MyAdvent vs Advent Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. MyAdvent sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Advent Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | MyAdvent | Advent Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EichGnomies GmbH & Co. KG | Lasse Virtanen |
Customer experience
MyAdvent
Advent Calendar
In-app purchases
MyAdvent
- MyAdvent Pro+ Upgrade$4.99
- MyAdvent Pro$4.99
- MyAdvent Pro+$9.99
Advent Calendar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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