# Countdown Widget

> Countdown to your events in special ways! Such as: "In 178,326 heartbeats!"

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cg.android.countdown](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cg.android.countdown)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.cg.android.countdown`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sunflowr, Inc
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 8,608,310
- **Rating:** 3.79 / 5 (117,687 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.22.20260824.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2011-08-12
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cg.android.countdown)
- **Website:** [https://www.sunflowr.com](https://www.sunflowr.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/](https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/)

## Description

## Countdown Widget

Countdown Widget lets you track your important events in unique and creative ways! Beyond traditional years, months, and days, you can countdown using fun units like heartbeats or precisely in minutes. The extension supports multiple countdowns and anniversaries with custom phrases to make your experience personalized and enjoyable.

### Key Features:
- Dynamic widgets in 4x1 and 5x1 sizes, with premium options like 4x4 and 5x5.
- Multiple countdowns and anniversaries tracking simultaneously.
- Choose from various measurement units including years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats!
- Full landscape support and dynamic phases.
- Customize backgrounds with lovely default images or your own photos.
- Play your favorite music while counting down.
- Premium In-app upgrades include larger widgets and ad removal.

Enjoy a fun and memorable way to countdown to your special moments with Countdown Widget!

## Rankings

- #15,942 — Overall
- #8 — countdown

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Overall sentiment: The app offers a solid, free countdown experience with multiple countdowns and image customization, plus a home-screen widget. However, users frequently report heavy ads and frustrating attempts to remove them via premium. Widget reliability is a major pain point—updates often don’t reflect the countdown, or the widget fails to display. Privacy concerns also appear, with complaints about data sharing prompts and location data requests. There are various UI/UX and stability issues (background image editing problems, done button accessibility, occasional UI glitches). Despite these, many users still praise its core countdown features and customization.

### Pros

- Free and easy to use.
- Supports multiple countdowns with customization (names, units).
- Add your own photos to countdowns.
- Includes a home screen widget for quick viewing.

### Cons

- Excessive ads in the free version, with frustrating premium upgrade expectations and occasional ad-related charges.
- Widget reliability issues: updates not matching countdown, widget failing to display, or showing a black banner.
- Privacy concerns: prompts to share data and location data requests.
- Bugs and UI glitches affecting background editing, navigation, and general stability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cg.android.countdown)