Comparison

Vacation Countdown vs Where To?

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

Head to head
About

Vacation Countdown

Features
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Count down to your next trip and arrive ready for it. TripNest turns the weeks before a vacation into a plan: a countdown on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, a packing checklist that's ready the moment you add a trip, a budget that keeps up with what you spend, and your travel documents in one place. COUNT DOWN TO EVERY TRIP - Days to go, or a ticking clock in days, hours, minutes and seconds - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - A Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdown on departure day - Ask Siri how many days are left - Reminders 30, 7 and 1 day before you leave, and on the day itself PACK WITHOUT FORGETTING ANYTHING - Ready-made checklists for documents, clothes, toiletries and electronics - Add your own items and see your packing progress at a glance - Packing suggestions for beach, city, hiking, ski, cruise, road trip and other trip types (Pro) - On devices with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26), suggestions are generated on device for your destination and dates KEEP THE TRIP BUDGET ON TRACK - Set a budget and log expenses by category - Enter a cost in the local currency and see it in your home currency - A heads-up when you're close to or over budget - Built-in currency converter (Pro) EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE TRIP - Document vault protected by Face ID for photos of your passport, tickets and bookings (Pro) - Travel journal with photos and moods (Pro) - Day-by-day itinerary ideas on devices with Apple Intelligence (Pro) - Weather forecast for trips in the next 16 days, and destination time zones - A map of all your trips, travel stats and badges - Shareable countdown cards - iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad FREE AND PRO TripNest is free for up to 2 trips. TripNest Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks unlimited trips, packing and itinerary suggestions, the travel journal, the document vault and the currency converter. The price is shown in the app in your local currency. Privacy Policy: https://jyvapps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Where To?

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Where To? is the most beautiful way to count down the days to your next trip. Save your dream destinations, set a date, and watch a delightful countdown — with a photo of the city, the weather, the local time, and everything you need so you never miss a detail. WHAT YOU CAN DO: • Count down to every trip, with a gorgeous screen for each destination • Check the weather forecast and the local time at your destination • Build your packing checklist with ready-made templates (beach, cold, international…) • Discover what to do nearby — attractions, restaurants and places to stay • See everything on a world map: upcoming trips, past ones and your wish list • Get reminders when a trip is coming up • Home Screen widget with your next trip's countdown Sign in with email, Apple or Google and keep your trips safely in sync. Start now and count down to your next adventure.

Screenshots

Vacation Countdown4 screens
Where To?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Where To? at none against Vacation Countdown's 1. Where To? also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Vacation Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Where To? asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vacation Countdown ships an update every 6 months, Where To? daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Vacation Countdown versus Where To?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVacation CountdownWhere To?
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarah AydoniRonaldo Henrique Ribeiro Neto

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vacation Countdown

One-time1
  • TripNest Pro: Unlimited Trips$4.99
None

Where To?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vacation Countdown free?
Vacation Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Where To? free?
Where To? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vacation Countdown or Where To? have ads?
Neither Vacation Countdown nor Where To? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vacation Countdown or Where To??
Vacation Countdown ships an update every 6 months, and Where To? daily. Most recently, Vacation Countdown was updated on October 28, 2026 and Where To? on October 31, 2026.

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