Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown v3.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Countdown Wpdevart · Countdown Wpdevart Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Several timer styles: standard, vertical, circle and flip; WooCommerce, Elementor and Gutenberg support; No external service calls found in the code | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Popup and sticky-bar timers need the Pro version; Upgrade links appear in the plugins list; Admin includes promotion pages for other products | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Standard and vertical timer styles, Circle and flip-clock timer styles, WooCommerce product timers, Elementor countdown widget, Gutenberg countdown block, Popup countdown ($), Sticky bar countdown ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |