty ProgressC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,098 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  21. 21
    Countdown Star (Ad-Free)C
    $1.99 · ★ 4.7 · 3,693 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  22. 22
    Countdown Days Since & UntilC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,521 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  23. 23
    The Date Calculator PROC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,622 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  24. 24
    Outside: Countdown for CouplesC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,760 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  25. 25
    Christmas Countdown (2026)C
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,490 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  26. 26
    Countdown+ Calendar (Lite)D
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,260 ratings · score 66 · weak
  27. 27
    Reminder & Countdown ProD
    $1.99 · ★ 4.8 · 3,249 ratings · score 66 · weak · provisional
  28. 28
    Countdown°D
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 24,414 ratings · score 65 · weak
  29. 29
    Countdown Widget MakerD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,666 ratings · score 64 · weak
  30. 30
    Focus Timer: WhatsLeftD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 9 ratings · score 54 · weak · provisional
  31. 31
    Countdown - Count Down To DateF
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,051 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional
  32. 32
    Bears CountdownF
    $3.99 · ★ 4.9 · 2,607 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional
  33. 33
    Countdown ◉F
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,376 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best countdown app for iPhone?
Countdown, S tier, ranked #1 of 33, rated 4.8 by 188,953 people.
Which countdown apps are free?
29 of 33 are free to download: Countdown (S), Countdown Star (S), Countdown: Event Countdown (S), DayCount (S) and more. 15 of them sell in-app purchases. 2 report no in-app purchases.
Which countdown app has the best App Store rating?
Bears Countdown at 4.9 from 2,607 ratings.
How many countdown apps reach S or A tier?
14 of 33. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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