Comparison

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! vs Countdown widget

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

Head to head
About

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!

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
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New iMessage Stickers + Countdown to Christmas & New Year days until christmas 2025? Update: Create Unlimited Countdowns The app that lets you see how many days, hours, minutes and even seconds there are until Christmas 2025. There are Multiple Time Modes including counting down the number of total weeks, nights, hours, minutes or even total seconds until Christmas. Cool Features: - Show days, hours, minutes and even seconds - Displayed on Notification Widget conveniently Download Now Free !!

About

Countdown widget

Create personalized countdown and count-up widgets for any event, from birthdays to holidays. Customize with various themes, icons, and your own photos. Syncs across devices and offers stylish fonts and color options.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown and count-up widgets
  • Multiple themes, styles, and app icons
  • Support for iOS Lock Screen and Standby Widgets
  • Add personal photos to widgets
  • Stylish fonts and gradient color presets
  • Watch App and iCloud sync
  • Light and Dark modes
Features
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Create Custom Countdown or Count up widget with lots of themes, styles and App Icons. Count down to your next event: Birthday, Vacation, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Party, Halloween, Christmas, and lots more in Aesthetic looks. Create Multiple widget Features Include. • iOS 26 Standby Widget. • iOS 26 LockScreen Widget & Transparent Widget. • Multiple App Icons. • Transparent Widget. • Variety of Widget Style & Theme • Watch App & iCloud sync • Count up from past events • Stylish Fonts. • Beautiful colour , gradient Presets. • Add your Own Photos. • Light & Dark modes. • Supports all size of widgets. No Ads. Add your Custom widget with ease and edit later in no time. Upcoming version will include Apple watch supports and more themes. Download Now New Countdown Widget and Enjoy!!! Offers auto-renewing unlimited-access subscription options. $9.99/Year as Annually Subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTune account, and your account will be charged within 24-hour to the end of the current period .Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your iTunes store after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of use: https://motivateapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://motivateapps.com/privacyClean.html

Screenshots

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!4 screens
Countdown widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown widget at none against Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!'s shown. Countdown widget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 2026 Days! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown widget has 1.3K ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Countdown widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! ships an update every 10 months, Countdown widget weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! versus Countdown widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas Countdown 2026 Days!Countdown widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (144 ratings)4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1441.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.016
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAamir ElahiAmit Verma

Customer experience

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!

All ratings144 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative20.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.5%

Countdown widget

All ratings1,269 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews325 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.6%

User reviews

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!

From 144 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Countdown widget

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Best out there
  • 👍 Paid version is a must
  • 👍 Thank you so so much
  • 👍 I love the app
  • 👍 Great app!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Not happy with this app
  • 💡 Widgets should be for sale
  • 💡 The style of widgets they are all for premium and I think that should change xx
  • 🐛 Good app, doesnt fully work for me
  • 💡 OK

Bugs and requests

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

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

Countdown widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Countdown widget not working on lock screen
  • Countdown based on EST instead of user's timezone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Sync with calendars
  • Show hours, minutes, and seconds in countdown

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Christmas Countdown 2026 Days!

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
3 purchases

Countdown widget

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro.$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Countdown Pro.2 variants$8.99
  • Countdown Pro.$12.99

Questions

Is Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! free?
Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown widget free?
Countdown widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! or Countdown widget?
Countdown widget is rated higher. Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! averages 4.1 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Countdown widget averages 4.5 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! or Countdown widget have ads?
Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! shows ads; Countdown widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! or Countdown widget?
Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! ships an update every 10 months, and Countdown widget weekly. Most recently, Christmas Countdown 2026 Days! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Countdown widget on November 7, 2026.

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