# Countdown by Holiday Extras — user reviews > 122 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown by Holiday Extras by Holiday Extras, rated 4.70/5 from 64 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-by-holiday-extras/id915429488/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-by-holiday-extras/id915429488.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 54 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Countdown by Holiday Extras? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🤩 Great for reminders - 💖 Love the countdown feature - 🌟 Accurate time tracking - 🥰 Helpful for planning - ✨ No annoying ads - 🥳 Good for special occasions - 💯 Free to use - 😊 Makes users excited - 👍 Simple and effective - ❤️ Good for all ages - 👍 Useful and practical - 👍 Highly recommended - 👍 Best countdown app - 👍 No limit on countdowns - 👍 Can add own photos - 👍 No ads or pop-ups - 👍 Best seen so far - 👍 Helpful for remembering **Cons** - 😞 New layout disliked - 👎 Old layout preferred - 😠 Photos deleted after updates - 😟 Past events lost - 😩 App crashes after updates - 😤 Widgets not updating - 😕 Confusing new format - 🫥 Clunky new design - 😥 Lost memories - 😵‍💫 Time zone issues - 😭 App no longer opens - 💔 Ruined by updates - 😖 Old version better - 😤 Lost packing list - 😔 Photos disappear - 😠 New layout dreadful - 🙁 Not as fun anymore - 😞 Previous version better - 👎 New update awful - 🙁 Past vacations showing - 😥 App deleted all trips - 🙁 Widgets not working - 😞 Latest update does not work - 😭 App immediately closes - 😵‍💫 Broken app - 😠 Technical difficulties - 😩 Not working properly - 😞 App crash - 👎 Waste of time - 😤 Disappeared before travel - 😖 Out of date - 😥 Christmas pop-up in March - 😕 Not working - 😟 Layout changed - 😭 New layout terrible - 🫥 Lost past information - 😩 Holidays gone - 😥 Revamp terrible - 😠 Can't edit countdowns - 😔 New version ruined app - 👎 Not nice to look at - 😞 Lost photos on update - 😥 Update is horrific - 🙁 New screen with icons awful - 😖 Years of countdowns boring - 😩 Not great since update - 😥 No pictures included - 😠 Unable to upload own photos - 👎 Cannot scroll through dates - 😞 Confusing new format - 😥 Do not like new format - 😖 Editing not easy - 😩 Old layout better - 😠 Disappointed - 😔 New app is awful - 😥 Rubbish new view - 😞 Not as good as old version - 👎 Screen full of dates - 😭 Absolutely Fuming! - 🫥 Complicated and worse look - 😥 Separated events - 😠 Taken away photos - 😔 Tap on events instead of swipe - 😞 Shame about the update - 😥 Not user friendly - 😩 Photos wiped - 😖 Past events not editable - 😠 Where’s my photos gone? - 👎 Have to re-upload photos - 😥 Low rating - 😞 Bad picture - 🙁 Can't see whole picture - 😩 Time zone issues - 😥 Stuck in US time zone - 😖 New version too bawdy - 😠 Don't want to add other apps - 😔 Incomplete page - 😥 Distracting banners - 😞 Holiday extras and sharing banner unnecessary - 👎 New layout terrible - 😭 Lost all past information - 🤮 Old layout preferred - 🤮 Much preferred old layout - 🤮 Change it back - 🤮 Updated and spoiled - 🤮 They have ruined the app - 🤮 Now dreadful - 🤮 What did you do to this app !!!!! - 🤮 Don’t bother - 🤮 Technical difficulties - 🤮 Widget doesn’t count down - 🤮 Since the updates in feb, app no longer opens - 🤮 Shocking - 🤮 Notifications problem - 🤮 Recent Bugs! - 🤮 What happened to the layout? - 🤮 Not Working - 🤮 Updated countdown - 🤮 Hollidays - 🤮 Layout awful since revamp - 🤮 Not nice to look at anymore - 🤮 Bring back the old app! - 🤮 Update is horrific - 🤮 Not great since update - 🤮 Updated format - 🤮 Disappointed - 🤮 Bad layout - 🤮 New app is awful - 🤮 New view - 🤮 Absolutely Fuming! - 🤮 Shame about the update - 🤮 Where’s my photos gone? - 🤮 Bad picture - 🤮 Time zone issues - 🤮 UPDATE RUINED IT - 🤮 Updated countdown - 🤮 Layout - 🤮 Hollidays - 🤮 Updated version has spoiled what was a good app - 🤮 Layout awful since revamp - 🤮 Not nice to look at anymore - 🤮 Bring back the old app! - 🤮 Update is horrific - 🤮 Not great since update - 🤮 Updated format - 🤮 Disappointed - 🤮 Bad layout - 🤮 New app is awful - 🤮 New view - 🤮 Absolutely Fuming! - 🤮 Shame about the update - 🤮 Where’s my photos gone? **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't open after update - App crashes on opening - Widget not updating - App deleted all trips - App crashed and doesn't store new trips - Past vacations showing in countdown - App not working after upgrade - Countdown notifications incorrect - App crashes frequently - Photos deleted after updates - Countdown disappears - Image on countdown wiped - App resets - Cannot edit countdowns - Countdown goes from days to years - Past travels photos lost - Active