Comparison

Vacation Countdowns vs Vacation Countdown

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

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About

Vacation Countdowns

Design visually appealing countdowns for your upcoming travels. Personalize your countdowns with custom images and styles. Share your excitement with loved ones and build anticipation for your next adventure.

Highlights
  • Create trip countdowns
  • Add up to 3 vacations
  • Use Unsplash images
  • Upload custom images
  • Customize with 3 styles
  • Ad-free experience
  • Share countdowns
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Create stunning countdowns for your upcoming trips. Add up to 3 vacations, choose from beautiful Unsplash images or upload your own, and customize with 3 unique styles. Enjoy a clean, minimal, ad-free experience designed to keep you excited for your next journey. Easily share your countdown with friends and family and start the anticipation today.

About

Vacation Countdown

This app helps you eagerly anticipate your upcoming trips by displaying a countdown on your home screen. It also includes smart checklists, travel planning tools, and destination-specific information to help you prepare.

Highlights
  • Home-screen countdown widgets
  • Full-screen countdown with destination photos
  • Shareable countdown stories
  • Smart travel preparation checklist
  • Milestone tracking
  • Integrated travel booking links
  • Visa and weather information
Features
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Some people say the trip is the best part. They've clearly never obsessively counted down to one. Soon is the little app that makes "we're gooooing!" feel real from the moment you book to the second the plane doors close. Add your destination, pick your dates, and watch the days tick down on your home screen like a very tiny, very personal hype machine. And here's the kicker: it's all free. Every feature. No subscription, no paywall, no mysterious "Pro" button hiding the good stuff. A countdown that follows you around (in a good way) - Home-screen widgets so you can check the days left without even opening the app - FREE - A full-screen countdown wrapped in gorgeous photos of where you're headed - Share your countdown as a story and make the group chat a little jealous Actually get ready this time - A smart checklist that nudges you from "tell your boss" to "pack the charger" - Milestones that unlock as the big day gets closer - That sweet, sweet feeling of ticking the last box The boring-but-important stuff, sorted - Hotels, flights, rental cars, eSIMs, insurance, activities and attractions — all a tap away - Instant visa requirements for your destination - Weather for your actual travel dates (so you pack the right shoes) - Optional, always — and Soon never charges you to use any of it Ridiculously nice to look at - Clean, modern design with light and dark mode - Beautiful destination imagery for basically anywhere on Earth - Fast, private, and refreshingly simple So… why is it free? Because counting down to the best week of your year shouldn't come with a monthly bill. Other apps lock the fun behind a subscription. We just… didn't. Add your first trip and let the countdown begin. Your next adventure is closer than you think. (We checked. It's very close.) --- Got a wild idea or a bug to squash? Send feedback right from the app — we read every message. ---

Screenshots

Vacation Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Vacation Countdown at 2 against Vacation Countdowns's —. Vacation Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vacation Countdowns against 5.0 for Vacation Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vacation Countdowns versus Vacation Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVacation CountdownsVacation Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Weekly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperElementra LLCTsach Asulin

In-app purchases

None

Vacation Countdowns

No in-app purchases

None

Vacation Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vacation Countdowns free?
Vacation Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vacation Countdown free?
Vacation Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vacation Countdowns or Vacation Countdown?
Vacation Countdowns and Vacation Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

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