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Countdown: Event Countdown
ROOT38 LIMITED · 8,877 ratings · ★ 4.6
4.6
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Top complaints - extracted from 38 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"premium"
18 negative reviews mention this · 47% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i bought the Premium version for a year but after 2 days it still showed me ads and said i need to upgrade to premium but i already paid" - Ermis Georgiou
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"widget"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "widget is not free" - Safa Ajjan
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"free"
7 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "widget is not free" - Safa Ajjan
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"year"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i bought the Premium version for a year but after 2 days it still showed me ads and said i need to upgrade to premium but i already paid" - Ermis Georgiou
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"paid"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i bought the Premium version for a year but after 2 days it still showed me ads and said i need to upgrade to premium but i already paid" - Ermis Georgiou
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn't even work, set up my end date months away but still ends in 18 hours" - hans yee
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"countdown"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I was enjoying this app at first.. I even bought the subscription. But yesterday it started to bug out till the point I couldn't use it anymore. it wouldn't let me add/remove events anymore. and randomly signed me out. Every time I tried si…" - Florian
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still get ads when premium
bombarded with ads and you need premium for widget, the only useful thing. Garbage
Doesn't even work, set up my end date months away but still ends in 18 hours
Need premium to use the widget. Uninstalling..
it doesn't even let you add an end date unless you pay for premium. which is waht the app is for.
paid for Premium, its noted in the app manager as premium and doesn't expire for a year, but the app itself hasn't updated. emailed creator twice, no response.
I was enjoying this app at first.. I even bought the subscription. But yesterday it started to bug out till the point I couldn't use it anymore. it wouldn't let me add/remove events anymore. and randomly signed me out. Every time I tried signing back in, it just stuck on loading. I tried everything to fix it, reinstalling it didn't help either, made the problem worse. I have to find another countdown app, again..
after updates so stupid adverts on .
can't use widget w.o paid premium version
only let's one countdown until you buy premium
Buggy and Misleading The widget requires premium and with each event I had to try and set the date multiple times because it kept showing the wrong day even after changing it. Not worth it imo.
kkk Um countdown que precisa pagar premium pra adicionar data de termino, chega a ser um piada!
App is unusable as ads pop up all the time. Ridiculous.
Ads, ads, ads - annoying straight from first seconds, awful
my concerts keep completely vanishing even though im now a paid member
Couldnt even finish typing my first events name before a full screen ad took over.
it doesn't give the right time that I put to count down.
Widget is not free....
all good colors and icons need premium not worth it bad app
push ads
there's honestly zero point of this app unless you dont have a calendar app in your phone already, which every phone comes with a calendar app so there's no point in this app unless you want it because its trending, its useless and just takes up space on your device.
this app is okay. but on the second event you want to make you have to pay for everything. NO STARS... go find a different app.(just saying.)
i want it to use the widget but it requires to be premium 🙄
very limited unless you pay for premium
I disable Google Play as it drains my battery but I can't use this app without it running.. This has meant the app has not been working for me, I've missed events... Very disappointed
i bought the Premium version for a year but after 2 days it still showed me ads and said i need to upgrade to premium but i already paid
Too many ads. I uninstalled it
widget is not free
Good app but going add free is subscription based so I've uninstalled.
too many ads and limitations for basic functions with the free version
set up a free trial for premium and got none of the premium features - still had ads and kept getting offered premium when I was supposed to have it
why is everything payed
Be wary of premium. I signed up and only received the service for 3 days before I lost all the benefits. I was still charged and there is no one to reach out to for help.
the latest update has made the app clunky with many more key presses to achieve the same thing. Adds are now appearing in your face. if this continues, I will delete the app.
keeps popping up with trying to play a temu advert all the time
I have had this app a few years and it used to be great, but recently all the previous things that used to be free (icons, categories etc.) are now only available for premium users!! Will be looking elsewhere.
I used to love this app its had a sneaky update where you HAVE to pay now for premium features. Where I could used to watch 3 ads and would have it for a week, I find it very cheeky as I only wanted it for the widget (one of the only apps where it was 'free'). From paying nothing to £10 a year or £2 something a month isn't great. Would have been 5 stars before this update.
I don't like this app in my opinion as you can't do much on the countdowns if you want to you need a premium. For example if you want to have the countdown to repeat every year you need a premium. If you want to add it to a category you also need premium.
Sentiment summary
90%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
7%
Negative (1-2★)