countdown images lost on update - App doesn't open or takes many attempts - Cannot see whole picture on screen - Time zone issues - New version too 'bawdy' - Banners are distracting - Lost all past information - Past events separated from upcoming events - Have to re-upload photos - App no longer user friendly - Images for past events not editable - App deleted all my trips - Widget doesn't count down - App no longer opens since February updates - Notifications show incorrect days - Past vacations showing in countdown - App completely stopped working after upgrade - New layout is confusing - Editing is not easy - New app is awful - New view is rubbish - Older version was more beneficial - App has become more complicated - Look is a lot worse - Separated events that have happened and what hasn't yet - Taken away all photos for events - Have to tap on different events instead of swiping - Photos from events have been wiped - Cannot see the whole picture on my screen - Time zone issues - New version too bawdy - Banners across the bottom of the screen are distracting - Holiday extras and banner for sharing are unnecessary - New layout terrible - Lost all past information - All holidays have gone - Revamp is terrible - Cannot edit a countdown anymore - Latest update ruined the app - Updating loses all photos - New update is awful - Full page countdown and swiping gone - New screen with multiple icons is awful - All countdowns set with photos gone - Years of countdowns now boring - Not great since update - No pictures included in app - Unable to upload own photos - Cannot scroll through dates as used to - New format is confusing - Do not like new format and view - Editing not easy - Old layout was far better - New app is awful - New view is rubbish - Older version was much more beneficial - Screen full of dates - App has now made the app so much more complicated - Look is a lot worse - Separated the events that have happened and what hasn’t yet - Taken away all of the photos for your events - Made it so you have to tap on the different events instead of just having them immediately on your screen to swipe through - All my photos from events have been wiped - Images for past events cannot be edited back in - All my photos have been taken off - Have to update them all over again - Cannot see the whole picture on my screen - Time zone issues - New version of countdown is too bawdy - Banners across the bottom of the screen are distracting - Holiday extras and banner for sharing is unnecessary - New layout terrible - Lost all past information - All my holidays have gone - Revamp is terrible - Cannot edit a countdown anymore - Latest update ruined the app - Updating loses all photos - New update is awful - Full page countdown and swiping gone - New screen with multiple icons is awful - All my countdowns set with photos gone - Years of countdowns now boring - Not great since update - No pictures included in app - Unable to upload my own - Cannot scroll through the dates as used to - New format quite confusing - Do not like your new format and view - Editing not easy - Old layout was far better - New app is awful - New view is rubbish - Older version was much more beneficial - Screen full of dates - App has now made the app so much more complicated - Look is a lot worse - Separated the events that have happened and what hasn’t yet - Taken away all of the photos for your events - Made it so you have to tap on the different events instead of just having them immediately on your screen to swipe through - All my photos from events have been wiped - Images for past events cannot be edited back in - All my photos have been taken off - Have to update them all over again - App won't allow display on front screen - Logo for 'holiday extras' obstructs photo when sharing **Most requested features** - Automatically add holidays (Christmas, Halloween, New Year's Eve/Day) - Widgets update time remaining without opening app - Add a checklist for holidays - Option to revert to old layout - Sync across devices - More notification options - Ability to keep past events with photos - Dark mode - Improved time zone handling ## Newest reviews (10 of 122) ### 4/5 — Miami *2026-07-18, version 4.7.7* Fabulous ### 4/5 — Holiday countdown *2026-04-03, version 4.7.5* Really good it’s a very good app so I can see how many days to events and other things Just one more thing I think you should automatically have Christmas, Halloween, New Year’s Eve and day Other wise really brilliant app ### 3/5 — Doesn’t update *2025-12-23, version 4.7.5* Would be great if the widgets updated time remaining without opening the app. ### 2/5 — Crashing Edit *2025-08-14, version 