Comparison

TextsFromSanta vs Simulator Virtual Santa

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

Head to head
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!

About

Simulator Virtual Santa

Engage in a playful chat with a virtual Santa Claus. Send your wishes and ask questions to receive funny, unique responses. This joke application is designed purely for entertainment and lighthearted fun.

Highlights
  • Chat with virtual Santa
  • Send wishes to Santa
  • Select different Santas
  • Receive funny answers
  • Prank friends
  • Entertainment and jokes
Features
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Simulator Virtual Santa Virtual Santa Simulator - a game application is a joke where you can talk! Do you like Christmas and New Year? You are just bored and lonely? Would you like to write the real Santa? Write your desire Santa himself! You can select Santa with whom you want to chat! Ask him questions and he will answer! Raffle friends pretend that you communicate with Santa Claus! Answers will not be common and funny! The app does not bear any harm and is only for entertainment and jokes! You are not dealing with a real person, but only virtual! Thank you for playing with us leave us your feedback and we will try to make our apps and games even better!

Screenshots

TextsFromSanta4 screens
Simulator Virtual Santa3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TextsFromSanta at 3.1 against Simulator Virtual Santa's 1.9. TextsFromSanta also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (34 vs 9). Simulator Virtual Santa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. TextsFromSanta sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Simulator Virtual Santa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextsFromSanta holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of TextsFromSanta's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simulator Virtual Santa's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TextsFromSanta versus Simulator Virtual Santa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextsFromSantaSimulator Virtual Santa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (34 ratings) — better1.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 121 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIncubatePROMariya Ivanova

Customer experience

TextsFromSanta

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

Simulator Virtual Santa

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TextsFromSanta

One-time2
  • Unlock TextsFromSanta$0.99
  • TextsFromSanta for the 2016 Christmas Season$9.99
None

Simulator Virtual Santa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextsFromSanta free?
TextsFromSanta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simulator Virtual Santa free?
Simulator Virtual Santa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TextsFromSanta or Simulator Virtual Santa?
TextsFromSanta is rated higher. TextsFromSanta averages 3.1 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Simulator Virtual Santa averages 1.9 from 9 ratings.
Do TextsFromSanta or Simulator Virtual Santa have ads?
Neither TextsFromSanta nor Simulator Virtual Santa shows ads.

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