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Countdown Star (Ad-Free) is #8 in Entertainment Paid in Brazil and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperJoseph Merrill
CategoryEntertainment
Price1.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (3.7k)
Version3.0.13
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
Countdown Star (Ad-Free) update history & changes
Last change · 59 events since 20 Nov 2012Full timeline ↓✏️Description updated✏️New iPad screenshots📦Updated to version 3.0.13📦Updated to version 3.0.12📈Entered the top 100📈Entered the top 10⭐Passed 1K ratings🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 59 events
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· 4 countries
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· IN, GB, AE
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · IN, GB, AE
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· JP
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· JP
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · JP
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· IT
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· IT
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · IT
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· FR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· FR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · FR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· ES
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· ES
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · ES
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· DE
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· DE
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · DE
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· CO, AR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· CO, AR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · CO, AR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· BR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· BR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · BR
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· AU
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · AU
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· RU
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· RU
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · RU
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· CA
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· CA
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · CA
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· US
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· US
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · US
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· ZA, MY
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· ZA, MY
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · ZA, MY
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· TW
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· TW
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · TW
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· NL
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· NL
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · NL
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): description updated· MX
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new iPad screenshots· MX
- ✏️Countdown Star (Ad-Free): new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · MX
- 📦Countdown Star (Ad-Free) updated to version 3.0.13Esta actualización mantiene tus widgets al día a medianoche y corrige un cierre inesperado en iOS 17.
* Los widgets ahora actualizan el número de días a medianoche
* La lista de eventos pasa un evento a Cuenta ascendente en cuanto llega a cero
* Corrige un cierre inesperado que podía ocurrir en iOS 17 al abrir la app por primera vez después de actualizar
¡Gracias por usar Countdown Star!… more - 📦Countdown Star (Ad-Free) updated to version 3.0.12Esta actualización hace que Countdown Star sea compatible con el iPhone Duo y corrige dos cierres inesperados.
* Compatible con el iPhone Duo: Countdown Star se adapta a la pantalla exterior y a la interior, abierto o cerrado, y entreabierto como un libro
* Corrige un cierre inesperado que podía ocurrir cuando los relojes se atrasan al terminar el horario de verano
* Corrige cierres inesperados de los widgets en iOS 17
¡Gracias por usar Countdown Star!… more - 📈Countdown Star (Ad-Free) entered the top 100Top Paid · Entertainment · JP
- 📦Countdown Star (Ad-Free) updated to version 3.0.11This update is about your photos — on your widgets, on Apple Watch, and in the app.
* Widgets show your photos more reliably, and update when changes sync from your other devices
* Widgets keep showing your events after your iPhone or iPad restarts
* Apple Watch shows your photos more reliably, and shows the default wallpaper instead of an empty circle while a photo is on its way
* Scrolling a long list of events with photos is smoother
* On iPad, you can now choose which events appear on Apple Watch
Thank you for using Countdown Star!… more - 📈Countdown Star (Ad-Free) entered the top 10Top Paid · Entertainment · CA
- 📈Countdown Star (Ad-Free) entered the top 10Top Paid · Entertainment · MX
- 📈Countdown Star (Ad-Free) entered the top 10Top Paid · Entertainment · DE
- 📈Countdown Star (Ad-Free) entered the top 10Top Paid · Entertainment · NL
- 🆕Countdown Star (Ad-Free) first spotted by AppInsider#74 in Top Paid · Entertainment · France
- 📦Countdown Star (Ad-Free) version 3.0.10No release notes
- 🆕Countdown Star (Ad-Free) released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
3.7k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#8
Entertainment PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
7.8
▼ -43% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Countdown Star (Ad-Free) on the App Store
App details
App ID
569371565
Publisher
Joseph Merrill
On the store since
Nov 2012
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
17
DA NL EN FR DE IT JA KO NB PL PT RU …
Size
55 MB
Also listed in
Lifestyle
Countdown Star (Ad-Free) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Countdown Star (Ad-Free)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Countdown Star (Ad-Free) makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads · 1 ad networks
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | EntertainmentPaid | #8 |
 Germany | EntertainmentPaid | #18 |
 United Kingdom | EntertainmentPaid | #51 |
 Japan | EntertainmentPaid | #175 |
| France | EntertainmentPaid | #84 |
 Spain | EntertainmentPaid | #61 |
 Italy | EntertainmentPaid | #81 |
 Canada | EntertainmentPaid | #107 |
 Mexico | EntertainmentPaid | #80 |
 Netherlands | EntertainmentPaid | #57 |
 South Africa | EntertainmentPaid | #49 |
 Argentina | EntertainmentPaid | #71 |
 Colombia | EntertainmentPaid | #59 |
 United Arab Emirates | EntertainmentPaid | #169 |
Apps near Countdown Star (Ad-Free) on the chart
Entertainment Paid, around #8.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
3.7k ratings
Measured
Ratings
3.7k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
7.8
▼ -43% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
55/100
faster than 75% of Entertainment apps
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 5.2 | 74% | ▼ -36% |
| Germany | 1.8 | 26% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Countdown Star (Ad-Free)
From the 53 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report persistent sync errors and data loss following recent updates, with many citing the removal of widget functionality as a critical failure. While some long-term users still appreciate the core countdown features, the majority express frustration over broken syncing, lack of customer support, and interface redesign issues.
Mostly negative (28% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “The app is suddenly giving a Sync Error message”
- Updates: “Love this App, but have ‘Sync Error’ issues since last update”
- Features & content: “Neat tool to look forward to special events”
- Useful: “This app works perfectly on my iPod touch 3”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “I’ve had an issue with my app not syncing”
- Crashes & bugs: “The app completely freezes up”
- Updates: “Update: Found another app that will do”
- Features & content: “Shows wallpaper options but does not let you change the wallpaper”
About Countdown Star (Ad-Free)
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
* Compatible with iPhone Duo — Countdown Star fits the outer and inner displays, open or closed, and when partially open like a book
* 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.
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
* Compatible with iPhone Duo — Countdown Star fits the outer and inner displays, open or closed, and when partially open like a book
* 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.
Latest updates
3.0.13
Esta actualización mantiene tus widgets al día a medianoche y corrige un cierre inesperado en iOS 17.
* Los widgets ahora actualizan el número de días a medianoche
* La lista de eventos pasa un evento a Cuenta ascendente en cuanto llega a cero
* Corrige un cierre inesperado que podía ocurrir en iOS 17 al abrir la app por primera vez después de actualizar
¡Gracias por usar Countdown Star!
3.0.12
Esta actualización hace que Countdown Star sea compatible con el iPhone Duo y corrige dos cierres inesperados.
* Compatible con el iPhone Duo: Countdown Star se adapta a la pantalla exterior y a la interior, abierto o cerrado, y entreabierto como un libro
* Corrige un cierre inesperado que podía ocurrir cuando los relojes se atrasan al terminar el horario de verano
* Corrige cierres inesperados de los widgets en iOS 17
¡Gracias por usar Countdown Star!
3.0.11
This update is about your photos — on your widgets, on Apple Watch, and in the app.
* Widgets show your photos more reliably, and update when changes sync from your other devices
* Widgets keep showing your events after your iPhone or iPad restarts
* Apple Watch shows your photos more reliably, and shows the default wallpaper instead of an empty circle while a photo is on its way
* Scrolling a long list of events with photos is smoother
* On iPad, you can now choose which events appear on Apple Watch
Thank you for using Countdown Star!
Store changes
What Countdown Star (Ad-Free) changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated 
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
7 screenshots (was 7)