4.6.1* Edit:: Have now removed the widget from my screen and the app seems to be working. But what is the point of being having a widget and it not working!!! Since the update yesterday (12 August) the app won’t open, just flashes the title screen and then closes down. Can only see the one countdown on my widget even though that doesn’t countdown unless you click on it and now I can’t do that because it keeps crashing ### 5/5 — Broken App *2025-08-14, version 4.6.1* Used for a long time App now broken ### 5/5 — My review *2025-05-18, version 4.5.4* This is one of the best apps I have downloaded.My whole family has got it and we love it . Also we recommend it to friends as well.it helps you with the countdown and if you are going away overnight you have a checklist that you can type what you need and check it of when you are packing! ### 5/5 — Love countdown *2025-05-12, version 4.5.3* This is a great app. When you’re feeling low it tells you how close your holiday is. The check list option is handy too ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-04-21, version 4.4.9* Don’t normally write reviews but to see some people slating a free app that gives me a lift whenever I need one is a surprise. This app Prompts me to book parking and hotels for trips when I book and add them is helpful when you travel frequently as I am fortunate to do. Five stars from me and thank you. I’m grateful for free stuff like this, a quality sadly lacking in many these days. ### 5/5 — Shelby’s review *2025-04-05, version 4.4.8* Very good nice to know when you go and not fl forgetting ### 1/5 — Shocking *2025-01-24, version 4.3.8* Too many notifications and ads ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Rubbish…. *2026-08-25, version 5.0.0* Doesn’t work after update. ### 1/5 — Wrong calculation *2026-06-25, version 4.7.5* Add an event for Saturday 8am , it is currently Thursday 3am, the countdown states it starts in 5 hours ? What happened to the missing 2 days ? ### 1/5 — Silly app *2026-05-25, version 4.7.5* -1 star review If I could. Ask u where you are going on holiday you type it then it asks u for a date ! Like how can I give a date when all ur asking is where am going ! Stupid app deleted immediately ### 1/5 — Out of date *2026-05-24, version 4.7.5* It’s nearly the end of May 2026 and it’s still having a Christmas pop up!!! ### 1/5 — Out of date *2026-03-19, version 4.7.5* It’s nearly the end of March 2026 and it’s still having a Christmas pop up!!! ### 1/5 — App crash *2025-04-23, version 4.4.9* APP has deleted all my trios , AI doesn’t work. Doesn’t store new trios app has crashed ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2025-04-23, version 4.4.9* Disappeared a week before travel taking with it an extensive ‘don’t forget’ packing list which we built up over about a month, now will have to try and remember everything on it 😤 ### 1/5 — Technical difficulties *2025-03-06, version 4.4.2* Website not working properly, can’t add insurance or any extras to my booking! ### 1/5 — Widget doesn’t count down *2025-02-24, version 4.4.2* It just seems to get stuck on whatever the last time I opened my app was. ### 1/5 — Since the updates in feb, app no longer opens *2025-02-18, version 4.4.1* Need to review your QA practises, since the updates started in Feb, can no longer open the app. Can see the countdowns in the widget but can’t open the app to edit details/add new ones etc. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-24, version 4.7.8* Great ### 5/5 — Gracie *2026-06-11, version 4.7.5* Very good app reminds me of my holidays every single day!! ### 5/5 — Trip *2026-06-02, version 4.7.5* Holiday ### 5/5 — Excellent countdown app *2026-05-04, version 4.7.5* The best countdown app I’ve come across, would thoroughly recommend it. ### 5/5 — Review *2026-03-28, version 4.7.5* Decent app ### 5/5 — Great reminder *2026-03-13, version 4.7.5* Good reminder ### 5/5 — Not Working? *2026-01-27, version 4.7.5* Worked fine until couple days ago, will not open! can you look into as had this app for few years now and love it ### 5/5 — Ohh Holidays *2025-10-02, version 4.6.5* Soo exciting to see the countdown each day ### 5/5 — Latest Update does not work *2025-08-14, version 4.6.1* App brilliant until 2 days ago . After update to localisation it now does not work . Upon opening the app it immediately shuts itself down again and takes you back to your Home Screen. Please fix it I love this app . I phone 16 plus if that helps ….. ### 5/5 — Ruined since the update *2025-08-14, version 4.6.1* App now won’t open and when it does it immediately closes itself 😭 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*