Comparison

VacationTracker vs Countdown

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

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VacationTracker

Features
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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!

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Countdown

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Countdown — Event Tracker helps you keep track of every important moment in your life. Whether it's a concert, a flight, a birthday or a sports event, Countdown gives you a clear view of how much time is left — down to the second. KEY FEATURES - Create events with a custom image from your photo library or an online gallery - Set an emoji instead of a photo for a more personal touch - Organize events with color-coded categories - Get reminded before your event — 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, at a custom time and when it happens - Add widgets to your home screen and track your events at a glance - Tap any event to see a live countdown, down to the second - Automatic separation between upcoming and past events - Clean, dark design built for iOS Countdown is free, simple, and built with privacy in mind. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

VacationTracker4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against VacationTracker's 1. VacationTracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. VacationTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VacationTracker ships an update weekly, Countdown every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
VacationTracker versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVacationTrackerCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVincent WaelkenAntoine Coilliaux

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VacationTracker

One-time1
  • Premium Widgets$1.99
None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VacationTracker free?
VacationTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VacationTracker or Countdown have ads?
Neither VacationTracker nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VacationTracker or Countdown?
VacationTracker ships an update weekly, and Countdown every 2 months. Most recently, VacationTracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Countdown on October 24, 2026.

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