Popcorn Remote vs Santa's Mailbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popcorn Remote
Control your Popcorn Time software remotely from your mobile device. Pair the app by scanning a QR code generated within the software to enable playback controls like play, pause, fast forward, and rewind.
- Remote control functionality
- Pairing via QR code
- Play/pause playback
- Fast forward and rewind
- Simple action controls
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This app acts as a remote control for the popular Popcorn Time Software. You simply pair with your popcorn time software by pressing Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Remote Control > Create Pairing QR code With this app, you scan the QR code displayed on screen, and then you can perform simple actions like play/pause, fast forward, or rewind. The developer of this app is not affiliated with Popcorn Time.
Santa's Mailbox
Write and send letters to Santa Claus, track gift deliveries, and count down to Christmas. Requires adult email confirmation for sending letters.
- Write letters to Santa Claus
- Adult email registration and confirmation
- Countdown to Christmas
- Track gift deliveries
- Edit letters
- Send letters digitally
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In Santa's Mailbox you can: - Write your letter to Santa Claus - Register with the email of an adult - Confirm the sending of your letter by email - Count the days until Christmas - Make changes in your letter - Follow the delivery of gifts from Santa Claus at Christmas The elves and Santa are working on your gifts Don't be late to send your letter to Santa's Mailbox!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Santa's Mailbox at 100% against Popcorn Remote's 22%. Santa's Mailbox also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.9 vs 2.2). Popcorn Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Santa's Mailbox is free to download; Popcorn Remote costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Santa's Mailbox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa's Mailbox has 77 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Popcorn Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Santa's Mailbox's.
Popcorn Remote ships an update every 16 months, Santa's Mailbox every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popcorn Remote | Santa's Mailbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinite Loop Development Ltd | Joel Andre Hernandez Infante |
Customer experience
Popcorn Remote
Santa's Mailbox
In-app purchases
Popcorn Remote
No in-app purchases
Santa's Mailbox
No in-app purchases
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