# Halloween Countdown — Music, Animation, Custom Pics

> Halloween countdown app with music, animations, and custom backgrounds. (iPhone/iPad app by Greg Morris.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-countdown/id309684702 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Greg Morris](https://appshunter.io/developer/289982214)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 1,161 App Store ratings · 91 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-03-31
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-countdown/id309684702/reviews.md

## What is Halloween Countdown?

While listening to haunting music (built-in or your own), see the number of days countdown until Halloween.   Watch the animated characters get bigger as Halloween gets closer displayed on the included background images or use your own picture.   

Get ready for Halloween!

• Select one of 12 haunting background musical soundtracks.  Select one or automatically play all the songs in a repeating sequence.  Select Airplay to play the music to your Apple TV.

• Pick music from your own music library. The title and album art of the playing song are displayed.

• Watch the animated characters grow to full size and then shrink back down based on the number of days left until Halloween.  The closer the date gets to Halloween, the bigger the character will grow.  The character will then move off the screen in multiple patterns.

• Animated characters include a skull, pumpkin, ghost, cat, zombie, witch, frankenstein, pirate and a bat.

• Shake or tap an animated character to see an effect.

• See the number of days until Halloween.  Tap the countdown text to cycle between 9 different colors.

• Select any background image from your device's photo album or use one of the 3 included haunted images.

• Enable/Disable/Hide the character animation.

• Update your Facebook with the days to Halloween.

• Enable/Disable device sleep.

• See the day of the week for October 31 each year and for the next 4 years.


Additional features will be added.

+ If you want Push Notifications to update the icon's badge count with the number of days, Apple Watch app with complications, choose to display days or hours/minutes/seconds, and have no ads, check out 'Halloween Countdown Pro Push' 

This is a free holiday program and is ad supported.  Visit our Web site at www.EnergizeSoftware.com to see the other apps that we offer or to leave comments and suggestions.

## Key features

- Haunting musical soundtracks
- Customizable background images
- Animated characters that grow and shrink
- Shake or tap characters for effects
- Countdown text color customization
- Facebook sharing of countdown

## What do users think of Halloween Countdown?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎃 Nostalgic
- 👍 Customizable
- 🎃 Accurate countdown
- 🎃 Fun and spooky
- 🎃 Captures the Halloween spirit

**Cons**

- 🙄 Too many ads
- 🐛 Sound issues
- 🙄 Limited features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inability to access paid version
- Countdown inaccuracy

**Most requested features**

- More interactive elements
- Additional character options
- Notification feature
- More sound/music options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 91)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-countdown/id309684702/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Meh...

*2025-09-21*

This is not that exciting, maybe it could have mini-games that earn you coins, and if there is a ghost and you click it you would get 200 coins or something. (I am doing this on a iPad) Also, it is small (I only use my iPad virticly)

### 5/5 — Nostalgic

*2025-06-08*

This is a simple app yet it’s actually nostalgic now.   I have always loved Halloween and have used this to show my children.  They’re all a lot older now and they often talk about how they loved seeing this app as a child and how it’d get them excited.

### 1/5 — Too. Many ads for other apps

*2024-07-17, version 3.4*

This app use to be fun not any longer. A banner to install a QR code reader app keeps popping up and covering the animation.  Don’t waste your time.

### 5/5 — Halloween App.

*2024-04-04, version 3.4*

Great App, easy to use and fun! Music is awesome!

### 5/5 — Good

*2023-07-16, version 3.4*

Creepy but cute. And the days are correct

### 4/5 — Halloween

*2022-10-26, version 3.4*

Acturate this game is-YODA

### 4/5 — We definitely need custom charecters

*2022-09-01*

We already have custom backgrounds but, what about custom characters? We could definitely use them

### 5/5 — All Hallows’ Eve

*2021-10-15*

I really like this app. I’ve been using this for years. The app lets you use your own music. 🙂

### 5/5 — Please download!

*2021-10-09*

Hi my name is lilly and I want to say this is the best countdown app ever I really like it because you can import your own background music and you can choose your own character and it is very correct on  when Halloween is as a huge Halloween fan I definitely approve of this app and I think that it’s amazing that everyone needs to download it I was trying to tame my iPad a Halloween theme because I was bored and I found this app last year and I was like oh I remember this one app maybe I should get it and I saw that it had improved a lot over the year love y’all good day/night/afternoon.

### 5/5 — Luv ur game

*2021-10-07, version 3.4*

Best game ever!!

## Frequently asked questions about Halloween Countdown

### What does the Halloween Countdown app do?

This app helps you count down the days until Halloween. It features haunting music, animated characters that change size based on the proximity to Halloween, and customizable backgrounds. You can even share your countdown progress on Facebook.

### What are the key features of the Halloween Countdown app?

Key features include a selection of 12 haunting musical soundtracks, the ability to use your own music library, animated characters like skulls and pumpkins that grow and shrink, customizable backgrounds from your device, and the option to share your countdown on Facebook.

### Is the Halloween Countdown app free to use?

Yes, this is a free holiday program. However, it is ad-supported. There is also a 'Halloween Countdown Pro Push' version available that offers additional features like push notifications and an Apple Watch app, and has no ads.

### What kind of music can I play with the app?

You can select from 12 built-in haunting musical soundtracks, play them in a repeating sequence, or choose music from your own device's music library. The app will display the title and album art of the currently playing song.

### Can I use my own photos as backgrounds?

Yes, you can select any background image from your device's photo album to use within the app. This allows for a highly personalized Halloween countdown experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.4 — 2019-09-19

• Added a new haunted soundtrack.
• iOS compatibility updates.

### 3.3 — 2017-10-10

iOS11 Support, Facebook compatibility.

### 3.2 — 2016-10-07

• Added a bat animated character
• Added 2 new haunting soundtracks
• iOS10 support

### 3.0.1 — 2015-10-26

• iOS 9 support

### 3.0 — 2015-09-02

• New tabbed design and look for all options
• Supports iPhone 6, iPhone 6+ and iOS 8
• Added 2 more included background pictures
• New way to pick and save a custom background
• Additional animation effects
• Added a new animated character
• Added an additional musical soundtrack
• See days/dates for future Halloween years
• Updated Facebook interaction to support Facebook changes

The "Pro" version now supports the Apple Watch.

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All apps by Greg Morris: https://appshunter.io/developer/289982214

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