Comparison

Christmas Countdown vs Standard Time Berlin

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

Standard Time Berlin

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Standard Time Berlin: A Digital Artwork by Mark Formanek Standard Time Berlin is a unique digital artwork that transforms the concept of time into a captivating experience. Originally realized in Berlin in 2007, the award-winning performance involved seventy workers building a wooden time display in real time for 24 hours, with 1611 changes—a race against the clock. This fascinating performance is seamlessly documented in a single-shot video. The app synchronizes this video with your device’s time, allowing you to experience the artwork in real-time. However, please note that access to the full experience, including the complete video and all associated features, requires an in-app purchase. In-App Purchase Required for Full Functionality: To unlock the entire video and fully immersive experience, users will need to make an additional purchase within the app. Every time you look at your watch, you will forget the time. Immerse yourself in this remarkable piece of digital art by Mark Formanek, realized by Datenstrudel in 2007.

Screenshots

Christmas Countdown3 screens
Standard Time Berlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Standard Time Berlin at fortnightly against Christmas Countdown's every 49 months. Standard Time Berlin also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Christmas Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads 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 Standard Time Berlin sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Countdown ships an update every 49 months, Standard Time Berlin fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Christmas Countdown versus Standard Time Berlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas CountdownStandard Time Berlin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 49 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGUSTAVO ADOLPHO BONESSO LTDAdatenstrudel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Christmas Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove advertising$0.99
2 purchases

Standard Time Berlin

One-time2
  • Mobile$8.99
  • Srandard4K$22.99

Questions

Is Christmas Countdown free?
Christmas Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Standard Time Berlin free?
Standard Time Berlin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Christmas Countdown or Standard Time Berlin have ads?
Neither Christmas Countdown nor Standard Time Berlin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown or Standard Time Berlin?
Christmas Countdown ships an update every 49 months, and Standard Time Berlin fortnightly. Most recently, Christmas Countdown was updated on June 1, 2026 and Standard Time Berlin on September 20, 2026.

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