# Santa in the City 3D Christmas Game + Countdown FREE — user reviews > 111 indexed App Store user reviews of Santa in the City 3D Christmas Game + Countdown FREE by Useless Creations Pty Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 41 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-in-the-city-3d-christmas-game-plus-countdown-free/id400746608/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-in-the-city-3d-christmas-game-plus-countdown-free/id400746608.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Santa in the City 3D Christmas Game + Countdown FREE? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎄 Festive Christmas countdown feature - 🎨 Impressive 3D graphics and visuals - 🎵 Festive music and sound effects - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly entertainment for all ages - 💰 Free app with no upfront cost - 🎮 Unique gameplay concept combining countdown with game - ✨ Creates magical Christmas atmosphere - 📱 Works well on iPad devices **Cons** - 🎮 Poor and unresponsive steering controls - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues - 📺 Confusing and cluttered graphics - ❌ Game lacks clear instructions or tutorials - 🔄 Inconsistent device orientation handling - 📵 Excessive and intrusive ads - 🎯 Limited gameplay variety and repetitiveness - 🎪 Misleading positive reviews (suspected fake reviews) - ⚠️ Incompatibility with older device generations - 🖼️ Poor graphics quality on iPhone vs iPad **Commonly reported bugs** - Tilt/geoscope function not responding - Game crashes immediately upon opening - Landscape mode breaks entire interface - Ad close button cut off on screen - Game edges cut off in portrait mode - Sleigh steers automatically without user input - Sleigh loses direction near buildings - Steering controls inverted or unresponsive - App exits to home screen on launch - Loading screen appears then closes app - Incompatible with certain iOS versions **Most requested features** - Adjustable steering sensitivity option - Include Rudolph the reindeer in the game - Ability to land and deliver presents - Better control mechanics and responsiveness - More gameplay variety and activities - Improved graphics clarity and design - Tutorial or on-screen instructions - Song list for upgraded version - Boat driving app variant ## Newest reviews (13 of 111) ### 2/5 — Ok *2017-09-02* Great idea for a app but it is Impossible to steer and the graphics are very bad. I think the whole concept is a good idea but it is just ruined by the physical part of the game ### 2/5 — Doesn't really work *2016-11-21* As a countdown it's fine, but they don't really move when you tilt. ### 2/5 — Boooo *2015-09-16* While a seemingly good app, the graphics are decent but the steering is an overall MESS. While I liked the app at first it made me disappointed to have to delete it less than 5 minutes later. ### 4/5 — Good festive game *2014-12-13* I love this app and play it regularly every December. The only annoying thing about it is that if you get too close to the buildings the reindeer go right of course and you lose your sense of direction. Much better than other Santa sleigh games. ### 5/5 — Merry Christmas! *2013-12-11* Довольно прикольная игрушка, нравится управлять санями, затягивает как-то, погружает в эту рождественскую атмосферу :) За это спасибо, ставлю 5 звезд. ### 5/5 — Keeps me believe'n in christmas forever *2013-12-06* I think the people that are writing bad reviews are just people that need to lighten up or don't like Christmas because their just plain old mean. I personally love the game, it allows me to stalk Santa while counting down the days hes gonna leave a mess in my house from the cookies, so that's just my opinion. Thanks creators for this awesome game!!! ### 5/5 — Santa city's awesome *2013-12-01* This game is amazing it tells you how many hours,minutates and days there is tell christmas also it's a game to! It's amazing😄 ### 5/5 — Great *2013-11-24, version 1.5* I love it. It's a great game for Christmas. I don't know why there are so many bad reviews. It's amazing. ### 5/5 — TOP of THE LINE App *2013-11-13* I have checked a lot of Christmas countdown apps and this is by far the best app yet! Believe me when I say I have seen and used them ALL! I don't have a rating for the 3 in app games, I use the countdown! Santa's sleigh flies over the city in 3-D, the music is great, and love Santa ho-ho-ho'ing... :) Full of Christmas cheer!!! ### 3/5 — Could be better *2013-10-10* It's a cute idea for an app, but it has some issues. The steering STINKS!! It is close to impossible to make the sleigh go down. It either goes left, right, or up. I do, however, like the countdown part where Santa is just flying around on his own. It would be really nice if the controls for the game part could be fixed though. Then this could be so much better. ### 5/5 — Santa in city's *2012-12-23* This is a wonderful game you should make more of these games I love it ### 2/5 — Could be better *2012-12-23, version 1.5* Not easy to steer. Glitches ### 3/5 — Trying to take control.... *2012-12-22* I