Christmas Countdown vs Countdown 2 Christmas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Countdown
Track the exact time remaining until Christmas with this festive application. Enjoy daily free gifts and engaging mini-games to celebrate the holiday spirit with loved ones.
- Countdown to Christmas
- Sleeps until Christmas
- Daily free gifts
- Christmas themed mini games
- Festive backgrounds
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Count down to Christmas with this fun new xmas themed app! Would you like to know how many days, hours, minutes and even seconds there are until Christmas 2018? Loads of festive backgrounds, free gifts and mini games to share with friends and family and get into the Christmas spirit! Features - Count down to Christmas - Find out how many sleeps until the big day - Daily free gifts - Christmas themed mini games - Fun for all of the family Download now for FREE!
Countdown 2 Christmas
Decorate a virtual Christmas tree with various options and backgrounds. Enjoy the festive spirit of the holiday season year-round with interactive elements like snowfall.
- Virtual Christmas tree decoration
- Multiple decoration options
- Customizable backgrounds
- Snowfall effect
- Year-round festive spirit
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Share in the Joy of the Christmas Season all year long! Select your tree, decorate it with a multitude of different options, change to a new background, maybe add snowfall. Tap the snowflake to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown 2 Christmas at 100% against Christmas Countdown's 42%. Countdown 2 Christmas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Christmas Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (296 vs 7). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Countdown 2 Christmas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Christmas Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown 2 Christmas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown has 296 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Christmas Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown 2 Christmas's.
Christmas Countdown ships an update every 4 weeks, Countdown 2 Christmas every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown | Countdown 2 Christmas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (296 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HayGrazer | Daniel TenEyck |
Customer experience
Christmas Countdown
Countdown 2 Christmas
Bugs and requests
Christmas Countdown
Reported bugs
6 issues- Quiz always returns same score regardless of answers
- Quiz results appear random and inconsistent
- Word-matching game has more options than required
- Ads appear between quiz score display
- Countdown feature missing in November
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- Ads show violent/inappropriate content
Requested features
6 requests- Tutorial or 'how to play' guide
- Reduce advertisement frequency significantly
- Fix quiz randomness and consistency
- Add actual mini-games as advertised
- Improve quiz result fairness
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- Better game instructions and clarity
Countdown 2 Christmas
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown
No in-app purchases
Countdown 2 Christmas
- Unlock Premium Content$4.99
Questions
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