Comparison

Santa Text vs TextsFromSanta

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Santa Text

Engage in a fun text conversation with Santa Claus, answering his Christmas-themed questions. The app includes Santa Radio, free ringtones, a snow globe effect, and shareable postcards. It's designed for family entertainment with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Text chat with Santa
  • Santa Radio 24/7
  • Free Ringtones & Text Alerts
  • Santa's Snow Globe
  • Santa Postcards
  • Interactive Christmas questions
Features
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Ho ho ho! Santa’s ready for a chat. Bring a little North Pole magic to your Christmas with Santa Text, from Santa Radio. Tell Santa about your favourite movies, food and Christmas wishes. Meet his cheeky sense of humour, discover unexpected replies and see what he makes of your answers! WHAT’S INSIDE • A fun, make-believe text conversation with Santa. • Hundreds of playful replies, including reactions to popular answers. • Different ways of asking each question, making every chat feel a little different. • Help recognising common spelling mistakes. • Unlimited festive chats. • Santa Radio built in—tap to enjoy Christmas music. • Beautiful snowy scenery, Northern Lights and optional falling snow. • Designed for both iPhone and iPad. A LITTLE NOTE FOR GROWN-UPS Santa Text is a playful, simulated conversation. Santa’s questions and replies are written in advance and selected by the app. This is not a live messaging service or a conversation with a real person. You’ll find more information and the snow setting in Settings on the home screen. Made for festive family fun by Santa Radio. Merry Christmas—and remember to leave something tasty for the reindeer!

About

TextsFromSanta

Experience the magic of Christmas with interactive messages from Santa and his helpers. Children can text Santa, and receive daily updates, pictures, and games from him throughout December. This app brings festive anticipation to the holiday season.

Highlights
  • Text Santa Claus
  • Daily messages from Santa
  • Pictures and games from Santa
  • Updates from Mrs. Claus and elves
  • Festive holiday anticipation
Features
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Santa's got a brand new smart phone, and wants to text you this Christmas season! Christmas may be just one day a year, but Santa and his team work hard all month to prepare for the big day! Learn what Santa, Mrs. Claus, his elves and reindeer are up to while getting ready. Your child can text with the real, live Santa and the best part? Santa texts first! Every single day in December, Santa sends your child messages, pictures, and games straight from the North Pole and kids can text him back all on their own. Bring new magic and anticipation to the holiday season this year with Texts From Santa!

Screenshots

Santa Text4 screens
TextsFromSanta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Santa Text at 4.4 against TextsFromSanta's 3.1. Santa Text also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 121 months) and review sentiment (55% vs 30%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Santa Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TextsFromSanta sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Santa Text holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa Text has 2.4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Santa Text's written reviews are positive against 30% of TextsFromSanta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Santa Text ships an update monthly, TextsFromSanta every 121 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Santa Text versus TextsFromSanta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanta TextTextsFromSanta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better3.1 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better34
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 121 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoiceoverGuyIncubatePRO

Customer experience

Santa Text

All ratings2,407 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative40.8%

TextsFromSanta

All ratings34 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

Santa Text

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Black screen or loading issues
  • Inconsistent wait times between messages

Requested features

3 requests
  • More personalized responses from Santa
  • Ability to create profiles for multiple children
  • Option to disable personal information requests

TextsFromSanta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Santa Text

One-time1
  • Unlock the Santa Text$1.99
2 purchases

TextsFromSanta

One-time2
  • Unlock TextsFromSanta$0.99
  • TextsFromSanta for the 2016 Christmas Season$9.99

Questions

Is Santa Text free?
Santa Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextsFromSanta free?
TextsFromSanta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Santa Text or TextsFromSanta?
Santa Text is rated higher. Santa Text averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while TextsFromSanta averages 3.1 from 34 ratings.
Do Santa Text or TextsFromSanta have ads?
Neither Santa Text nor TextsFromSanta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Santa Text or TextsFromSanta?
Santa Text ships an update monthly, and TextsFromSanta every 121 months. Most recently, Santa Text was updated on November 1, 2026 and TextsFromSanta on October 29, 2026.

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