TextsFromSanta vs Santa's Mailbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Santa's Mailbox
Write and send letters to Santa Claus, track gift deliveries, and count down to Christmas. Requires adult email confirmation for sending letters.
- Write letters to Santa Claus
- Adult email registration and confirmation
- Countdown to Christmas
- Track gift deliveries
- Edit letters
- Send letters digitally
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In Santa's Mailbox you can: - Write your letter to Santa Claus - Register with the email of an adult - Confirm the sending of your letter by email - Count the days until Christmas - Make changes in your letter - Follow the delivery of gifts from Santa Claus at Christmas The elves and Santa are working on your gifts Don't be late to send your letter to Santa's Mailbox!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Santa's Mailbox at 100% against TextsFromSanta's 30%. Santa's Mailbox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). TextsFromSanta's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. TextsFromSanta sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Santa's Mailbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Santa's Mailbox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 79 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of TextsFromSanta's written reviews are positive against 100% of Santa's Mailbox's.
TextsFromSanta ships an update every 121 months, Santa's Mailbox every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextsFromSanta | Santa's Mailbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (34 ratings) | 4.9 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 79 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 121 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IncubatePRO | Joel Andre Hernandez Infante |
Customer experience
TextsFromSanta
Santa's Mailbox
In-app purchases
TextsFromSanta
- Unlock TextsFromSanta$0.99
- TextsFromSanta for the 2016 Christmas Season$9.99
Santa's Mailbox
No in-app purchases
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