Santa Text vs TextsFromSanta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Text chat with Santa
- Santa Radio 24/7
- Free Ringtones & Text Alerts
- Santa's Snow Globe
- Santa Postcards
- Interactive Christmas questions
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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!
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.
- Text Santa Claus
- Daily messages from Santa
- Pictures and games from Santa
- Updates from Mrs. Claus and elves
- Festive holiday anticipation
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Santa Text ships an update monthly, TextsFromSanta every 121 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Santa Text | TextsFromSanta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better | 3.1 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 121 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VoiceoverGuy | IncubatePRO |
Customer experience
Santa Text
TextsFromSanta
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
Santa Text
- Unlock the Santa Text$1.99
TextsFromSanta
- Unlock TextsFromSanta$0.99
- TextsFromSanta for the 2016 Christmas Season$9.99
Questions
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