# Christmas Elf Diaries — Elf ideas, letters & elf door > Elf ideas, letters & elf door (iPhone/iPad app by Klotzbuecher & Klumpe.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-elf-diaries/id6818759752 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Klotzbuecher & Klumpe](https://appshunter.io/developer/6818759754) - Category: Lifestyle, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $5.99) - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 50 MB - Languages: American English, Danish, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Romanian, European Spanish - Released: 2026-10-13 - Data updated: 2026-11-06 ## What is Christmas Elf Diaries? The kids are asleep, the day is done, and a tiny door in the hallway is waiting for tonight's prank. The Christmas Elf Diaries app takes the evening work off your hands: the whole elf season planned in seconds, idea, materials and letter ready. Every evening until Christmas. KNOW THE 10 PM SHIFT? Second week of December, and you're scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram again while yesterday's toothpaste idea is still stuck to the mirror. The letter for tomorrow morning? Unwritten. The flour footprints? No flour in the house. A German newspaper put it dryly: "Our elf does nothing, except make work." That is exactly why we built this app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose an elf character, set the name and the arrival day, enter your children's ages and your budget. 2. Tap "Let the elf plan": the app fills every elf day with ideas that fit. 3. Swipe away what doesn't suit you: left clears a day, right brings another idea, press and drag reorders. 4. Apply the plan. From now on, every evening you know what the elf gets up to tonight and what you need for it. ONE STORY, NOT A PILE OF NOTES First the construction site in front of the door, then moving-in day with moving boxes and a welcome letter, weeks of antics, and the farewell at the end. Every story day has its own picture, and your children experience the elf season as a story with a beginning and an end. MORE THAN 60 IDEAS THAT ACTUALLY WORK The toilet-paper maze. The sneaky cookie thief. The frozen toothbrush. The blue milk. The growing candy cane. The ghost hallway. Every idea comes with step-by-step instructions, a materials checklist, age, duration (5 to 15 minutes) and cost, usually free or a couple of dollars. Filter by type, age, time and cost, save favorites, search. Plus two printable notes: the elf's morning note that explains the prank and, for small tasks, the instructions for the children. LETTERS THAT AREN'T WRITTEN AT MIDNIGHT Arrival, first-snow surprise, break, thank-you, farewell: five occasions, pre-written, with your child's name and your elf's name, in handwriting fonts. "Another version" at the tap of a button, print or share as a PDF. One minute, and the letter is lying in front of the door. YOUR PRIVACY Works offline, no account, no ads. Your plans, names and notes stay on your device. Anonymous usage statistics only if you switch them on. WHO IT'S FOR For parents whose elf arrives the day after Thanksgiving, on December 1, or whenever your family's elf shows up, and who want the magic without the night shift. For families with children from about 2 to 12. WHAT IS AN ELF DOOR? A tiny door on the baseboard, and behind it a little house elf who moves in for the holidays. You never see him: at night he gets up to mischief, works a little magic, writes letters and leaves traces. In the morning the children discover what happened. He never watches anyone and never reports to anyone; he is simply there. On Christmas Eve he moves out again, until next year. The tradition comes from Scandinavia and has long been at home in Germany. A project by K2 Solutions, Erlangen, Germany. Questions and suggestions: hallo@k2-solutions.io ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Elf Magic 2026 | $3.99 | one-time | ## Is Christmas Elf Diaries safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Christmas Elf Diaries. ## Is Christmas Elf Diaries legit? Christmas Elf Diaries has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Christmas Elf Diaries is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.3 — 2026-11-04 New in 1.4.3: a picture on the countdown card • Until your elf moves in, the Today card shows the finished elf door. Plan December ahead of time. • Enjoying the app? A rating helps other families find it. Now right on the home screen. • A language change shows in the planner at once. Moving the arrival day tidies up old plan days. Fixes. • Elf Magic 2026 (one-time purchase): 70 ideas of the season. Bought the app before? It is yours automatically. ### 1.4.1 — 2026-11-04 New in 1.4.1: countdown to arrival day • The Today card counts the days until your elf moves in. Plan December ahead of time. • New ideas and translations show up right after a sync, no restart needed. • After a language change the planner switches at once. Layout fixes for Spanish and Romanian. • Elf Magic 2026 (one-time purchase): 70 ideas of the season. Bought the app before? It is yours automatically. ### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-25 New in 1.4.0: the app in nine languages • The app is now a little different: 12 ideas and every arrival and farewell letter are included. • Elf Magic 2026 (one-time purchase): 70 ideas of the season, your elf plans every day up to Christmas, letters for a surprise night, a day off and a thank-you. • If you bought the app, Elf Magic 2026 and 2027 are yours automatically. • New: Italian, Polish and Romanian, alongside English, French, Spanish, Norwegian and Danish. Pictures offline, fixes. ### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-25 Neu in 1.3.0: Wichtelzauber 2026 • Wichtel Helfer ist jetzt etwas anders: 12 Ideen und alle Briefe für Ankunft und Abschied gehören dazu. • Wichtelzauber 2026 (Einmalkauf): alle 70 Ideen der Saison, dein Wichtel plant jeden Tag bis Weihnachten, Briefe für Nikolaus, Pause und Dank. • Wer die App schon gekauft hat, bekommt den Wichtelzauber 2026 und 2027 automatisch. • „Lass den Wichtel planen" jetzt auch im Planer. • Auf Englisch, Französisch und Spanisch, Bilder offline, kleine Fehler behoben. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-24 New in 1.2.0: Elf Magic 2026 • Elf Diaries is now a little different: 12 ideas and every arrival and farewell letter are included. • Elf Magic 2026 (one-off purchase): all 70 ideas of the season, your elf plans every day up to Christmas, letters for a surprise night, a day off and a thank-you. • If you bought the app, Elf Magic 2026 and 2027 are yours automatically. • Now in English, French and Spanish. • Pictures work offline, a new "Planning" filter in Ideas, small fixes. ## Apps similar to Christmas Elf Diaries | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Advent App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/advent-app/id756869205) | 4.6 (226) | Free | Lifestyle | | [ZTE Kids](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zte-kids/id6475290198) | 1.0 (2) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Owltron](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/owltron/id1574022616) | 3.1 (58) | Free | Lifestyle | | [HEAT MVMNT - The Sneaker App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heat-mvmnt-the-sneaker-app/id1457709330) | 4.9 (442) | Free | Lifestyle | | [MusesAcademy: Daily Growth](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musesacademy-daily-growth/id6462991467) | 4.5 (9,794) | Free | Lifestyle | | [BabyWeather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/babyweather/id1294123874) | 4.7 (417) | Free | Lifestyle | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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