Travel countdown · iPhone Home Screen

How to Add a Travel Countdown Widget to Your iPhone Home Screen

  • About 3 minutes
  • iPhone
  • Home Screen
  • Updated September 5, 2026

Want to see how many days are left until your trip? Save your departure date in Lumiday, check the details, then add a countdown widget to your iPhone Home Screen. These three steps show you how.

What it looks like

Lumiday travel countdown widget showing a departure date and days remaining on an iPhone Home Screen
Once set up, the days until your trip appear directly on your Home Screen.

This guide uses “National Day Trip” as an example. Replace the name and date with your own plans. The screenshots use Simplified Chinese and sample events. Use your own dates; labels may vary by language and iOS version.

Step one

Create a travel countdown

Open Lumiday and tap the plus button in the top-right corner. Enter a name for your trip, choose your departure date, then tap Save.

Lumiday: Create a travel countdown
Step two

Check your travel countdown

Confirm that the trip name, departure date, and remaining days appear correctly in Lumiday before adding the widget.

Lumiday: Check your travel countdown
Step three

Add the widget from the Lumiday icon

Return to the iPhone Home Screen and touch and hold the Lumiday icon. Choose the widget size you want from the quick actions menu.

Lumiday: Add the widget from the Lumiday icon
Frequently asked questions

About travel countdowns on iPhone

Can an iPhone Home Screen show a travel countdown?

Yes. Create a travel date in Lumiday and add its Home Screen widget to see the trip name, date, and remaining days.

Do I need to open the app every day?

No. The remaining days appear directly in the widget. Open Lumiday only when you want to create or edit an event.

Can I choose a different widget size?

Yes. Touch and hold the Lumiday icon and choose the size that fits your Home Screen.

Do I need an account to use Lumiday?

No. Lumiday requires no account and contains no ads. Your important dates stay on your device.

What if the widget shows a different event?

Touch and hold the Lumiday Home Screen widget and tap Edit Widget. Set Event Type to Specific Event, then select your trip.

What if the app icon menu has no widget size options?

Touch and hold an empty area of your Home Screen, then open Add Widget from Edit (or the + button on some iOS versions). Find Lumiday and choose a size.

Lumiday

Keep the trip you are looking forward to on your Home Screen.

Lumiday is a countdown and date counter app for iPhone.

Download on the App Store