Side-by-side comparison
Create urgency with countdown timers. Encourage customers to buy before time runs out.
Sales Countdown Timer bar, low stock counter & cart countdown for urgency, FOMO & buy now affect.
| Metric | Countdown Catalyst | Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 239 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — |
Countdown Catalyst and Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Countdown Catalyst audit • Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer audit
| Field | Countdown Catalyst | Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 78/100 listing audit | 86/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| 1 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | May 2025 | Jul 2020 |
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| Keyword | Countdown Catalyst | Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer |
|---|---|---|
| sales countdown timer | Not ranked | #13 |
| countdown timers | Not ranked | #17 |
| countdown timer bar | Not ranked | #17 |
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Both Countdown Catalyst and Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer offer a free plan. Countdown Catalyst lists no paid plan with a published price; Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Countdown Catalyst has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer (4.8★ from 239 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Countdown Catalyst holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (239 vs 1).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Countdown Catalyst has 1 published reviews; Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer has 239 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Countdown Catalyst and Timex Low Stock Urgency Timer both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Countdown Catalyst" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.