Reviews of Countdown Widget

By: Sunflowr, Inc App

List of user reviews and ratings for Countdown Widget

Total ratings

3.82 (Rating count: 117,717)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.10

All time rating average: 3.82

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33% (67)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-08	Ke*****	Great so far
Great so far
2026-07-04	Sa*****	widget doesn't stay up to date, have to click on widget to open app up which leads straight into an ad before you can get an updated countdown
widget doesn't stay up to date, have to click on widget to open app up which leads straight into an ad before you can get an updated countdown
2026-06-30	Ro*****	The widget does not stay installed on the home screen. I placed it there about a half dozen times and it disappeared each time. I asked for support and dissappear not receive any type of reply.
The widget does not stay installed on the home screen. I placed it there about a half dozen times and it disappeared each time. I asked for support and dissappear not receive any type of reply.
2026-06-24	ro*****	Too many adds. I click on new date & adds come up instead.
Too many adds. I click on new date & adds come up instead.
2026-06-23	L.*****	it doesnt allow you to add the countdown to your homepage
it doesnt allow you to add the countdown to your homepage
2026-06-21	Tw*****	Amazing App! I can always be on time with events and other things now. 5 Starts :D
Amazing App! I can always be on time with events and other things now. 5 Starts :D
2026-06-20	Yl*****	It prepares you for fun
It prepares you for fun
2026-06-18	An*****	Use to love this app, but the free version won't even let you get past the ads now to create a new countdown. It's a completely useless app, at least the free version is.
Use to love this app, but the free version won't even let you get past the ads now to create a new countdown. It's a completely useless app, at least the free version is.
2026-06-17	An*****	Will not keep up to date, have to click on it to change date
Will not keep up to date, have to click on it to change date
2026-06-17	Ro*****	easy to use
easy to use