# Countdown Time - Event Widget

> Countdown Time: A countdown widget & app that tracks the days until your event

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sociosoft.countdown`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sociosoftware LLC
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 1,818,584
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (28,321 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.44
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-13
- **First published:** 2017-11-29
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sociosoft.countdown)
- **Website:** [https://sociosoftware.com](https://sociosoftware.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sociosoftware.com/privacypolicy/countdown-time/](https://sociosoftware.com/privacypolicy/countdown-time/)

## Description

Countdown Time is a versatile countdown widget and app designed to keep you excited and organized for your upcoming events. Whether it's a wedding, birthday, holiday, or any special milestone, this app tracks your events in real-time with second-level accuracy. Enjoy hundreds of beautiful backgrounds or upload your own to personalize your countdown experience. The sleek design ensures your events look elegant and engaging.

With Countdown Time, you can monitor multiple events simultaneously, receive daily notifications to stay updated, and share snapshots of your countdown with friends and family. The app offers various display modes, multiple themes, and flexible widget customization, making it easy to view your important dates at a glance. Start building anticipation for your big moments, from holidays and anniversaries to presentations and celebrations, all in one elegant app.

## Rankings

- #47,795 — Overall
- #2 — button for google calendar
- #26 — countdown

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.sociosoft.countdown.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Top positives: real-time, customizable home-screen widgets; ease of use; support for multiple countdowns and past events. Main downside: intrusive advertising (full-screen ads and frequent interruptions) hurting UX and prompting uninstalls for some users. Overall, a reliable, feature-rich countdown tool hampered by ads.

### Pros

- Real-time updating home screen countdown widget that refreshes smoothly
- Easy to use and highly customizable countdowns
- Supports multiple countdowns and keeps past events
- Reliable performance and intuitive interface

### Cons

- Intrusive ads, including full-screen pop-ups, degrade the experience
- Ads interfere with usage and have led some users to uninstall
- Frequent ad interruptions can overshadow the app's features

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