Vacay Countdown vs Cruise Countdown & Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vacay Countdown
Track the days until your next vacation with a personalized countdown. Choose your destination and departure date to see how long until you can relax. Enjoy beautiful, high-resolution destination photos with every use.
- Vacation countdown timer
- Destination selection
- High-res destination photos
- iOS Today Widget
- Weekly notifications
- Apple Watch Glance & Complications
- Social media sharing
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Countdown to your vacation – you deserve it. Pick your destination and departure date and get a countdown of the days until you get to vacay. Includes high-res photos pulled from Flickr every time you open the app. iOS support includes a Today Widget, weekly notifications to let you know how many days remain, and sharing to your favorite social media networks. Apple Watch support includes a Glance view and all available Complications.
Cruise Countdown & Picker
Easily search and compare thousands of cruises without annoying pop-ups. Set price alerts for specific trips or subscribe to deal categories to find the best prices. Explore ship details, dining, entertainment, and cabin options.
- Search and filter cruises
- Price alert notifications
- Last minute and destination deals
- Detailed ship and cabin information
- Cruise countdown widgets
- Compare prices from multiple sites
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You know when you go to a cruise website and it gives you a hundred pop-ups asking for your email and then screams at you to call them now before this 'deal' disappears? Ugh. I found this annoying as well and set out to build a simple, user friendly way to find cruises using just my phone. No annoying pop-ups or asking for emails. CruisePicker lets you easily search thousands of cruises by destination, departure port or cruise line and your desired travel dates. You can then sort and filter results by lowest price (or per night price), your favorite cruise line, port, type of cabin, or how long you want to cruise for. Don't overpay for your cruise. If you have your eye on a specific cruise, simply add a price alert to it and we'll send you a daily push notification with any price changes. Price alerts are free and there is no limit - set as many as you want! If you are interested in last minute deals or balcony deals for Alaska, subscribe to these categories in the deals section. The app monitors thousands of cruise prices and will automatically send you a notification when it spots a cheap price. Its not unusual to find deals from $30 / night! Deal categories include (more in the app): - 7 night Caribbean deals - Balcony deals for Mediterranean - Cruise deals from Miami - Cruise deals from Los Angeles - Deals on NEW ships - Carnival cruise deals - Royal Caribbean deals Many people want to learn about the ship - what's the food like? C'mon, we know food on a cruise is key! We list each restaurant and bar, entertainment venues and onboard activities. In addition, we describe each type of cabin (there are many). Where we can, we also list which venues are included (free) and which require an upcharge. Here is a summary of the features the app provides: - NEW: Cruise countdown widgets help you get excited for your cruise - Search and Filter cruises by departure port, date, length and cheapest prices - Watchlist: Get price alert notifications when prices for a specific cruise price drops (or goes up) - Deals: Track the best prices for last minute cruises, new ships, or by popular destinations and lines - Compare prices from many sites to make sure you get the best deal - Detailed itinerary: each destination and arrival and departure times - Explore what to do on each ship including dining, entertainment and activities - Browse the various cabins and staterooms categories - Content: Learn about the cruise lines and how each is different - See deck maps for every ship - Dark mode for late night browsing:) Covers all the major cruise lines including: - Carnival Cruise - Royal Caribbean - Norwegian Cruise Line - Disney Cruise - Celebrity Cruises - Holland America Line - Princess Cruises Note: each cruise line is unique! Read our guide to cruise lines. Cruises from all ports including Miami, Ft Lauderdale, New York, Galveston, Seattle, Vancouver and more. Also, check out popular destinations including: - Caribbean & Bahamas - Alaska - Europe & Mediterranean - Mexico Have questions or an idea to make the app better? I'd love to hear from you. Email my team: team (at) cruisepicker (dot) com - We read every email. Lastly, check out what our users have been saying. Tony R. "I like getting CruisePicker alerts when I'm in a boring meeting. I can quickly check out the deal and see if it's worth checking out more." Ashley G. "I have my eye on deals from Miami. I live here so I can easily catch a ship even if its last minute. Any day on a cruise is better than on land!" Maria A. "My husband and I have busy lives and a cruise is how we destress and relax. I just love all the filters and sorts this app has - makes its super easy to find the best cruise for us."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vacay Countdown at 100% against Cruise Countdown & Picker's 74%. Vacay Countdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 1). Cruise Countdown & Picker's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vacay Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cruise Countdown & Picker has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Vacay Countdown's written reviews are positive against 74% of Cruise Countdown & Picker's.
| Parameter | Vacay Countdown | Cruise Countdown & Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 74.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Schliesser | CRUISE PICKER LLC |
Customer experience
Vacay Countdown
Cruise Countdown & Picker
Bugs and requests
Vacay Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cruise Countdown & Picker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working properly
- Inability to save new cruise
- Crashes when using certain features
Requested features
5 requests- Add more cruise lines and ships
- Improve widget customization options
- Allow editing of settings without adding widget first
- Enhance cruise search capabilities
- Provide option to exclude certain cruise lines or ports
In-app purchases
Vacay Countdown
No in-app purchases
Cruise Countdown & Picker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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