Comparison

Japan Trip Countdown vs Japan Disaster Guide

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

Head to head
About

Japan Trip Countdown

Features
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Your Japan trip deserves a spot on your Home Screen. Count down every day until Tokyo, Kyoto, or Osaka, and learn one Japanese phrase a day until you land. Beautiful widgets for every size · Phrase-a-day · Pre-trip checklist · City-themed gradients · Free, offline, no ads. ———————————————————— WIDGETS FOR EVERY SIZE Small, medium, large Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen sizes, all themed to your destination city. PHRASE A DAY A different Japanese phrase every day until your trip. Tap to hear it spoken. Save your favorites. PRE-TRIP CHECKLIST Passport validity, JR Pass, Suica, pocket WiFi, cash — the essentials you actually need to remember. CITY THEMES Tokyo (deep indigo + cherry pink), Kyoto (matcha green + temple red), Osaka (sunset orange + mustard). Pick your destination. FREE & OFFLINE No account. No subscription. No network required. All content is bundled. ———————————————————— Also by this developer: Arrive Japan, the offline Japanese phrasebook and travel guide. Download before you fly. Support: https://richcodestudio.com/apps/japan-countdown/support/ Privacy: https://richcodestudio.com/apps/japan-countdown/privacy-policy/ Terms: https://richcodestudio.com/apps/japan-countdown/terms-of-service/

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Japan Disaster Guide

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Japan Disaster Guide helps travelers and residents stay safe during disasters in Japan — in English, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, ภาษาไทย and Tiếng Việt. WHAT YOU GET Nationwide evacuation shelters on a map, with directions (official GSI data) Real-time weather warnings from the Japan Meteorological Agency for your area Step-by-step action guides for each disaster, with voice read-aloud in your language Emergency cards — show your screen to communicate with Japanese speakers Works offline — guides and emergency cards are available without a connection Saved places — watch your hotel and planned spots, with alerts for each place and offline shelter packs Priority alerts — real-time push notifications when a new warning is issued for areas you watch TRAVELER UNLOCK (optional one-time purchase) Live safety sharing: send a link so family or travel companions can see your safety status in a browser — no app required. You control when it starts and stops; the link is view-only. Also unlocks up to 5 saved places. PRIVACY FIRST No account or sign-up. No ads or tracking. Location is used on your device to find nearby shelters. When you choose to share, only a coarse (~1 km) location is shown, and only while you enable it. Your emergency info (blood type, allergies) stays on your device. Japan Disaster Guide is a supplementary tool. In an emergency, always follow official instructions from local authorities and emergency services.

Screenshots

Japan Trip Countdown4 screens
Japan Disaster Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Japan Disaster Guide at 15.1 against Japan Trip Countdown's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Japan Trip Countdown versus Japan Disaster Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJapan Trip CountdownJapan Disaster Guide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRich Code Studio LLCShintaro Soyama

In-app purchases

None

Japan Trip Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Japan Disaster Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Japan Trip Countdown free?
Japan Trip Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Japan Disaster Guide free?
Japan Disaster Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Japan Trip Countdown or Japan Disaster Guide have ads?
Neither Japan Trip Countdown nor Japan Disaster Guide shows ads.

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