Christmas Countdown (2026) vs Christmas Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Countdown (2026)
Track the days until Christmas with a festive snowy countdown. Personalize your experience with various backgrounds and classic holiday music. Unlock daily advent calendar gifts and enjoy an ad-free experience.
- Snowy countdown screen
- Selection of Christmas backgrounds
- Classic Christmas music
- Daily advent calendar gifts
- Ad-free experience
- Premium upgrade for widget and more content
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Count down the days until Christmas with a fun snowy countdown. - Choose from a selection of beautiful backgrounds, featuring Santa and his reindeer, many Christmas trees, and even a snowman! - Enjoy classic Christmas music including Deck the Halls and We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Watch the falling snow on the countdown screen - Open a new gift every day of December in your advent calendar! You'll get a beautiful Christmas-themed photo which you can set as your wallpaper, as well some other ideas to help you get in the Christmas mood! - No ads! I really don't like ads in apps, so there are none at all in Christmas Countdown :) - Upgrade to Premium to get a countdown widget so you can quickly see how long there is until Christmas! You'll also get more music, including Jingle Bells and Silent Night, extra backgrounds and an exclusive countdown style! I have a lot of fun developing Christmas Countdown, and love hearing from people who use the app. You can email me about the app at christmas@jupli.com :)
Christmas Countdown
Track the exact time remaining until Christmas with this festive application. Enjoy daily free gifts and engaging mini-games to celebrate the holiday spirit with loved ones.
- Countdown to Christmas
- Sleeps until Christmas
- Daily free gifts
- Christmas themed mini games
- Festive backgrounds
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Count down to Christmas with this fun new xmas themed app! Would you like to know how many days, hours, minutes and even seconds there are until Christmas 2018? Loads of festive backgrounds, free gifts and mini games to share with friends and family and get into the Christmas spirit! Features - Count down to Christmas - Find out how many sleeps until the big day - Daily free gifts - Christmas themed mini games - Fun for all of the family Download now for FREE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Christmas Countdown (2026) at 98% against Christmas Countdown's 42%. Christmas Countdown (2026) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). Christmas Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, monetization model 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. Christmas Countdown (2026) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Christmas Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Christmas Countdown (2026) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown (2026) has 3.5K ratings behind it against 296, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Christmas Countdown (2026)'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Christmas Countdown's.
Christmas Countdown (2026) ships an update every 6 days, Christmas Countdown every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown (2026) | Christmas Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.6 (296 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews — better | 42.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 296 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jupli | HayGrazer |
Customer experience
Christmas Countdown (2026)
Christmas Countdown
User reviews
Christmas Countdown (2026)
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐️ Excellent Christmas countdown app
- 🎄 Fun and interactive advent calendar
- 🎅 Customizable countdown and backgrounds
- 🎶 Enjoyable Christmas music
- 🎁 Daily gifts and activities
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Occasional inaccuracies in countdown timer
- 💰 Some premium features locked behind paywall
- 🔋 Can be a battery drain on devices
- 🎨 Limited free background and music options
Christmas Countdown
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⏰ Accurate Christmas countdown timer
- 🎨 Customizable background themes
- 🎮 Fun quiz/test feature
- 👨👩👧👦 Kid-friendly interface
- 💰 Free app
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🎯 Inconsistent quiz scoring system
- 🎮 Misleading game descriptions
- 😔 Harsh/judgmental quiz feedback
- 🔄 Repetitive quiz content
Bugs and requests
Christmas Countdown (2026)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown timer sometimes off by a day
- Music playback issues for some users
- Occasional app crashes or freezes
Requested features
5 requests- More free background and music options
- Ability to use own photos for backgrounds
- Additional mini-games and activities
- Countdown for other holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.)
- Improved widget functionality
Christmas Countdown
Reported bugs
6 issues- Quiz always returns same score regardless of answers
- Quiz results appear random and inconsistent
- Word-matching game has more options than required
- Ads appear between quiz score display
- Countdown feature missing in November
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- Ads show violent/inappropriate content
Requested features
6 requests- Tutorial or 'how to play' guide
- Reduce advertisement frequency significantly
- Fix quiz randomness and consistency
- Add actual mini-games as advertised
- Improve quiz result fairness
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- Better game instructions and clarity
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown (2026)
- Premium (2026)$3.99
- Premium (Lifetime)$9.99
Christmas Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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