# Santa Tracker and Status Check — user reviews > 87 indexed App Store user reviews of Santa Tracker and Status Check by First Class Media B.V., rated 4.10/5 from 240 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-tracker-and-status-check/id1068598529/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-tracker-and-status-check/id1068598529.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 154 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 36 ## What do users think of Santa Tracker and Status Check? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎅 Engaging Santa tracking feature - ⏰ Useful countdown timer to Christmas - 📊 Multiple features in one app (tracker, countdown, status check) - 👨‍👧‍👦 Great for entertaining children during holidays - 🎉 Fun and festive experience - 💯 Free to download and use **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - ⚠️ Inappropriate ads for children (violent games, weapons, gambling) - 🔄 Santa status check never changes or repeats same information - 📍 Inaccurate Santa location tracking - 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently - 🔐 Privacy concerns with age and location requests - ⚙️ Technical issues with display (upside down on iPad) - ⏱️ Countdown timer off by one day - 🔃 Santa stays in one location until app is refreshed **Commonly reported bugs** - Status check feature doesn't update or shows identical information repeatedly - App crashes when accessing status update or countdown features - Santa location inconsistent across multiple trackers - Display rendering issues (upside down on iPad) - Countdown timer calculation errors (off by one day) - App exits unexpectedly during scanning - Slow loading times - Location tracking doesn't work properly even with permission granted **Most requested features** - 3D view of Santa and sleigh - More interactive games within the app - Ad-free premium version - More customization options beyond three features - Improved Santa location accuracy - Dynamic status updates that change frequently - Better WiFi/connectivity optimization ## Newest reviews (12 of 87) ### 2/5 — ADS ADS ADS *2024-12-11* Way too many ads like every time i press back a ad! ### 2/5 — Ads and more ads *2022-12-25, version 1.1.0* The app is cool, but the amount of ads is honestly disgusting. ### 2/5 — Eh but the ads *2021-12-24* So I open the app to track Santa and it says he is in Africa but one my other two trackers it says he is in Italy. So this is not telling his real location I don’t recommend but the status check is good way to many ads. ### 5/5 — It’s wonderful *2021-12-14* Great Santa moves around the world it’s amazing to see the happiness of when he gets in your state ### 3/5 — Why ask age? *2021-12-07, version 1.0.9* I am not comfortable with them asking our age. 😬 ### 5/5 — I like Santa tracker *2021-11-23* Love this app.I wish it had more thangs to pick not just to three. Overall it is a pretty cool app. ### 5/5 — I think 💭 *2021-04-17* I think this app is So accurate and real! ### 5/5 — The app itself is great for the little ones. *2021-01-20* But this review is to explain the problems that the other reviews had. First of all a problem that came up a lot was inappropriate ads (spelt with a single d). But what they don’t realise is that the creators of the app can’t choose how many, how little, placement or content of the ads. Actually Apple do, so if you find lots of ads or inappropriate ones take it out on apple not a company attempting to earn a living, which you are preventing by deleting and leaving bad reviews. Another issue people had was that the app was crashing and hard to install. This problem, and I say this in every review, isn’t because of the app, it’s because of your WiFi or your connectivity, NOT THE APP. The final issue people had is that it was incorrect in location and facts about Santa. What they also don’t understand is that this is a joke app to trick your kids or people that believe in Santa. It doesn’t matter if the facts are wrong, they are made up!!!! Overall this app is great and I truly recommend downloading it to fool your kids around Christmas time. Don’t listen to the other reviews as they were obviously left without thinking properly about their problem. I thank you for giving up your time to read this lengthy review and I hope you have fun using this app should you choose your o use it. ### 4/5 — Ads *2020-12-24* I love this app but it has way to many ads and when you track Santa he only stays in one spot until you hit the back button then it updates on where he is otherwise it is a great app it is fun to track him and get his status report. ### 3/5 — Good app but not always... *2020-11-14* I love this app. It’s one of my favorites to use on Christmas Eve and I have used it for years and would stay up late just to see where Santa was with this app. But when I downloaded it on my new iPad for the first time it immediately asked me my age. Like why..? I find it creepy.. I’m deleting the app but keeping it on devices that don’t ask me that ### 3/5 — Good some work *2020-09-17* Ok, the status check doesn’t change and I checked on January and he still had 235,142,925 the exact