Comparison

Countdown for Disney World vs Vacation Countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown for Disney World

Track your upcoming Disney or Universal vacation with a visually customizable countdown timer. Includes helpful to-do lists, reminders, and Siri integration for easy access to your trip details.

Highlights
  • Vacation countdown timer
  • Disney/Universal park support
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • Vacation to-do list
  • Siri shortcuts
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
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Join users that have tracked over a million Disney & Universal vacations with the best countdown app on the app store. "Hands down the best Disney vacation countdown app. Do yourself a favor and get this one!" "Super easy to use, and I love widgets and Siri for checking my countdown." "Love how I can make it look the way I want with nice wallpapers and my own photos. Two thumbs up!" Countdown by Magical Trip Guide is the premiere vacation countdown timer app for Disney parks, Universal parks, and Disney Cruise. Simply enter your vacation start date and the type of vacation, and you'll get a beautifully designed view of the time to your trip, right down to the second. Customize the look of your countdown by selecting from a series of themed wallpapers, import your own from your photo library, or use the power of AI to generate a custom Magic Wallpaper (Plus). ** NEW: Track multiple vacations (Plus) ** Tracking more than one upcoming trip? Add as many vacations as you'd like and switch between them with a tap. Need more help planning your vacation? We've got you covered there too. Once you've set your trip start date, the app shows you a list of important to-do items with due dates — whether you're planning a Disney Parks visit or a Disney Cruise. Easily toggle push reminders or export straight to iOS calendar/reminders (Plus). Countdown by Magical Trip Guide is also a great iOS citizen. It supports Siri Shortcuts, allowing you to ask Siri to "check my vacation countdown", right on your iPhone or Apple Watch and to incorporate your countdown into any routine within the Shortcuts app. With both home screen and lock screen widgets (Plus), you can check your countdown at a glance. With full support for both light and dark modes, the app looks beautiful under any configuration. And, for users of assistive tech, you'll find it is fully optimized for accessibility features such as VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. FEATURES Features marked (Plus) require a Countdown Plus subscription, available as an in-app purchase. * Easy-to-use countdown timer for your next vacation * Built-in support for Disney/Universal parks and Disney Cruise * Track multiple vacations and switch between them with a tap (Plus) * Magic Wallpapers: use the power of AI to create customized wallpapers like a pro (Plus) * Home screen and lock screen widgets for checking your countdown at a glance (Plus) * Themed and custom wallpapers to customize the look and feel of the app (full themed collection with Plus) * Vacation to-do list with automatic due dates and reminders (calendar/reminders export with Plus) * Siri shortcut for checking your countdown * Easy sharing to your favorite social networks * Support for dark mode * Fully accessible for VoiceOver and Dynamic Type We appreciate you checking out Countdown by Magical Trip Guide and welcome any and all feedback. Drop a review or send us an email to let us know how we can improve. All Images are licensed under the Creative Commons license. Atlantia Software LLC and The Magical Trip Guide are not affiliated with or in any way officially connected with The Walt Disney Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. For official Disney information, visit https://disneyworld.disney.go.com Privacy Policy: https://velocityraptor.co/app-privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Vacation Countdown

Track upcoming trips with real-time countdowns and customizable features. Organize packing lists, set reminders, and sync across devices. Make waiting for your next adventure exciting and manageable.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns (years to seconds)
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Daily push notifications
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Vacation packing lists
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Count down the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes or seconds to your next vacation with VacaySoon! This beautifully designed app helps you keep track of all your upcoming trips in one place. Other features include: • Live Countdown: Track your vacation countdown in real-time with years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds to go! • Widgets: Get a live countdown on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with small, medium, and large widgets, so you’re always just a glance away from your next adventure • watchOS support: Access your holiday packing lists and countdowns on the go from your wrist with our watchOS app and complications from your watch face • Daily Push Notifications: Get a daily push notification that shows how long is left until your vacation begins • iCloud Sync: Effortlessly keep all your vacations in sync across all your iOS and iPadOS devices • Spotlight support: Your vacations will show up when searching on your iOS device using Spotlight, making it easy to find them • Dark Mode: Experience a sleek interface in both light and dark modes, automatically adapting to your device settings • Clean, Modern Interface: Enjoy a minimalistic, easy-to-use design that keeps your vacation countdowns front and center • Vacation Search: Easily find any saved vacation with the in-app search tool • Works Offline: View your upcoming vacations offline, and edit them too • Customisable Sort Order: Sort your vacations just the way you like them—by date or name • Vacation Archive: Look back on past trips by archiving completed vacations • Personalised App Icons: Choose from light, dark, and tinted app icons to match your style • Share Countdowns: Share an image or link showing the time remaining Upgrade to VacaySoon Pro, and you'll get access to all the features above plus: • Vacation Packing Lists: Add items to pack for your vacation, and mark them as packed. Make forgetting essentials a thing of the past! • Custom Image Backgrounds: Use images from your photo library as vacation backgrounds • Customise Colours: Customise the vacation background colours, countdown card heading background and tint colour and more • Alternate App Icons: Pick from our curated collection of alternate app icons • Remove Watermarks: From countdown images shared with your friends and family • Remove Paywall: Stop seeing the paywalls to upgrade to VacaySoon Pro • Support the ongoing development of VacaySoon Whether it's a weekend getaway or an international adventure, VacaySoon is the ultimate app for counting down the time until your next vacation. Make the wait exciting, and get ready to see the world! Download now to start the countdown to your next dream vacation. If you choose to upgrade to VacaySoon Pro, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal of the same amount (unless otherwise notified) within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions or cancel auto-renewal at any time by visiting your Account Settings in the App Store app, or tapping Settings > Manage Pro Subscription within the VacaySoon app. Privacy policy: https://littleappy.co/products/vacaysoon/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown for Disney World4 screens
Vacation Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown for Disney World at 8.8K against Vacation Countdown's 3. Countdown for Disney World also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown for Disney World sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Vacation Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Countdown for Disney World against 4.7 for Vacation Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown for Disney World has 8.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown for Disney World ships an update monthly, Vacation Countdown every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown for Disney World versus Vacation Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown for Disney WorldVacation Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.8K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.8K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVelocity Raptor IncorporatedBrenton Currie

Customer experience

Countdown for Disney World

All ratings8,820 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative16.1%

Vacation Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdown for Disney World

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar sync problems
  • Countdown timer displaying incorrect days
  • Wallpaper uploads causing app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to track multiple trips
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Expand free wallpaper selection
  • Allow users to input their own trip details

Vacation Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Countdown for Disney World

Subscriptions6
  • Countdown Plus$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Starter$2.99
  • Pro$3.99
  • Lifetime$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

Vacation Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown for Disney World free?
Countdown for Disney World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vacation Countdown free?
Vacation Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown for Disney World or Vacation Countdown?
Vacation Countdown is rated higher. Countdown for Disney World averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.8K ratings, while Vacation Countdown averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown for Disney World or Vacation Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown for Disney World nor Vacation Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown for Disney World or Vacation Countdown?
Countdown for Disney World ships an update monthly, and Vacation Countdown every 2 months. Most recently, Countdown for Disney World was updated on November 7, 2026 and Vacation Countdown on November 4, 2026.

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