# Ponte — Count down to every holiday

> Count down to every holiday (iPhone/iPad app by David Svensson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ponte/id6762510203 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David Svensson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881397800)
- Category: Productivity, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish and 3 more
- Released: 2026-04-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ponte/id6762510203/reviews.md

## What is Ponte?

Ponte keeps track of every public holiday in the countries you follow and shows you a calm countdown to the next one.

PICK YOUR COUNTRIES
Choose any combination of countries. Ponte fetches all official public holidays and counts down to each one. Switch between countries with a swipe.

Supported countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

PLAN THE PERFECT BRIDGE
The bridge optimizer finds the smartest way to combine your vacation days with public holidays for the longest stretches off. See exactly which days to take, the multiplier you get, and add them straight to your calendar.

ALWAYS ONE GLANCE AWAY
The Ponte widget shows the next holiday right on your Home Screen, updated automatically.

KEY FEATURES
• Follow any country and track all its public holidays
• Live countdown to the next holiday in every country
• Bridge optimizer: turn a few vacation days into long stretches off
• Home Screen widget with live countdown
• Add optimized vacation days directly to your calendar

Ponte is a one-person project made with care.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coffee | $1.99 | one-time |
| Croissant | $2.99 | one-time |
| Dinner | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lunch | $5.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-08-12

Bug fixes.

### 1.2 — 2026-04-29

Ponte now has more accurate public holiday handling, including better support for regional holidays and partial/optional holidays. The countdown, calendar, optimizer, and widgets now stay more consistent across countries and regions.

This update also improves widget reliability, general polish and bug fixes.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-04-23

New countries
We've added support for more countries: Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Austria, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Singapore and South Africa.

Improvements
• Improved display when multiple countries are selected
• UI improvements and bug fixes

### 1.1 — 2026-04-22

What's new

• Ponte now speaks 12 languages. The app follows the country you're viewing
• Brand new light mode for the widget
• Smoother swiping between countries across every tab
• Updated logic for optimization tab
• Plenty of small polish and bug fixes under the hood

### 1.0 — 2026-04-21

No release notes.

## More apps by David Svensson

- [Almostmet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/almostmet/id6759878630)
- [FRAYMIN](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fraymin/id6760953293)
- [Runrista](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runrista/id6761015597)
- [Får jag grilla?](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/far-jag-grilla/id6763399185)
- [Till Then](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/till-then/id6765630689)

All apps by David Svensson: https://appshunter.io/developer/1881397800

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