same number and moods and list checked. The countdown is great and the tracker so I will give this game a three ### 3/5 — Ads *2020-05-03* Too many ADDS! I HATE ADS! Other than that it’s great for kids on x-mas eve🐶 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Stupid game *2024-12-15* Santas’ status never changes. It sucks! ### 1/5 — Santa *2024-11-08, version 1.1.3* Well I have other apps for santa tracker 1 says northpole 2 says mash had but great it’s just like a navy navigation 1 star ### 1/5 — Weird ads *2022-12-24* Cxxx offered ### 1/5 — Ads *2022-03-21, version 1.0.9* Too much ads. What’s even worse is that a NOT KID FRIENDLY ad(sniper game) appeared, witch is BAD. Because of that, HOW IS THIS FOR KIDS? ### 1/5 — Disgusting adverts *2020-12-24* After using this ad last year I reinstalled for this Xmas. However, now it is perpetuated with adverts ALL the time . The adverts aren’t always appropriate for those that believe in Santa Claus!!! One is a huge muscle man holding a woman round her neck threatening her with with gun for a video game! My little girl is 6 and I’m very lucky she didn’t see this. How do video games with such violence to women still exist ?? Disgusting. Uninstalled and bad taste all round. Merry Christmas **Developer response:** We do not want to show ads that are not suitable for children. We have removed dating/mature ads from the app. Please contact Customer Support directly through the button inside the app or e-mail support@firstclassmedia.com and tell us more about what happened so that we can fix this. ### 1/5 — Not working right anymore. *2020-12-23, version 1.0.6* Have used and loved this app for years. This year it’s upside down on my iPad. Even after updating it. Too bad. My cat loves the sideways snow. Guess she won’t be getting that this year. ### 1/5 — Not accurate *2020-12-23, version 1.0.6* I do believe in Santa Clause but I don’t believe in this app. Everyday I do the status check and it says the same thing every time for me. ### 1/5 — Awful do not download *2020-12-19, version 1.0.6* This app is the worst I got exited when I downloaded it because there were 6 days until Christmas but it turned out to be the worst app I have a lot of concerns 1 it wants your age. I do not feel comfortable putting my age 2 it wants your location. 3 a ton of adds. I wish you will take away the adds when I click on something it will take me to an add 4 it takes forever to load 5 when I click on something it takes me to an add then after the add it kicks me out of the app 6 it doesn't even come to my location even when I put my location this happened last year These are my concerns and I do not like this app I recommend to watch live YouTube santa trackers ### 1/5 — Cheezey *2019-12-25, version 1.0.2* No good ### 1/5 — Nope *2019-12-25* So as soon as I opened the app it launched an advertisement so...... needless to say my kids absolutely did not believe it. Don’t download it. You’re better off finding something free other places. Sorry guys but uhm.... good job taking the magic out of Christmas. Could have placed a little ad at the bottom to be a little more discreet. I tried.... **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We continuously try to improve our apps and take your feedback into consideration. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 5 star *2025-11-26* I use this every year and without a doubt the best one thank you. And btw they don’t control the adds that come through. ### 5/5 — Santa Claus tracker *2024-12-07* Rapheal I love it More fun with family and friends updates 2025 ### 5/5 — I love Christmas *2024-11-03* This app is great. Whenever it comes Christmas time I always re download it! It had many features too! This first one is a countdown clock. It shows how many days hours and seconded till Christmas! The next is the tracker. It shows where Santa is. And the last is a Santa checker. It shows how Santa is feeling or how many Christmas foods he has eaten etc. honestly I think this is the best Santa tracker ever and I am sure that Santa himself updates it regularly. Merry Christmas to all and too all a good night! 🎄🎅🏻🤶🧑‍🎄 ### 5/5 — Santa Claus tracker *2024-10-18* Rapheal I love it More fun with family and friends updates ### 5/5 — So good but a few problems *2023-12-21* The only problem is really the adds there so annoying but overall so good ### 5/5 — Amazing *2023-12-08* I Love this app so much because this Santa tracker always reminds me of Christmas this game brings a lot of joy for little children all around the world. Ignore people say if Santa isn’t real im 11 years old and my birthday is on Christmas Day and I hope this app continues its population! ### 5/5 — Santa tracker *2022-12-13, version 1.1.0* Santa Santa Christmas Eve Santa ### 5/5 — Santa *2022-11-04* This game was really good ### 5/5 — The person who said good app but not always is stupid *2022-02-03* Because Santa Claus has his phone hooked up to this app that’s how everyone know his location download the norad Santa tracker to and track him with both yay ### 5/5 — Love it *2021-12-25, version 1.0.9* Love 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 2026-09-02.*