# Countdown Widget Maker

> Birthday, Christmas, Halloween

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1189515875](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1189515875)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1189515875`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tien Long Nguyen
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (5,655 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-14
- **First published:** 2017-01-17
- **Size:** 95 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/countdown-widget-maker/id1189515875)
- **Website:** [https://activeuser.co](https://activeuser.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://activeuser.co/term/countdown\_policy\_term.html](https://activeuser.co/term/countdown_policy_term.html)

## Description

Countdown Widget Maker helps you track and celebrate moments by creating customizable countdown widgets for your home screen, lock screen, and standby. Choose from multiple widget styles, set timers and count-ups, and customize colors, fonts, and photos to match your personal style. Reminders, sharing, and to-do lists make it easy to stay organized, while free core features keep things approachable and fun.

Optional subscriptions unlock additional widgets and advanced customization for even more control, lasting value for power users.

## Rankings

- #24,264 — Overall
- #76 — upgrade

## Review summary

Users like the free widgets, ease of use, and photo customization for countdowns on the Home Screen. However, the pricing model is a major drawback, with many features gated behind pro subscriptions and paywalls, leading to frustration and uninstallations.

### Pros

- Free widget support allows adding home screen widgets without paying
- Easy to use with intuitive controls and plenty of features available for free
- Customizable backgrounds/photos on countdowns (personalized widgets)
- Widgets display the countdown on the Home Screen without needing to open the app
- Reliable and well-suited for tracking multiple countdowns over time

### Cons

- Many desirable features, especially customization and most widgets, are behind a paywall / pro upgrade
- Subscription-based pricing is disliked and seen as a recurring cost
- Free features have seemingly been reduced or moved behind premium after updates or reinstallation
- Some users uninstall due to the pay-to-use shift and feel the app should remain free

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1189515875)