reckon this app is great, but when playing around with the sleigh I soon realised, the controls are so basic, I let my little brother play with it, but he got really frustrated with it , and usually it's pretty hard to annoy him... I'll give it a five when the controls are fixed ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2020-12-18* It doesn’t actually let you fly the slay you just see a count down to Christmas so I do not recommended getting this app ### 1/5 — Game is completely broken *2019-11-23* I was hesitant to download this because of the 3.9 overall score, but a lot of the reviews seemed to be positive so I decided to give it a shot. That was a mistake! The moment I started playing, I encountered problem after problem. For starters, if you start the game with your device in landscape mode, it will completely screw everything up and the game will not adjust itself even when you turn your device to portrait position. An ad popped up and I couldn’t close it because the right side of the ad where the X to close it was cut off. I had to force close and start again. I thought it was just a glitch so I again tried starting in landscape mode. That’s when I realized the game simply does not allow for it. Restarted and this time I did so in portrait mode. Even in portrait mode however, the edges of the game are cut off and you can’t see everything you’re supposed to. On top of all that, the game provides absolutely no instructions on how to play, tapping on the screen does nothing, motion controls are non-existent, and saying that ads pop up frequently would be an understatement. I’m not sure how this game has any positive reviews at all unless they are fake which they probably are. Even for free, this game is not worth it. ### 1/5 — Not good *2014-12-01* I hate if I can't steer besides that boring good graphics though ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2013-12-23* There is no controll or fun at all 😡👎👎👎👎👎it doesn't even deserve 1 star 😡😡😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — Yawn! *2013-04-29* G this game is terrible. It is the most boring game known to mankind! Rubbish steers itself as we'll! ### 1/5 — Bad bad bad 😡 *2013-01-13, version 1.5* Freezes up way too MUCH!!!!Really boring when ya think about it😠.BAD BAD BAD😡🚓🚔🚒🚑. ### 1/5 — Don't bother *2012-12-23* It steers on its own, and the graphics are terrible. I wouldn't ### 1/5 — Are they trying to make kids not believe in Santa or something ? *2012-12-20* Is the most stupidest game ever and here r the probs: you can't steer the sleigh,Santa looks like a scary robot,it's wrong about the days till Xmas. And so on From Selena ### 1/5 — DON'T BOTHER *2012-12-15, version 1.5* Waste of time steers on its own ### 1/5 — Ho ho *2012-12-12, version 1.5* Gimmick for AT&T ads Stop marketing using our kids and start focusing on your lousy coverage. Signed, Cris Kringle (North Pole) using Sprint ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Needs repaired *2021-08-10* I played this before, but when I installed it another time, it’s not responding to the tilt geoscope function, can you please fix it, ASAP. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Looking for iOS developers *2021-04-30* please contact me and we will provide a good commission☞.Skype⑨/WhatsAppⅨ: +&8615982002312 Facebook:➨estelle668☣，}Are any developers willing to develop apps for our company}? We need developers to develop various types of apps for our company_-. If you are proficient in a certain type of APP development‧ ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2020-12-14* I’ve had this app for years and it always makes Christmas more magical!!! Hope you have it for years to come! ### 5/5 — Fun, but repetitive *2019-10-12* This is a really fun game, but there are only 3different things you can do. Personally, I also thought the steering was pretty difficult..... I love it but you really can only play about one round..🎄 ### 5/5 — AMAZING!! *2015-11-22* Honestly my favourite Christmas game!!! ### 5/5 — Magical *2014-12-15* Love this app. Beautifully presented, colourful, realistic, fun, enjoyable! I find the game of collecting letters somewhat difficult I can't seem to steer well enough. Otherwise excellent value. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Sleigh rides entertaining for everyone! *2014-12-01* This was so much fun! We played this with our nephews and niece ages 2, 3 & 4 years old and they sat on our laps for over two hours. Driving Santa's sleigh, had us all moving with the twist and turns and the ahs from the kids was awesome! Sweet app! ### 5/5 — amaZing *2014-11-30, version 1.7* i love it ### 5/5 — Great fun for christmas!! *2014-11-21* This is the best countdown to Christmas I've seen. It's like a screensaver with a game added in for extra fun!! ### 5/5 — SUPER COOL *2013-12-21, version 1.6* I love driving the sleigh through the town!! It is awesome how it can also be a count down!!! I 💗 it!🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 --- *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 2026-08-24.*