Changelog

You can now duplicate any event in one tap, copy an event’s colors and paste them onto others, and filter your countdowns by Today, This Week, This Month or Later — for example, see only the birthdays and deadlines coming up this week. You can also create events with Siri and Shortcuts by saying “Create an event in Countdown X”, and press and hold the app icon for quick guides to adding Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. The free version now includes three events instead of one.

You can now exclude specific days of the week from each event’s countdown — for example, skip Saturdays and Sundays to count only the workdays left until a deadline. You can also add a new event in one tap with the new Control Center control, which you can place in Control Center, on your Lock Screen or on the Action button.

You can now find your countdowns in Spotlight search and tap any widget to jump straight to its event. This update also includes improved performance and more reliable iCloud sync for a smoother and more dependable countdown experience.

Countdown X is now fully optimized for iOS 27. The app has been updated to take advantage of the latest system improvements, delivering smoother animations, faster performance, and a more polished experience across your iPhone and iPad.

You can now share your countdowns as beautiful images. Save a countdown to Photos or post it straight to Instagram, TikTok, X, Messages and other apps to let friends and family know what you're counting down to.

Countdown X Premium is now available as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Pay once and unlock unlimited events, reminders, repeating events, calendar and reminders import, and iCloud sync forever — no subscription required. Monthly and yearly plans are still available if you prefer.

Countdown now includes helpful step-by-step guides showing you how to add a Home Screen widget and a Lock Screen widget with your events — read the Home Screen widget guide and the Lock Screen widget guide to quickly set everything up and keep your countdown events visible at all times.

Countdown has been completely redesigned with a new dashboard, redesigned details page, and new Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Each countdown now clearly shows remaining time directly on the graph, making everything easier to understand at a glance.

You can now add countdown widgets to your Lock Screen, keeping upcoming events visible at a glance. To add a widget, long-press your Lock Screen, tap Customize, then tap Add Widgets and choose Countdown X.

Customize your countdowns even more! Choose how it’s displayed — as time or percentage — and set a custom start date to calculate percentage progress from any point you like.

New style templates make it easy to customize your events. This update also includes minor improvements and bug fixes for a smoother and more reliable countdown experience.

The app now includes stability improvements and support for the Japanese language, ensuring a smoother experience for more users across devices.

Countdown reminders can now be controlled on an event level, giving you more flexibility, along with overall stability improvements for a more reliable app experience.

The app now supports 8 languages, introduces blurred event titles, and adds event filtering options to help you manage and view your countdowns more efficiently.

Initial public release of Countdown X, introducing core countdown creation, widget support, and flexible event management to help you track all your important dates.