Comparison

Christmas Countdown vs Christmas Countdown 2

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

Head to head
About

Christmas Countdown

Track the remaining time until Christmas with various countdown formats, including days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats. Share festive cards with friends and customize the appearance with different Santa and tree images. Enjoy optional background music and snowflake animations.

Highlights
  • Multiple countdown formats (days, hours, minutes, seconds, heartbeats)
  • Shareable Christmas cards
  • Customizable Santa and tree images
  • Optional Jingle Bells background music
  • Disableable snowflake animation
Features
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This application shows how much time is left for Christmas in several ways: • Days, hours and minutes • Days, hours, minutes and seconds • Weeks and days • Nights • Hours • Minutes • Seconds • Heartbeats Share a Christmas card with your friends through social networks or email. You can even choose which image of Santa Claus will appear at the top of the card and the tree that will appear in the footer simply by swiping these images. The chosen background music was the Jingle Bells, which can be enabled or disabled from the menu that comes up when you touch the screen. The snowflakes animation can also be disabled in the menu. I hope you enjoy the time till Christmas with this application. Merry Christmas!

About

Christmas Countdown 2

Discover the exact time remaining until Christmas with detailed breakdowns of days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Personalize your experience with a variety of backgrounds and music options. An optional subscription removes advertisements.

Highlights
  • Countdown in days, hours, minutes, seconds
  • Total weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds calculation
  • Multiple background options
  • Music integration
  • Ad removal subscription
Features
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Fulfil your burning desire for Christmas! Find out exactly how long until the best day of the year! Find out the number of: • Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds • Total Weeks • Total Days • Total Hours • Total Minutes • Total Seconds • Lots of backgrounds to choose from! • Includes Music options! SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION * This app offers an annual subscription to remove adverts. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. OTHER * Please contact support@appsher.uk for support or feature suggestions. * Terms of Use (EULA) - http://appsher.uk/christmascountdown/eula.html * Privacy Policy - http://appsher.uk/christmascountdown/privacy.html

Screenshots

Christmas Countdown3 screens
Christmas Countdown 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Christmas Countdown 2 at 5.0 against Christmas Countdown's 4.0. Christmas Countdown 2 also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 49 months). Christmas Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Christmas Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Christmas Countdown 2 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Christmas Countdown 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Countdown ships an update every 49 months, Christmas Countdown 2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Christmas Countdown versus Christmas Countdown 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas CountdownChristmas Countdown 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 49 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGUSTAVO ADOLPHO BONESSO LTDAAlexander Asher

Customer experience

Christmas Countdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Christmas Countdown 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Christmas Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove advertising$0.99
1 purchases

Christmas Countdown 2

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Adverts$0.991 Year

Questions

Is Christmas Countdown free?
Christmas Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Christmas Countdown 2 free?
Christmas Countdown 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown or Christmas Countdown 2?
Christmas Countdown 2 is rated higher. Christmas Countdown averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Christmas Countdown 2 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Christmas Countdown or Christmas Countdown 2 have ads?
Christmas Countdown 2 shows ads; Christmas Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown or Christmas Countdown 2?
Christmas Countdown ships an update every 49 months, and Christmas Countdown 2 every 12 months. Most recently, Christmas Countdown was updated on September 23, 2026 and Christmas Countdown 2 on September 26, 2026.

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