Christmas Countdown (2026) vs Days Until
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 :)
Days Until
This app helps you track upcoming events with a visually appealing countdown. It offers a home screen widget and daily notifications to keep you informed. You can also share your countdowns with others or use the images as wallpapers.
- Event countdowns and count-ups
- Home screen widget
- Daily notifications
- Background image customization
- Easy sharing with friends
- Offline functionality
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Simple, elegant design shows you how long until your upcoming big event with beautiful background images. Or, if your event is in the past, it will count up. There is also a widget to track your countdown on your home screen. Daily notifications remind you how long until your special day. • Easy share your countdown tracking with friends and family • Post your countdown tracking to Facebook with one click • Works offline • Countless beautiful background images • Great to use as wallpapers • Great for tracking birthdays, weddings, trips, or any other big event! Please email us or leave review feedback for feature requests or any other improvement suggestions you have for Countdown Timer. We love to hear from you and are always looking to improve our Countdown Timer app! Please share Countdown Timer app with your friends and family! Thanks! Team Zaffles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Christmas Countdown (2026) at 98% against Days Until 's 0%. Christmas Countdown (2026) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). Days Until 's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown (2026) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Days Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
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 88, 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 0% of Days Until 's.
Christmas Countdown (2026) ships an update every 6 days, Days Until every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown (2026) | Days Until |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.6 (88 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 88 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 310 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jupli | Zaffles |
Customer experience
Christmas Countdown (2026)
Days Until
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
Days Until
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown (2026)
- Premium (2026)$3.99
- Premium (Lifetime)$9.99
Days Until
- Countdown Lifetime Supporter$1.99
Questions
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