Comparison

MyAdvent vs Advent Calendar

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

Head to head
About

MyAdvent

Create and share a personalized digital advent calendar with custom surprises behind each door. Share a link for others to open daily surprises like photos, messages, videos, or recipes. Perfect for a unique holiday gift without the hassle of physical crafting or shipping.

Highlights
  • Create custom digital advent calendars
  • Add photos, GIFs, messages, videos, and recipes
  • Share via a single link
  • No sign-up required for recipients
  • Personalize backgrounds and colors
  • Pro features include music, custom labels, and animations
Features
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With MyAdvent you can create your own digital advent calendar in minutes – and give it to your partner, family or friends with a single link. Every day a new door opens with your personal surprise. WHAT GOES BEHIND THE DOORS • Photos & GIFs – your favorite memories • Personal messages • Voice messages • YouTube videos • Recipes – import them from a link, text, PDF or photo • Arrange everything in a door in any order • Your own background and colors, or a photo from our gallery HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your advent calendar and fill the doors 2. Share the link – via WhatsApp, email or text message 3. Open one door a day – right in the browser, no sign-up needed MYADVENT PRO Pro unlocks extra features for your calendar for three months: • Music from Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer • Upload your own videos and MP3s • Password protection • Snow, stars, confetti or hearts falling across your calendar • Your own labels on the doors instead of numbers • Text formatting, voice messages up to 10 minutes and no ads THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT A personalized advent calendar for your boyfriend or girlfriend, a Christmas countdown for the kids, or greetings for grandparents far away: MyAdvent makes the run-up to Christmas personal – no crafting, no shipping. Questions or feedback? Write to us at info@myadvent.net Merry Christmas season, Philipp & Florian

About

Advent Calendar

Create and share personalized advent calendars with photos, videos, and messages. A unique way to count down to special occasions, perfect for loved ones far away or for creating shared memories.

Highlights
  • Create custom advent calendars
  • Add photos, text, and videos
  • Personalize with animated snowmen
  • Share calendars via AirDrop, email, messaging
  • No login or account required
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Make your own advent calendar and share it for free, no login required! Fill 24 doors with photos, text, videos, and snowmen, then send the finished calendar to someone you care about. They open one door a day in December, just like a real advent calendar, except that every door is something you chose for them. WHAT IT'S FOR An advent calendar you buy from a shop is the same one everyone else gets. This one is yours: 24 little moments, in your own words and your own photos. It works especially well for: - Sending to family and friends who live far away - Couples counting down to Christmas together - Parents making something personal for their kids - Teams, classes, and clubs sharing 24 inside jokes, memories, or thank-yous HOW IT WORKS Step 1: Create a calendar. A new calendar comes with 24 doors, scattered in a random arrangement so it looks like the real thing. Give it a name by tapping the title. Step 2: Fill the doors. Tap a door to open it and add whatever you like behind it. You can go one door at a time and come back later. Nothing has to be finished in one sitting. Step 3: Share it. Send the calendar file to the recipient with a tap. They open it in Advent Maker on their own device, and it's theirs to keep. WHAT YOU CAN PUT BEHIND A DOOR Photo Pick any photo from your library. You can also show the date the photo was taken, which is a nice touch for old memories. Text Write a message, a memory, a joke, or a countdown greeting. Place it in the corner of the photo, in the middle, or below the door, and add links in Markdown format when you want to point somewhere. Video Paste a YouTube video web address and the video plays right there, either inside the door itself or below it. Great for songs, home videos, and things you can't say in text. Snowman Drop in an animated snowman, drag it where you want it, pinch to resize it, and flip it to face the other way. Tap on it to make it jump and wink! Doors can be reordered by dragging them in edit mode, so you decide which surprise lands on which day. SHARING Sharing works by sending a calendar file, with no accounts, no links that expire, and no server in between. Anyone with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac can receive it. You can send the calendar in many different ways, including AirDrop, email, and the most popular instant messaging apps. If the recipient isn't sure what to do with the file, the app has step-by-step instructions for every method that you can copy and send along with the calendar. If you edit the calendar after sharing it, just share it again to send the updated version. YOUR CALENDARS Calendars you make and calendars you receive are kept in separate lists, so nothing gets mixed up. You can make as many as you like, and iCloud sync keeps them available across your devices. YOUR DATA Privacy first: your photos and messages never leave your device, except inside the file you choose to send. We can't see what's in your calendars. Only iCloud sync and embedded YouTube videos may handle information as part of their services. OTHER NOTES Landscape mode is supported on both iPhone and iPad. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome, and there's a feedback button right in the app. Read more in our Privacy Policy: https://adventmaker.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

MyAdvent4 screens
Advent Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Advent Calendar at none against MyAdvent's 3. Advent Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). MyAdvent's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). 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. MyAdvent sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Advent Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advent Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyAdvent has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyAdvent ships an update every 2 months, Advent Calendar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyAdvent versus Advent Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyAdventAdvent Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEichGnomies GmbH & Co. KGLasse Virtanen

Customer experience

MyAdvent

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative36.7%

Advent Calendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MyAdvent

One-time3
  • MyAdvent Pro+ Upgrade$4.99
  • MyAdvent Pro$4.99
  • MyAdvent Pro+$9.99
None

Advent Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyAdvent free?
MyAdvent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Advent Calendar free?
Advent Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyAdvent or Advent Calendar?
Advent Calendar is rated higher. MyAdvent averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Advent Calendar averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MyAdvent or Advent Calendar have ads?
Neither MyAdvent nor Advent Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyAdvent or Advent Calendar?
MyAdvent ships an update every 2 months, and Advent Calendar every 4 days. Most recently, MyAdvent was updated on November 6, 2026 and Advent Calendar on November 5, 2026.

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