Comparison

Days Counter (Countdown Days) vs VacationTracker

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

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Days Counter (Countdown Days)

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Days Counter is designed for people whose schedule is replete with various important occasions. It is made for counting days, weeks, months or years elapsed after an event or the remaining days. For example: How many days away from your Family's birthday? When to pay your credit card? How many days are there from your payday? How long has it been since the baby was born? Regardless of the nature of the event, you can sleep peacefully and still none of them will escape your attention. The Days Counter app has a minimalistic design, a beautiful home screen and many options to make each of your events special! Never miss your couple's special occasions. Do you want to track nofap, exercise challenge, how long have you been free from smoking or your sobriety? If so, this app will certainly help you!

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VacationTracker

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How many days until your vacation – and how many more times do you have to go to work first? VacationTracker is your vacation countdown: the app counts the calendar days until you leave, live to the second, and also shows the actual workdays left before your time off. Weekends, the public holidays of your region and your own work week are already taken into account. So every morning you know exactly how many more alarms stand between you and the beach, the city trip, the ski slopes or the big adventure. YOUR VACATION COUNTDOWN • Calendar days until you leave, live with hours, minutes and seconds • Workdays until your vacation – without weekends and public holidays • Progress: how much of the wait is already behind you? • Weeks and mornings until your vacation at a glance • Motivational messages that change as your trip gets closer – personalized with your destination • Share your countdown as an image with friends, family and travel buddies TRANSPARENT CALCULATION The detailed breakdown shows where your workdays come from: working days, days off and the public holidays of your region. You also see every public holiday that falls before your vacation – no guesswork, no surprises. PLAN SEVERAL VACATIONS • Add several vacations – each with destination, emoji and its own color • Upcoming and past vacations neatly separated • Pin the vacation your widget should show • A photo for every vacation – in your countdown and in your widgets. Your photo stays on your device. • Free for up to two vacations at a time, unlimited with Premium PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & CALENDAR • Monthly calendar with vacation start, public holidays and your own custom holidays • The next public holidays in your region at a glance • Public holidays for 13 countries: the United States with every state, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany with all 16 states, Austria, Switzerland with its cantons, France, Italy, Spain with its regions, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland • Is a holiday missing? Add it yourself – it counts in your calculation right away YOUR WORK WEEK Choose the days of the week you actually work. Only those days count as workdays until your vacation – perfect for part-time jobs, a four-day week or fixed days off. REMINDERS & LIVE COUNTDOWN • Reminders one week before, the day before and on the first day of your vacation – each at 8 a.m. • Switch them on or off for each vacation • Live countdown the evening before: from 6 p.m. the night before you leave, a notification counts down the final hours to the second WIDGETS WITH PREMIUM With VacationTracker Premium your countdown lives right on your home screen, without opening the app: • Calendar days widget and workdays widget • Progress widget and motivation widget • Every widget in a light and a dark version • Your vacation photo as the widget background, with clearly readable numbers • Unlimited vacations • One-time purchase – no subscription, no ads IN 5 LANGUAGES English, German, French, Italian and Spanish – in light or dark mode, or matching your system. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your country and region for public holidays 2. Enter your vacation start date and destination 3. Start your countdown – VacationTracker does the math WHO IS IT FOR? • Anyone counting down the days to their next vacation • Working people who want to know how many workdays are left • Couples, families and friends looking forward to a trip together • Everyone who plans several trips a year WHY VACATIONTRACKER? Real workdays instead of just calendar days Your region's public holidays included automatically Several vacations, each with its own emoji, color and photo Reminders and a live countdown the evening before Premium as a one-time purchase – no subscription Note: public holiday data without guarantee. Start your vacation countdown now – the anticipation begins today!

Screenshots

Days Counter (Countdown Days)4 screens
VacationTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VacationTracker at none against Days Counter (Countdown Days)'s shown. VacationTracker also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Days Counter (Countdown Days)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Days Counter (Countdown Days) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VacationTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Counter (Countdown Days) ships an update every 5 weeks, VacationTracker every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Days Counter (Countdown Days) versus VacationTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays Counter (Countdown Days)VacationTracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer庆鸿 ꞗVincent Waelken

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Days Counter (Countdown Days)

One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$9.99
1 purchases

VacationTracker

One-time1
  • Premium Widgets$0.99

Questions

Is Days Counter (Countdown Days) free?
Days Counter (Countdown Days) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VacationTracker free?
VacationTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Days Counter (Countdown Days) or VacationTracker have ads?
Days Counter (Countdown Days) shows ads; VacationTracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Days Counter (Countdown Days) or VacationTracker?
Days Counter (Countdown Days) ships an update every 5 weeks, and VacationTracker every 6 days. Most recently, Days Counter (Countdown Days) was updated on October 7, 2026 and VacationTracker on October 7, 2026.

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