Comparison

New Year Countdown !! vs Christmas Countdown & Widget

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

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About

New Year Countdown !!

This app helps you stay excited for the New Year with a daily countdown and reminders. It also offers a free collection of New Year-themed wallpapers, quotes, and greeting images to share with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Daily musical countdown reminders
  • Countdown and wallpaper widgets
  • Downloadable HD New Year wallpapers
  • New Year greeting images
  • Share wallpapers on social media
  • Zoom in/out feature
Features
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Each and every person awaits the auspicious occasion of New Year 2021 with passion and New Year Countdown application with countdown widget and wallpaper widget helps you to fetch the New Year day nearer by reminding you with the countdown every day. Along with the countdown, this app also brings you the best collection of New Year related Wallpapers with New Year Quotes and many more completely for FREE. We understand the value for quality in Wallpapers which users want and for the same we have displayed all the pictures with amazing backgrounds and exquisite new year images that resembles to Happy New Year Wishes in fantastic sayings. Also inside the application you will discover special images that you can send as New Year Greetings to your LOVED ones. To make the application more interesting we have also added some unique varieties of Wallpapers in it like New Year’s Eve and Party Celebrations, Warmth Greetings, etc. We have also added the widgets for countdown and wallpaper suggestions. All in all you won’t regret instead you will always surf this application whenever you want to send images related to Happy New Year to your best friends or loved ones!! Features of “New Year Countdown” app ● New Year Countdown with Daily Musical Reminder ● New Year Countdown widget and New Year wallpaper widget ● Download HD New Year Wallpapers for New Year Wishes, Firecrackers, Quotes, Party, Greetings and many more completely for free in HD ● No Hidden Costs or Conditions to Download Wallpapers. You can Surf and Download as many as you want!! ● This Application is suitable for all iPhone Devices. ● Share Wallpapers on Social Media sites like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest ore else share it with friends with Email or Bluetooth ● Zoom in/Zoom out Feature is available which makes the Application User-Friendly.

About

Christmas Countdown & Widget

Track the exact days, hours, and sleeps until Christmas Eve with a live home screen widget. Customize with festive themes and enjoy snowfall animations to bring the holiday spirit to life.

Highlights
  • Live home screen widget
  • Real-time countdown (days, hours, sleeps)
  • Customizable themes (red, green, blue)
  • Snowfall animations
  • Compact size (under 1MB)
Features
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How many sleeps until Christmas? Christmas Countdown puts the countdown right on your home screen and lock screen, so the whole family can see how close Christmas is, every time they pick up the iPhone. Rated 4.8 stars by more than 2,400 people. Free, no ads, no account. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add the widget once and the days (or sleeps) left are always in sight. No need to open the app: the widget updates by itself every day, all season long. LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See the countdown without even unlocking your phone. Pick the round widget with its progress ring, which fills up as Christmas gets closer, or the one-line widget above the clock. SLEEPS, NOT JUST DAYS Kids don't count days, they count sleeps. Switch to sleeps mode and the app answers the question you hear every evening in December: "How many more nights until Santa comes?" LIVE COUNTDOWN IN THE APP Open the app for the full countdown: days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down in real time, under gently falling snow. Prefer a calm screen? Turn the snow off in one tap. DEC 24 OR DEC 25 Celebrate on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day? Choose the date you count down to, and every widget follows. In Sweden, the app counts to December 24 by default. FESTIVE THEMES Classic red, pine green or ice blue. Your colour applies to the app and to the widgets, so your home screen matches your mood. ALL YEAR LONG Christmas is over? The countdown starts again for next year, and we say Merry Christmas on the way. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in 16 languages, from French and German to Japanese and Korean. PREMIUM: SNOWY SCENE WIDGETS A one-time purchase unlocks exclusive widgets: a snowy landscape with a cabin, a snowman and fir trees, in small and medium sizes, painted in your theme colour. Premium also removes the FREE badge from the classic widget and supports an independent developer. No subscription, ever. Already bought it? Restore your purchase in one tap from Settings. HOW TO ADD THE WIDGET 1. Download Christmas Countdown, it's free 2. Long-press an empty area of your home screen and tap Edit 3. Tap Add Widget and search for Christmas Countdown 4. Choose a size and tap Add Widget For the lock screen, long-press the lock screen, tap Customize, then add the widget under the clock. MADE BY ONE PERSON Christmas Countdown is built by an independent developer who loves Christmas as much as you do. Ideas, bugs or just a hello? Write from the Settings screen: every message gets read. Christmas only comes once a year. Start counting.

Screenshots

New Year Countdown !!4 screens
Christmas Countdown & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Christmas Countdown & Widget at 93% against New Year Countdown !!'s 23%. Christmas Countdown & Widget also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). New Year Countdown !!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown & Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. New Year Countdown !! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Christmas Countdown & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown & Widget has 2.5K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of New Year Countdown !!'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Christmas Countdown & Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Year Countdown !! ships an update every 7 months, Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
New Year Countdown !! versus Christmas Countdown & Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew Year Countdown !!Christmas Countdown & Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (129 ratings)4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.3% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1292.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeeTech SolutionBenoit Deguine

Customer experience

New Year Countdown !!

All ratings129 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative73.3%

Christmas Countdown & Widget

All ratings2,437 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.3%

User reviews

New Year Countdown !!

From 129 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 Very colorful
  • 👍 Love the soothing music
  • 👍 Beautiful scenery
  • 👍 Saved a wallpaper and using it

Room to improve

  • 😞 Timing was off
  • 😞 Countdown was off
  • 😞 Inaccurate timing
  • 😞 App is slow
  • 😞 Glitchy and slow

Christmas Countdown & Widget

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎄 Great Christmas countdown app
  • 🕰️ Accurate countdown
  • 💻 Useful widget
  • 🎨 Customizable themes
  • 🎅 Captures Christmas spirit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional countdown issues
  • 🔍 Widget doesn't show full countdown details
  • 🔧 Some features not fully functional

Bugs and requests

New Year Countdown !!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Timing off by seconds/minutes
  • Played ad during countdown
  • App won't open sometimes
  • Froze repeatedly
  • Stopped working several times
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  • Glitchy and slow
  • Wouldn't let me change photo

Requested features

2 requests
  • Better wallpapers
  • Add custom local music

Christmas Countdown & Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown not always accurate
  • Widget not working on some devices
  • App freezing or crashing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Include more countdown details in widget
  • Implement Christmas mini-games
  • Provide notification options
  • Add more customization options

In-app purchases

None

New Year Countdown !!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Christmas Countdown & Widget

One-time3
  • 1 Gift$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
  • 3 Gifts (or 1 big!)$4.99

Questions

Is New Year Countdown !! free?
New Year Countdown !! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Christmas Countdown & Widget free?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, New Year Countdown !! or Christmas Countdown & Widget?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is rated higher. New Year Countdown !! averages 3.9 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while Christmas Countdown & Widget averages 4.8 from 2.5K ratings.
Do New Year Countdown !! or Christmas Countdown & Widget have ads?
Neither New Year Countdown !! nor Christmas Countdown & Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Year Countdown !! or Christmas Countdown & Widget?
New Year Countdown !! ships an update every 7 months, and Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, New Year Countdown !! was updated on November 2, 2026 and Christmas Countdown & Widget on November 7, 2026.

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