Astra vs Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown v3.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Countdown Wpdevart · Countdown Wpdevart Pro ($) |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | Several timer styles: standard, vertical, circle and flip; WooCommerce, Elementor and Gutenberg support; No external service calls found in the code |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Popup and sticky-bar timers need the Pro version; Upgrade links appear in the plugins list; Admin includes promotion pages for other products |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | Standard and vertical timer styles, Circle and flip-clock timer styles, WooCommerce product timers, Elementor countdown widget, Gutenberg countdown block, Popup countdown ($), Sticky bar countdown ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Elementor |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 3.3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9.4 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | — |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |