Countdown by Holiday Extras

Make the wait feel like part of the adventure.

Turn every holiday, birthday, wedding, festival and big day into a beautiful live countdown — with photos, widgets, reminders, social sharing and smarter trip planning built in.

COUNT DOWN TO ANYTHING

See the days, hours, minutes and seconds tick away in a beautifully simple, full-screen countdown. Keep every moment together in a grid of photo cards, then swipe between upcoming countdowns or revisit the good times in Past.

MAKE IT YOURS

Choose a favourite photo, position and crop it perfectly for the countdown and its widget, or pick one of our colourful backgrounds. Light and dark appearances follow your iPhone automatically.

CREATE WITH PIÑATA MAGIC

On supported iPhones, Piñata Magic uses Apple Intelligence on your device to make setup feel effortless. Tell Piñata what you’re looking forward to in your own words, or start with a screenshot of a booking. It can suggest the event, dates, trip details, flights and a useful reminder schedule — and everything stays editable before you create it.

PLAN HOLIDAYS FASTER

The guided holiday flow keeps dates, airports and flights clear from start to finish. Search real flights, choose a simple outbound and return journey, and see whether each result is a prediction, a potential match from your screenshot or a confirmed flight.

KEEP THE EXCITEMENT CLOSE

Add beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets so the next big moment is always in sight. Choose milestone, weekly, daily or custom reminders, scheduled privately on your iPhone, and let the app move naturally from counting down to “On holiday now” and “Welcome home”.

SHARE THE COUNTDOWN

Turn your countdown and photo into an eye-catching social post. Share a story, portrait post or square image through Instagram, Facebook, Messages and your other favourite apps — complete with days, hours, minutes and seconds, not just the number of days.

SMASH THE PIÑATA

When a birthday reaches zero, the celebration takes over the whole screen. Tap or shake the Piñata until it bursts open, then watch the confetti and sweets tumble out. It’s the most fun you can have waiting for a birthday.

READY FOR HOLIDAY EXTRAS

Add your holiday to Holiday Extras without retyping the dates and flight details. Open the trip in the Holiday Extras app when you’re ready to keep everything together and add airport parking, hotels, lounges and more.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Your countdowns, photos and reminder schedules are stored on your device. Piñata Magic processes your request on-device using Apple Intelligence. You can create and enjoy countdowns without connecting a Holiday Extras account.

Whatever you’re looking forward to, make every day before it count.
New Features:

- Home Screen Widget: Keep your holiday countdown right where you can see it, on your home screen!
- Smart Packing Checklist: Plan with ease using our AI-powered checklist, which gives you smart reminders for essentials so you're fully prepared and can relax!
- Custom Backgrounds: Pick from beautiful backgrounds or add your own photos to make your countdown as unique as your adventure.
- Countdown to Anything: Whether it's a holiday, a birthday, or even Christmas, count down to any event that makes you smile.
- Multiple Countdowns: Track all your events at once and never miss a moment.
- Suggested Events & Recurring Countdowns: Easily set up countdowns for New Year's, Christmas, and other yearly favourites, or create recurring ones that remind you regularly.
- Ad-Free Enjoyment: Nothing to distract you, just pure countdown fun!

Whether you're jetting off to paradise or celebrating a special day, the Holiday Countdown app keeps you excited and organised every step of the way! Update now and start counting down to your next adventure!