In short: packs live in the Discover tab of Kounts on iPhone and iPad. Each one is a set of countdowns you follow instead of typing in: six packs today, from video game release days to the eight big meteor showers. Browsing is free. A pack is a one-time $1.99, all of them are $3.99, and Kounts Premium includes every one. Pack countdowns don't count against the free plan's 15 events.

The Kounts Discover tab with its six countdown packs, three of them followed The Moon & Sky pack in Kounts, listing the September equinox, the next full moon and the meteor showers The Public Holidays pack in Kounts, following the United States and the United Kingdom The Faith & Traditions pack in Kounts, with six calendars and their dates

Discover, and three packs once followed: Moon & Sky, Public Holidays and Faith & Traditions.

Six packs, and what each one adds

Three packs are built into the app and work without a connection. Three look titles up as you search, so any show, film or game can become a countdown.

Video Games

Search for a game and count down to its release day, with the cover art as the background. The pack opens on the ten most anticipated games, each with its date and an Add button.

  • A date that moves takes the countdown with it
  • No firm date yet? It waits, instead of counting to a placeholder
  • Up to 25 games, from RAWG
Video game release countdowns →

TV Shows

Search for a show and it joins your list as a countdown to its next episode, with the season and episode in the notes and the show's poster behind it.

  • Moves on to the next episode as each one airs
  • Tells you when a show has ended
  • Up to 25 shows, from TheTVDB, in your language where it has one
TV show countdowns →

Movies

Search for a film and count down to its release day, with the poster as the background. The countdown uses the release date for your country when the film has one.

  • Opens on the ten most anticipated films
  • The notes say which release date it counts to
  • Up to 25 films, from TheTVDB
Movie release countdowns →

Moon & Sky

Full moons, new moons, blue moons, the solstices and equinoxes, the eight big meteor showers, and the solar and lunar eclipses through 2030.

  • Worked out on your phone, to within a few minutes
  • Eclipse notes say when and where to look
  • No connection needed, and it never runs out
Moon, eclipse & meteor countdowns →

Public Holidays

The official national holidays of 22 countries, each under its own local name. Your country comes suggested first, and you can add or drop others any time.

  • Nationwide public holidays only
  • A reminder the day before each one
  • Moves to next year once it passes
Public holiday countdowns →

Faith & Traditions

Religious and cultural dates from six calendars: Chinese lunar, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Christian and Persian. Pick the calendars you keep, one at a time.

  • Ramadan, Passover, Diwali, Nowruz, Mid-Autumn and more
  • Notes for dates that begin at sundown
  • Islamic dates marked as expected
Religious holiday countdowns →

How a pack behaves once you follow it

Dates that keep themselves right

A holiday moves to next year once it passes. The next full moon or meteor shower takes the last one's place. A show moves on to its next episode, and a film or game follows its release date if the studio moves it.

Only the ones you want

Every countdown in a pack has a tick. Untick the ones you don't care about, before or after you follow, and they stay out, even after the pack updates. Follow all brings them back.

Yours to style, not to move

The date stays locked to the pack. The title, the artwork, the photo, the reminders, the category and the notes are yours to change, and your edits survive every refresh.

A Feeds category of their own

Everything a pack adds lands in a built-in Feeds category, so pack countdowns never get mixed up with your own and one filter shows or hides all of them at once.

Outside the free limit

The free plan holds 15 upcoming countdowns of your own. Pack countdowns don't count toward them, so following the moon or a country's holidays never pushes out the birthday you added yourself.

Everywhere your events go

Pack countdowns are events like any other: they show in your Home Screen widgets, on your Apple Watch, in notifications and on the Timeline, in whichever card style you use.

What packs cost

No subscription needed. Look around for free, and pay once for the packs you want.

Free
to browse

See what every pack adds, and search any show, film or game, before you pay anything.

$1.99
a pack, once

Follow one pack for good, on your iPhone and iPad. Or get all six for $3.99, including any pack added later.

Premium
includes every pack

$9.99 a year or $19.99 once, with unlimited countdowns, every card style and the rest of Premium.

US prices; they vary by region. Packs you buy outright keep working for good. Packs that came with Premium pause without deleting anything if Premium ends, and resume when it comes back.

Follow a pack in three taps

  1. 1

    Open Discover

    It's the fourth tab on iPhone and sits in the sidebar on iPad. The packs show as a grid of colored tiles; tap one to see what it adds.

  2. 2

    Pick what you want in it

    Untick the countdowns you'd rather skip, choose your countries or calendars, or search for the show, film or game you're waiting on.

  3. 3

    Follow, and forget about it

    The countdowns land in your list under Feeds and look after their own dates from then on. Everything you follow sits under Following, one tap from the top of Discover.

Rather keep three tabs? A switch in Settings hides Discover, and the packs stay reachable from Settings.

Frequently asked questions

What is a countdown pack?

A pack is a set of ready-made countdowns you follow from the Discover tab in Kounts. Its dates arrive in your list as countdowns and stay right on their own: a holiday moves to next year once it passes, the next full moon or meteor shower takes the last one's place, a show moves on to its next episode, and a film or game follows its release date if it changes. There are six packs: Moon & Sky, Public Holidays, TV Shows, Video Games, Movies and Faith & Traditions.

How much do the packs cost?

Browsing the packs is free, and so is searching inside TV Shows, Movies and Video Games. Following a pack is a one-time purchase of $1.99, or $3.99 for all of them, including any pack added later. Kounts Premium includes every pack. Prices can vary by region.

Do pack countdowns count against the free limit?

No. The free plan holds 15 upcoming countdowns of your own, and pack countdowns sit outside that limit. They land in their own Feeds category, so one filter shows or hides all of them.

Can I change a countdown that comes from a pack?

The date stays locked to the pack, because the pack is what keeps it right. The title, the artwork, the photo, the reminders, the category and the notes are yours to change, and your edits survive every refresh. You can also untick any countdown in a pack you don't want, before or after you follow it.

Which devices do the packs work on?

You browse and follow packs on iPhone and iPad. Once followed, pack countdowns behave like any other event on that device: they show in your widgets, on your Apple Watch, in notifications and on the Timeline. The Mac app does not have the Discover tab.

What happens to my packs if Premium ends?

Packs you bought on their own keep working for good. Packs that came with Premium pause without deleting anything, and pick up where they left off if you come back to Premium.

Follow the dates you'd rather not type in

Kounts is free on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with no ads. Browse the packs for free, and add the ones you want for good.

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