Lit Up vs Kringle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lit Up
Discover and share festive Christmas light displays in your neighborhood. Explore an interactive map to find decorated houses and add your own festive finds to help others enjoy the holiday cheer.
- Interactive map of light displays
- Locate nearby decorations
- Add new light locations
- Share festive finds
- Customizable map styles
- Personalize location markers
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Get Lit Up This Christmas! Looking for the most dazzling Christmas lights and decorations around town? Lit Up is your ultimate Christmas companion! Discover Festive Locations Explore the Map: View all the best-decorated houses and light displays on an interactive map. Find Nearby Lights: Easily locate stunning Christmas decorations in your area. Add to the Holiday Cheer Contribute New Locations: Tap and hold on the map to add amazing light displays you've found. Share with the Community: Help others discover the joy of the season by adding your festive finds. Customize Your Experience Change Map Styles: Choose from different map themes to suit your holiday mood. Update Icons: Personalise location markers with festive icons. Make this Christmas unforgettable by exploring and sharing the most brilliant light displays with Lit Up.
Kringle
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Ho ho hold on - your Secret Santa just got a whole lot easier! Remember the chaos of drawing names from a hat? The crumpled papers, the peeking, the "wait, I got myself" moments? Those days are over! Welcome to the merriest way to organise your Kris Kringle gift exchange. The Magic Begins: Create your group in seconds. Add a festive name, set your budget, pick your exchange date, and toss in your participants - just names and email addresses. Let the Randomness Commence: One tap and our enchanted algorithm pairs everyone up in delightfully random ways. No duplicates, no awkward matches, no sneaky peeks - just pure mystery! The Big Reveal: Each participant gets an email with their secret code. They download the app, enter it, and discover their giftee. The suspense! The drama! The holiday magic! Perfect For: - Family festivities bursting with cheer - Office parties needing less stress, more fun - Friend groups of any size - Virtual or in-person exchanges Delightful Features: - Lightning-fast setup - Random assignment wizardry - Budget setting - Super-secret code system - Beautiful, joyful interface Say goodbye to the hat. Bid farewell to the spreadsheet of doom. This is Secret Santa, simplified and sprinkled with digital magic. Download now and let the gift-giving games begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lit Up at Free against Kringle's $5.99. Kringle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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
Lit Up is free to download; Kringle costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lit Up ships an update every 12 months, Kringle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lit Up | Kringle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jason Leocata | SAMUEL R HARVEY |
In-app purchases
Lit Up
No in-app purchases
Kringle
No in-app purchases
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