Comparison

Countdown for Disneyland vs Mouse Bound 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 Disneyland

Track the days until your Disneyland trip with a customizable countdown. Set your trip date, name your adventure, and share your excitement with friends and family. Receive helpful reminders as your magical day approaches.

Highlights
  • Customizable trip countdown
  • Home screen widgets
  • Personalized backgrounds
  • Trip milestone reminders
  • Shareable countdown images
  • One-time premium purchase
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The countdown to Disneyland starts now. Countdown for Disneyland puts a beautiful, live trip timer front and center so you can watch the days, hours, minutes, and seconds tick down to your Disneyland vacation. Set your trip date, name your adventure, and make the wait feel like part of the magic. COUNTDOWN YOUR WAY Pick your Disneyland trip date and give it a name. The app shows your countdown in days, hours, minutes, and seconds, with a full-screen design made for checking again and again. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add your Disneyland countdown to your iPhone home screen so the trip feels close every time you unlock your phone. Widgets keep your countdown visible without opening the app. MILESTONE REMINDERS Turn on notifications for key planning milestones: 6 months, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month, and 1 week before your trip. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from beautiful Disney park photography, use your own photo, or style your widget with custom gradients and text colors. SHARE THE EXCITEMENT Create a shareable countdown card for your family, friends, or group chat. PREMIUM UPGRADE Unlock premium customization with a one-time purchase: * Custom photo backgrounds * Disney park wallpaper presets * Widget photo backgrounds * Custom widget gradients * Widget text color controls Built by a dad trying to take his family to Disneyland. Your support gets us closer to churros and Pirates. Planning Walt Disney World instead? Visit disneyworldcountdown.com for the companion countdown app. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with The Walt Disney Company. All Disney trademarks are property of The Walt Disney Company.

About

Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown

Track upcoming Disney vacations with visual countdowns and receive timely reminders for dining and Lightning Lane reservations. Supports all Disney resorts and offers family syncing for shared trip details. Includes analytics to review past travel history.

Highlights
  • Visual countdowns with resort photos
  • Dining and Lightning Lane booking reminders
  • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Split stay support
  • Family sync and trip sharing
  • Trip analytics and history
  • Automatic iCloud backup
Features
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Count down to your next Disney vacation, and get a reminder the day before your dining and Lightning Lane windows open. Pick your resort, add your dates, and watch the days tick away over a real photo of where you're staying. Every Walt Disney World and Disneyland hotel, every Disney Vacation Club resort, and Aulani are included. BOOKING WINDOW REMINDERS Your dining and Lightning Lane booking dates show right on your trip cards and countdowns. Mouse Bound reminds you the day before each window opens, for resort stays and park-only days alike, and only shows the windows that apply where you're staying. Free for everyone. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep the countdown one glance away. Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets, an extra-large widget on iPad, and Lock Screen widgets put your trip right where you'll see it, with the same resort photos. NEW: SPLIT STAYS Doing BoardWalk, then Beach Club? Back-to-back hotel stays now count as one trip, and each part of the stay gets a split stay badge on its card and countdown so you know which hotel is next. FAMILY SYNC Set up once and every trip any family member adds automatically appears on everyone's devices, including widgets, custom titles, and notes. Promote any member to co-owner so they can invite new members and manage any trip too. Works with Apple Family Sharing so the whole family stays on the same page. TRIP SHARING Share a trip with friends or travel companions using a QR code or link. When you update dates or details, everyone sees the changes automatically. See who each trip is shared with, and stop sharing anytime. You can share completed trips too, so a friend can relive a trip you've already taken. TRIP ANALYTICS See your Disney history in numbers: how many trips, how long they run, and which seasons you keep going back to. Add past trips to fill in the years before you found Mouse Bound. NEVER LOSE A TRIP Your trips back up to iCloud automatically. Reinstall the app or switch to a new device and everything restores on its own: every countdown, title, and note right where you left it. You can also restore anytime from Settings. IPHONE, IPHONE DUO & IPAD Mouse Bound runs natively on all three. On iPhone Duo, your countdown is right on the outside screen when folded. Open it up for your trip list and details side by side, and Mouse Bound keeps your place every time you fold or unfold. On iPad, add and edit trip notes right in the trip details. Same trips, same widgets, all in sync. FREE TO START Count down to one trip with resort photos and booking window reminders, free. MOUSE BOUND DELUXE Unlock everything with Deluxe: – Countdown Widgets – Family Sync – Trip Sharing – Unlimited Trips – Backdated Trips – Trip Titles & Notes – Trip Analytics – DVC Resort Checklist Family members in your Apple Family Sharing group get Deluxe automatically when one person subscribes. EVERY HOTEL, RESORT, AND DVC VILLA INCLUDED All 19 Disney Vacation Club resort properties with dedicated photos: Riviera Resort, Villas at Grand Floridian, Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, Jambo House, Kidani Village, Bay Lake Tower, Beach Club Villas, BoardWalk Villas, Boulder Ridge Villas, Copper Creek Villas & Cabins, Cabins at Fort Wilderness, Old Key West Resort, Saratoga Springs Resort, Villas at Grand Californian, Villas at Disneyland Hotel, Hilton Head Island Resort, Vero Beach Resort, Aulani, and Lakeshore Lodge. Plus the Swan, Dolphin, Swan Reserve, Shades of Green, and every Disneyland and Walt Disney World on-property hotel. Your next trip is closer than you think. Mouse Bound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with The Walt Disney Company or any of its subsidiaries. All resort names are used for informational purposes only. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mousebound.app/privacy

Screenshots

Countdown for Disneyland4 screens
Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown at every 4 days against Countdown for Disneyland's every 2 weeks. Countdown for Disneyland's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (78 vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown for Disneyland sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown for Disneyland holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown for Disneyland has 78 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown for Disneyland ships an update every 2 weeks, Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown for Disneyland versus Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown for DisneylandMouse Bound Vacation Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (78 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin GarlickJacob Caputo

Customer experience

Countdown for Disneyland

All ratings61 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown for Disneyland

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$2.99
2 purchases

Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Mouse Bound Deluxe Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Mouse Bound Deluxe Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown for Disneyland free?
Countdown for Disneyland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown free?
Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown for Disneyland or Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown?
Countdown for Disneyland is rated higher. Countdown for Disneyland averages 4.7 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Countdown for Disneyland or Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown for Disneyland nor Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown for Disneyland or Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown?
Countdown for Disneyland ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown every 4 days. Most recently, Countdown for Disneyland was updated on November 8, 2026 and Mouse Bound Vacation Countdown on November 9, 2026.

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