# Holiday Bells — user reviews > 81 indexed App Store user reviews of Holiday Bells by Lightsphere LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 56 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holiday-bells/id300097303/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holiday-bells/id300097303.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 47 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Holiday Bells? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎶 Beautiful bell sounds - 🎄 Festive holiday cheer - 👍 Easy to use and fun - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Enjoyed by all ages - 🎵 Good for learning music - 🎶 Multiple playing modes - 🎶 Great for stress relief - 📱 Works well on various devices - 🎶 High-quality sound - 🎶 Interactive musical experience - 🎶 Pleasant and clear tones - 🎶 Good for practicing music - 🎶 Brings holiday spirit - 🎶 Fun for caroling accompaniment - 🎶 Well-designed and user-friendly - 🎶 Long-time favorite app - 🎶 Outstanding and flawless app - 🎶 Soothing sounds - 🎶 Great for teaching iPhone use **Cons** - 🐛 Lyrics off beat - 🐛 iPad screen rotation bug - 🐛 Graphics issue on iPad - 🐛 Handbells silent for some users - 🐛 App crashes for VoiceOver users - 🐛 Bell volume too low for some - 🐛 Handbell duration too abrupt - 🐛 In-app screen lock request - 🐛 Volume adjustment missing in update - 🐛 Bells not ringing on older iPads **Commonly reported bugs** - Lyrics off beat - iPad rotate for song doesn't work - Handbells are silent - App crashes on handbell/more tab for VoiceOver users - iPad screen edges graphics issue - Bells do not ring on iPad 2 - Cannot adjust volume after update **Most requested features** - Label bells with note names - Add another octave - Songs that play automatically - Add non-holiday songs - Upload sticker pack to iMessage - Next note highlight for easier play - More songs - Auto-play feature - Different bell sounds - Background music during songs - Record own songs - Adjust bell volume/speed with shake - Sharps and flats - Three octaves - Marts and damping for handbells - Extend range to two octaves - Add half-steps - Adjust handbell fade into silence - Lock screen within app ## Newest reviews (11 of 81) ### 5/5 — Bells *2016-01-12, version 2.6* Lots of fun! ### 5/5 — Love the app! *2015-12-03, version 2.6* It's such a fun app, especially for this time of year! ### 5/5 — not kidding, great app *2015-07-24, version 2.6* Holiday bells is the best bell app on the App Store. What a delight to see that there is a handbell set. By the way, I am happy to see that there are 15 bells in the handbell set. Jingle bells, no prob atall. A single handbell, not a problem at all. There is one thing that I need to tell you guys. I am a voice over user. So when I get on the handbell set tab, or more tab on the app, then I experience crashing. but I am so not giving up on this app. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2015-06-10, version 2.6* I wasn't going to buy it but I'm glad I did. It's become my favorite app. I would like some songs that play automatically. Also I hope some non-holiday songs are added for year round fun. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2014-12-26, version 2.6* Lots of fun, and sing-along carols. Wallpaper and bells when you shake it too! ### 5/5 — Amazing app, buy it! *2014-12-25, version 2.6* Love that it gives you the notes and lyrics to play a lot of songs ### 5/5 — Mamawof7 *2014-11-29, version 2.6* Absolutely the best interactive Christmas app there is!!! ### 5/5 — Delightfully Awesome! *2014-11-15, version 2.6* This app offers a fun and interactive Christmas musical experience. If your 5 or 55 years old, one will become enchanted by the ability to ring bells to their special Christmas song. I find myself with my earphones on playing my favorites as I stand in line or traveling. I am often asked about this wonderful app and have enjoyed delightful conversations as they too enjoy playing this app. I've offered my phone to fussy young ones with the bells as they shake the phone and watch their face light up with not only the sound of the bells but that the bells respond to their movement. Download now and have fun. ### 5/5 — Bells *2014-05-25, version 2.6* Awesome app. It is cheery and I love the sounds. It just makes a person feel good. My grandkids love this app I have had it two years and never get tired of playing it! ### 5/5 — No better Christmas cheer *2013-12-29, version 2.6* This app is so much fun and sounds so great. Multiple modes make it even better. Sleigh bells are wonderful and the hand bells are such a nice touch. You won't go wrong with this app. ### 5/5 — Delightful *2013-12-29, version 2.6* Exquisite