Add One of These Holiday Countdown Widgets to Your IPhone
If you listen carefully, you’ll hear the bells ringing: Christmas is coming, and if you’re a holiday fan like me, you’ll need a direct countdown to the big day, no matter how you celebrate it. And this is where some fun iPhone apps can help. These iPhone apps will add some Christmas cheer right to your home screen, and when Christmas is over, you can use these apps to count down to any other important events in your life, such as an upcoming trip.
Countdown Widget
Let’s start with one of the simplest apps, the Countdown Widget app has fun widgets with rounded fonts and graphics, making it a pleasing to the eye. It also has a real-time countdown – down to the second. You can create multiple countdowns, but you are limited to one style in the free version. I would recommend upgrading to a paid plan so you can get a style that lets you add your own image to the widget, making the Christmas countdown more personal.
Once you have created a new countdown, you must add the widget to your home screen. This process will be the same for all the apps listed here: press and hold an empty part of the home screen, then press the Plus button. Find the Countdown app and choose the widget style you want. You can then drag it anywhere you like. Tap the widget and select the event you want to highlight.
days
If you love photography, you will love the Days app. This is an image-based countdown app that will let you instantly add popular holidays including Christmas and New Year. But adding your own countdown is also easy. Click the Add button, give it a name, and go to the setup screen. The coolest part of the app is its integration with a free image-sharing service called Unsplash. You will be able to see contextual images that can be directly added to the countdown and they will display beautifully in full screen mode. You can also add your own photos.
Add the Days widget (medium size is best for photos) and now you have a colorful reminder right on your home screen.
ahead
Up Ahead is a beautifully designed countdown app with a great timeline view. You can add three events for free, but the $1.49/month Plus subscription removes all restrictions and adds new customization options. There is also a one-time purchase option for $29.99.
The application flow is quite simple. You add a title, date, icon, and choose a color theme to be added to the timeline. Like the Countdown Widget app, Up Ahead relies on beautiful design and graphics, not photos. You can also add a widget to your home screen.
Widgetsmith
If you’re a fan of the iPhone home screen aesthetic, you might already be using Widgetsmith with your own theme. In this case, you do not need to look for a separate application to add holiday mood to your life. Widgetsmith has a countdown widget where you can add photos, text, and a countdown of the day.