Version 3.0 is here — a complete rewrite with iCloud Sync, Home Screen widgets, and celebration animations when your countdown reaches zero.
Countdown Star is the best way to countdown to — and count up from — all of your favorite events.
Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more.
Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born, and other special events in the past.
* How many seconds until your next birthday?
* How many months since you were born?
* How many days until you graduate from college?
* How many hours until your anniversary?
* How much time is left until your vacation starts?
* How many days until Christmas?
* How many minutes until your party begins?
* How much time is left until your baby's due date?
Countdown Star is the countdown app that lets you choose which events to add, then keeps them in sync across all of your devices.
Features:
* iCloud Sync — events and wallpapers sync automatically across all your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices
* Celebration Animations — choose Confetti, Fireworks, Balloons, Stars, or Lasers when your countdown reaches zero
* Repeating Events — annual events automatically advance to the next year so you never have to update them
* Home Screen Widgets — Small, Medium, and Large widgets let you glance at your countdowns without opening the app
* Apple Watch — view your events right on your wrist
* Add Your Own Events — add as many events as you like
* Custom Wallpapers — choose from 15+ built-in wallpapers or use your own photos
* Time Zone Support — set each event in any time zone with localized city names
* Sort and Search — sort by date, title, or your own custom order; events are sectioned into Countdown and Count Up groups
* Favorites and Notifications — mark events as favorites to receive a notification when their countdown reaches zero
* Interactive Slider — instantly switch between seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years to see your countdown exactly how you want it
* Customizable Timer — choose timer position (Top, Middle, or Bottom), show or hide weeks, and toggle the leading zero
* Multiple App Icons — personalize the app icon on your Home Screen
Note: Countdown Star is available as a free version (with ads and an optional Remove Ads purchase) and as a paid ad-free version.
I got this app looking for a way to countdown the days until a game comes out. It does that and so much more. I went around putting in everyone’s birthdays and telling them how many seconds old they are, and how many seconds until their next one! For some reason that’s super interesting to me and I show everyone (to the point where they get annoyed because I’m showing them too much). The only downsides I’ve found is that the wallpapers you add are “zoomed in” to fit on your phones display. You cannot add a widescreen picture and just have black boxes on the top and bottom. And the other “problem” is that the app starts acting a bit weird if you add too many events in one sitting (but it fixes itself pretty quickly). There is also nowhere to provide feedback in the app, so I have to write a review to suggest a feature. I think it would be cool to swipe up or down while in an event to quickly switch events, instead of opening the menu and then clicking the next one. And adding a widescreen mode when you tilt your phone sideways would be nice too. Great app! It’s good enough to make me want to buy the no adds version, even though the adds are barely noticeable which is this apps best quality!!
Cute and Useful
^^WeWatch^^
I enjoy this app. I do countdowns for birthdays and events, it's a cute reminder. I like that you can switch between displaying the number of years, months, days, minutes, and seconds. I just noticed that they have a widget now, I'm going to explore that. Note that I keep it offloaded most of the time because it is too invasive/nosy. Also Note that the ads at the bottom of the page are quite small and often meant to look obscene, though they aren't. If you do a screen cap and blow it up they're kid-safe, mundane, but obviously designed to make gullible min click on them, they should be yeeted into the sun for that behavior. Overall, I do recommend this app, it is cute as can be and very useful.
It’s great, minor issues
Chihuahua Lover 😍
Overall, I really enjoy this app. But could you please add an annual/not annual button? This might sound crazy, but I put all my Beanie Boo’s birthdays in this app because I am a Beanie Boo addict! If I want my Beanie Boo’s birthday to be exactly next year, I have to add another event for the next year. It becomes really annoying because I have close to 60 Beanie Boo’s and I don’t want to create another whole event for just that one. You can add an annual button and if you click it, you and say every day, week, month, and year. If it is not annual you simply just press the not annual button. That would be very handy to me! I really don’t want to set up 60 events for every year because that takes up time, and time is important. Please add this handy addition because I think it would benefit me and all who downloaded Countdown Star. Sorry if my review didn’t make much sense and if you thought my addition was redundant. Personally, for a ten year old, I can come up with great ideas and solutions. I am very mature and intelligent, not to brag, but it’s true. So please add the annual/ not annual button to the app! Thank you for reading my long review and have a very nice rest of your day!!
Wallpaper option is broken
xXx_Kyle_xXx
It's not a bug. It's just horribly designed. I use this app to countdown for upcoming video-game related things, and opening this app and seeing how much time is left gets me hyped. It would get me even more hyped with a wallpaper... that is if the option wasn't broken. I have to crop the picture into a square shape, and when I apply it the image is all zoomed in or something. I know, this review I'm writing sounds unprofessional. But I would appreciate it if this wallpaper issue was fixed. Other than that, everything is actually really useful. It's fun seeing what "2 weeks 1 day 11 hours 3 minutes 50 seconds" equates to in just seconds. Overall, if you don't care for wallpaper, then it's a perfect app to use.
Developer Response
Hello xXx_Kyle_xXx,A recent update (2.6.2) should correct the issue when you add a photo to the app. You'll no longer be asked to crop or zoom.Best Regards,Joe
Thanks for all your feedback on the new design — this update refines it:
* Redesigned timer — lighter, better-spaced numbers and a more transparent background so your wallpaper shows through again
* New Timer Background option — choose Glass, Frosted, or Solid with adjustable opacity for a modern or classic look (Settings → Timer Options)
* Improved accessibility — the timer stays readable at large text sizes
* Fixed deleting your own wallpapers from the library
* Additional stability and layout improvements
Thank you for using Countdown Star!
Version 3.0.2
The developer, Joseph Merrill, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Joseph Merrill
Size
56.5 MB
Category
Entertainment
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
