Holo Countdown is a beautiful countdown app designed to be as efficent, fluid and easy as possible while still packing loads of features. The app has been carefully designed to look good on any device, no matter if it's a tablet or a phone. With the easy-to-understand interface you'll be able to see and manage all your countdowns instantly. There's also a widget which can be placed on your homescreen or lockscreen making it easy for you to see how many days your next event is.
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With the free version you are limited to 2 countdowns at a time, no widget and no online backup.
If you want to you can view how many seconds and hours are remaining on a countdown, add it to your calendar, share it and edit it on the go. Send us an email if you have any suggestions or problems.
The read external storage permission in necessary because KitKat requires it to acces the storage which is done when getting images.