sounds ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Description Unclear *2020-12-25, version 3.2* Description made it sound like the sounds would play in iMessage— which is what I bought it for. The emojis have no sound , or it’s not clear how to activate the sound. I want my money back. I don’t want/need an iPhone app that plays bells and music. I can do that other ways. Bah humbug. ### 1/5 — ipad rotate for song doesn't work *2018-12-04, version 3.1* this feature is not working ### 1/5 — Handbells are silent *2014-11-29, version 2.6* The bells are silent, anyone else have this problem? ### 3/5 — Lyrics off beat *2016-12-15, version 3.1* The printed lyrics highlight one beat later than the note they go with. Otherwise an ok app. ### 3/5 — Nice sound but poor graphics *2014-01-18, version 2.6* Bells sound great for playing songs, but the bells on the edges of the screen are only half there on the iPad air retina display. ### 4/5 — Really good but... *2019-12-09, version 3.1* I would love to have the bells labeled with their note names so that you can play your own music more easily. Love the sound and general function. It would also be nice to have another octave to choose from. ### 4/5 — Label the bells! *2018-11-24, version 3.1* Please label the bells to make it easier to identify the notes. ### 4/5 — Oh, what fun! *2018-11-24, version 3.1* The app is a delightful way to easily get the “hang” of note values. It’s a fun experience all the way ‘round. Mrs. Santa gives it four and a half chocolate chip cookies! ### 4/5 — Kathy *2016-12-09, version 3.1* How do I upload the sticker pack to iMessage? ### 4/5 — Good app *2013-12-27, version 2.6* I'd give it a 5 if when playing a song the next note after the one you're playing would light up in some way so you knew where the next note was going to be. It would make for a less staccato sounding song. Otherwise a good app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty *2020-12-26, version 3.2* I love the soothing sounds of the bells. Thank you for this. Each Xmas I play away to my hearts content. ### 5/5 — Best App EVER! 🔔 *2020-12-19, version 3.2* I have had this app on my phone for more than 10 years, and I still play with it every Christmas. I’m trying to teach my 95-year-old neighbor how to use her iPhone, and yesterday I gifted her this app. As I showed her how to use it, her eyes lit up! I’ve never seen anyone so excited about anything! She can’t wait to show it to her family! It was such a hit that I gifted it to another neighbor, a single father with a 7-year-old boy. I know they’ll have fun playing the songs. Thank you to the developer for such an outstanding, flawless app. I’ve never encountered any problems, and it’s so well-designed and user-friendly— even for kids and older people! **Developer response:** Thank you! Merry Christmas! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2020-04-17, version 3.1* Great bell to begin homeschooling during this pandemic. Relaxing to listen to the songs even though they are Christmas songs I love the bells. Peaceful. ### 5/5 — So Cool! *2017-11-28, version 3.1* I love this App! It works perfectly too! Thanks!! ### 5/5 — Holiday Bells great fun *2016-12-13* Super easy to play with & it gives a really beautiful bell sound. Great fun!!! 👍👌😄 ### 5/5 — Fantastic fun *2016-12-11, version 3.1* Beautiful sound--fun to play, or just to listen! ### 5/5 — A Ringing Endorsement! *2016-12-09, version 3.1* This app does exactly what I'd hoped, letting me play cool-sounding bells to make my own music or accompanying the included classical holiday tunes. I appreciate that it let me ring more than one bell at a time (I could ring at least six at once on my iPad), and it sounded exactly like I'd expect a bunch of bells ringing at the same time. I wish there was an option to see which note each bell was playing, since that'd make it easier to play my own tunes, but that's a minor quibble that doesn't detract from the package. (B)ring in some joyful noise for your holidays! ### 5/5 — The Happiest App In The World! *2016-12-09, version 3.0* I've loved this app for years, and the new version is even better! Christmas life hack: Take it caroling with you and use the sleigh bell setting for instant accompaniment. ### 5/5 — It's starting to sound and look a lot like Christmas! *2016-12-08, version 3.1* What a cool app. This latest update even includes holiday iMessage stickers. Wow! ### 5/5 — Holiday Favorite! *2016-11-28, version 2.6* My whole family uses this throughout the year but especially around the holidays. Best app by far. I've had this app since my first iPhone. Look forward to any updates to the latest iOS. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*