# Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! vs Countdown

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown at 4.8 against Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!'s 4.1. Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 144 and 118 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! ships an update every 10 months, Countdown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! | Countdown |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.1 (144 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2026-days/id1058455664/reviews) | **[4.8 (118 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-days-until/id1500141836/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **144** | 118 |
| Positive reviews | **60.0% of reviews** | 57.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Aamir Elahi](https://appshunter.io/developer/975019159) | [Days Until LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1224814198) |

## What reviewers say

### Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2026-days/id1058455664)

Track the exact time remaining until Christmas and New Year. Offers multiple countdown modes, including days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Includes iMessage stickers and notification widgets for convenience.

**Highlights:** Countdown in days, hours, minutes, and seconds, Multiple time modes (weeks, nights, hours, minutes, seconds), iMessage stickers, Notification widget, Unlimited countdown creation

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😍 Makes Christmas more exciting
- 👍 Very accurate countdown (to seconds)
- ✨ Clever and impressive functionality
- 🎅🏼 Fun for Christmas obsession
- 🎄 Uplifting and positive feelings

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Ads pop up frequently
- ⚠️ Ads appear even after paying to remove
- 😵 Annoying and overwhelming ads
- 🐌 Laggy performance
- 🎶 Loud Christmas music notifications

**Reported bugs**

- Notification shows countdown for wrong year (2019, 2015)
- Lag is insanely bad
- Countdown is wrong (counting up, not accurate)
- App cycles back to original incorrect time
- Ads don't disappear after paying to remove them

**Requested features**

- Update countdown year (e.g., from 2019 to 2022)
- Fix notification issues (e.g., loud music, wrong year)


### Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-days-until/id1500141836)

Easily track and get excited about all your upcoming events, from holidays and birthdays to vacations and exams. Personalize your countdowns with custom backgrounds and styles to make every anticipation special.

**Highlights:** Track all upcoming events, View remaining days, Customize backgrounds, Personalize countdown style, Event categorization

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Days until plus monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Days until plus monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Days until plus yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Days until plus yearly | $11.99 | per year |
| Days Until Plus | $19.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! free?

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Countdown free?

Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! or Countdown?

Countdown is rated higher. Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! averages 4.1 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Countdown averages 4.8 from 118 ratings.

### Do Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! or Countdown have ads?

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! shows ads; Countdown does not.

### Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! or Countdown?

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! ships an update every 10 months, and Countdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Countdown on October 29, 2026.

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