Comparison

Hawaii Countdown vs CampSage

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

Head to head
About

Hawaii Countdown

Visually track the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until your Hawaiian vacation. Features live countdowns, home screen widgets, and smart notifications for key milestones. Personalize your countdown with stunning wallpapers or your own photos.

Highlights
  • Live second-by-second countdown
  • Home screen widget
  • Smart milestone notifications
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • Trip naming and planning
  • Shareable countdown cards
Features
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The wait for paradise just got a whole lot more fun. Countdown to Hawaii puts a beautiful, live countdown front and center so you can watch the days, hours, minutes, and seconds tick down to your Hawaiian getaway. Whether you're headed to Maui, Oahu, the Big Island, or Kauai — this is the app that keeps the excitement building from the moment you book. FEATURES • Live Countdown — A gorgeous full-screen countdown that updates every second. Watch the days melt away. • Home Screen Widget — See your countdown without even opening the app. Glance at your home screen and smile. • Smart Notifications — Get milestone reminders at 6 months, 3 months, 1 month, and 1 week out. Never lose track of how close paradise is. • Stunning Wallpapers — Choose from beautiful Hawaii-inspired photography as your countdown background, or set your own photo. • Trip Planning — Name your trip, set the date, and make it yours. Perfect for tracking multiple Hawaiian vacations. • Share the Excitement — Generate a beautiful countdown card to share with friends and family. Spread the aloha. Built by a dad saving up to take his family to Hawaii. Your support means the world — mahalo!

About

CampSage

Discover available campsites on a live map, filtered to your specific trip needs. Get instant alerts for cancellations at popular, fully booked parks. Plan your perfect outdoor adventure with real-time weather and booking information.

Highlights
  • Live campsite map
  • Custom trip filters
  • Cancellation alerts
  • Real-time weather forecasts
  • Cell coverage reports
  • Coverage for Recreation.gov and California State Parks
Features
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Sold-out doesn't mean out of luck. CampSage shows you every open campsite on one live map — filtered to the trip you actually want — and catches cancellations at parks that are already full. SEE WHAT'S OPEN AT A GLANCE Most camping apps make you pick a park and wait. CampSage flips that: open the map and every available site is right there, closest first. Tap a pin and you see exactly what's open — dates, number of nights, how many sites — without digging. BUILT FOR REAL TRIPS Filter the map down to the trip you're planning: • 2 or 3 nights, or a specific weekend • Sites open on your exact dates • Group camping — see sites open together AND right next to each other • Beaches, lakes, rivers, national forests • Cell coverage per site, from real camper reports CATCH CANCELLATIONS The best campgrounds book out months ahead — but people cancel constantly. CampSage watches for those openings and shows them the moment they appear. Set a free alert on any campground and we'll email you when a site frees up, so you can rebook before anyone else. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Every park page shows the live weather forecast for that campground's exact location, recent cancellation history, cell coverage, and a plain-English summary of what's available and how to book. WHERE WE COVER CampSage reads availability from 25 official reservation systems across 38 US states and Canadian provinces and territories: United States — Recreation.gov (national parks, national forests, BLM, Army Corps), plus the state park systems of California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Ohio, Minnesota, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Indiana and Montana. Canada — Parks Canada, plus BC, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories and Yukon. Campgrounds in other states, including Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alaska, are covered through Recreation.gov. NOT A GOVERNMENT APP CampSage is an independent, unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by, or operated by any government entity, including the National Park Service, the USDA Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, Recreation.gov, Parks Canada, or any state, provincial or territorial park agency. CampSage does not take reservations or payments for campsites — every booking happens on the operator's own official site. Weather forecasts and alerts come from the US National Weather Service (weather.gov), and wildfire information from InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov), the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map (fire.airnow.gov) and the BC Wildfire Service. Availability changes fast, so always confirm on the operator's own site before you travel. NO ACCOUNT, NO CLUTTER No sign-up to browse the map. No ads. Free email alerts. Just the fastest way to see what's actually open and catch a site when it frees up. Plan the trip. Catch the cancellation. Go camping. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://campsage.app/camp/privacy

Screenshots

Hawaii Countdown4 screens
CampSage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CampSage at 5.0 against Hawaii Countdown's 3.8. CampSage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Hawaii Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CampSage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CampSage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hawaii Countdown ships an update fortnightly, CampSage every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Hawaii Countdown versus CampSage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHawaii CountdownCampSage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin GarlickDaniel Maynard

Customer experience

Hawaii Countdown

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

CampSage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hawaii Countdown

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$2.99
None

CampSage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hawaii Countdown free?
Hawaii Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CampSage free?
CampSage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hawaii Countdown or CampSage?
CampSage is rated higher. Hawaii Countdown averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while CampSage averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hawaii Countdown or CampSage have ads?
Neither Hawaii Countdown nor CampSage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hawaii Countdown or CampSage?
Hawaii Countdown ships an update fortnightly, and CampSage every 4 days. Most recently, Hawaii Countdown was updated on September 24, 2026 and CampSage on October 8, 2026.

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