Reviews of Countdown Widget

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List of user reviews and ratings for Countdown Widget

Total ratings

3.79 (Rating count: 117,687)

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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: 2.80

All time rating average: 3.79

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33% (76)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-09-07	ro*****	too many adds
too many adds
2026-09-04	MA*****	khoob Bhalo apps
khoob Bhalo apps
2026-08-30	B *****	can you make the photo gallery work
can you make the photo gallery work
2026-08-30	El*****	best i love it
best i love it
2026-08-29	Vi*****	I really liked this app, but i find it annoying that now I need to consent to all these new permissions. Just to use a countdown widget.
I really liked this app, but i find it annoying that now I need to consent to all these new permissions. Just to use a countdown widget.
2026-08-29	Ri*****	Lost all my info once I switched phones. I really wish this app would give users an account so that we'd keep all our events and dates locked to our account.
Lost all my info once I switched phones. I really wish this app would give users an account so that we'd keep all our events and dates locked to our account.
2026-08-28	Te*****	I've had this app for a long time and didn't mind the ads but now they make it impossible to get out of the ads! No back, no X, I have waited over a minute and I can't add a new countdown. if you can get out of one ad, you can't get out of the next. too bad, they didn't need yo make it so hard.
I've had this app for a long time and didn't mind the ads but now they make it impossible to get out of the ads! No back, no X, I have waited over a minute and I can't add a new countdown. if you can get out of one ad, you can't get out of the next. too bad, they didn't need yo make it so hard.
2026-08-28	Qu*****	like being able to personalize it
like being able to personalize it
2026-08-24	Pa*****	The app is perfect for what I need for. The problem I have is with support. I purchased this app a few years ago? Then, I eventually went to iphone for a couple years and came back. Now, the app is it requiring me to purchase it again I contacted support with no resolution. so I purchased it again.
The app is perfect for what I need for. The problem I have is with support. I purchased this app a few years ago? Then, I eventually went to iphone for a couple years and came back. Now, the app is it requiring me to purchase it again I contacted support with no resolution. so I purchased it again.
2026-08-23	W *****	you have one job. just be a countdown timer widget. the counter pauses every 12 or so hours forcing users to open the app again to restart it.
you have one job. just be a countdown timer widget. the counter pauses every 12 or so hours forcing users to open the app again to restart it.