Comparison

Christmas Countdown! 2026 vs Christmas Countdown & Widget

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

Head to head
About

Christmas Countdown! 2026

Track the exact time remaining until Christmas 2025 with a dynamic countdown. Enjoy festive themes, snowfall effects, animated characters, and ambient Christmas music. Personalize your experience with HD wallpapers and share the excitement with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Christmas countdown timer
  • Day and night themes
  • Snowfall effects
  • Christmas wallpapers
  • Ambient Christmas music
  • Animated Christmas characters
Features
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Countdown to Christmas 2026 in style! See exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left - with snow falling right on your screen. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Live Countdown Timer - days, hours, minutes, seconds to Christmas Day - Home & Lock Screen Widgets - see the countdown without opening the app - Falling Snow Effects - real-time animated snowfall - HD Christmas Wallpapers - festive backgrounds for your phone - Ambient Christmas Music - cozy soundtrack while you countdown - Animated Christmas Characters - Santa and friends bring the app to life - Day & Night Themes - a fresh look morning and evening SHARE THE COUNTDOWN Send the countdown to family and friends and get everyone counting down together. THE MOST WONDERFUL COUNTDOWN OF THE YEAR Whether you're 1 day or 100 days out, The Christmas Countdown keeps the holiday spirit on your screen all season long. Download now and start counting down to Christmas 2026!

About

Christmas Countdown & Widget

Track the exact days, hours, and sleeps until Christmas Eve with a live home screen widget. Customize with festive themes and enjoy snowfall animations to bring the holiday spirit to life.

Highlights
  • Live home screen widget
  • Real-time countdown (days, hours, sleeps)
  • Customizable themes (red, green, blue)
  • Snowfall animations
  • Compact size (under 1MB)
Features
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How many sleeps until Christmas? Christmas Countdown puts the countdown right on your home screen and lock screen, so the whole family can see how close Christmas is, every time they pick up the iPhone. Rated 4.8 stars by more than 2,400 people. Free, no ads, no account. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add the widget once and the days (or sleeps) left are always in sight. No need to open the app: the widget updates by itself every day, all season long. LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See the countdown without even unlocking your phone. Pick the round widget with its progress ring, which fills up as Christmas gets closer, or the one-line widget above the clock. SLEEPS, NOT JUST DAYS Kids don't count days, they count sleeps. Switch to sleeps mode and the app answers the question you hear every evening in December: "How many more nights until Santa comes?" LIVE COUNTDOWN IN THE APP Open the app for the full countdown: days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down in real time, under gently falling snow. Prefer a calm screen? Turn the snow off in one tap. DEC 24 OR DEC 25 Celebrate on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day? Choose the date you count down to, and every widget follows. In Sweden, the app counts to December 24 by default. FESTIVE THEMES Classic red, pine green or ice blue. Your colour applies to the app and to the widgets, so your home screen matches your mood. ALL YEAR LONG Christmas is over? The countdown starts again for next year, and we say Merry Christmas on the way. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in 16 languages, from French and German to Japanese and Korean. PREMIUM: SNOWY SCENE WIDGETS A one-time purchase unlocks exclusive widgets: a snowy landscape with a cabin, a snowman and fir trees, in small and medium sizes, painted in your theme colour. Premium also removes the FREE badge from the classic widget and supports an independent developer. No subscription, ever. Already bought it? Restore your purchase in one tap from Settings. HOW TO ADD THE WIDGET 1. Download Christmas Countdown, it's free 2. Long-press an empty area of your home screen and tap Edit 3. Tap Add Widget and search for Christmas Countdown 4. Choose a size and tap Add Widget For the lock screen, long-press the lock screen, tap Customize, then add the widget under the clock. MADE BY ONE PERSON Christmas Countdown is built by an independent developer who loves Christmas as much as you do. Ideas, bugs or just a hello? Write from the Settings screen: every message gets read. Christmas only comes once a year. Start counting.

Screenshots

Christmas Countdown! 20264 screens
Christmas Countdown & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Christmas Countdown & Widget at none against Christmas Countdown! 2026's shown. Christmas Countdown & Widget also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 76%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Christmas Countdown! 2026 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Christmas Countdown & Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Christmas Countdown! 2026 against 4.8 for Christmas Countdown & Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.2K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Christmas Countdown! 2026's written reviews are positive against 93% of Christmas Countdown & Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Countdown! 2026 ships an update every 3 months, Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Christmas Countdown! 2026 versus Christmas Countdown & Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas Countdown! 2026Christmas Countdown & Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings)4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.2K — better2.5K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuvrajsinh JadejaBenoit Deguine

Customer experience

Christmas Countdown! 2026

All ratings6,165 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative18.3%

Christmas Countdown & Widget

All ratings2,437 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.3%

User reviews

Christmas Countdown! 2026

From 6.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎄 Christmas countdown
  • 🎅 Helpful for Christmas planning
  • 🎶 Christmas music
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎉 Fun and engaging

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Ads too frequent
  • 🔧 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 Drains battery
  • 🚫 Lack of customization options

Christmas Countdown & Widget

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎄 Great Christmas countdown app
  • 🕰️ Accurate countdown
  • 💻 Useful widget
  • 🎨 Customizable themes
  • 🎅 Captures Christmas spirit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional countdown issues
  • 🔍 Widget doesn't show full countdown details
  • 🔧 Some features not fully functional

Bugs and requests

Christmas Countdown! 2026

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown not accurate
  • Notifications not working properly
  • Wallpapers not available as advertised

Requested features

4 requests
  • Christmas gift list feature
  • Ability to set app as wallpaper
  • Countdown to other holidays
  • More customization options

Christmas Countdown & Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown not always accurate
  • Widget not working on some devices
  • App freezing or crashing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Include more countdown details in widget
  • Implement Christmas mini-games
  • Provide notification options
  • Add more customization options

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Christmas Countdown! 2026

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Buy Pro$1.99
  • Buy Coffee$2.99
3 purchases

Christmas Countdown & Widget

One-time3
  • 1 Gift$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
  • 3 Gifts (or 1 big!)$4.99

Questions

Is Christmas Countdown! 2026 free?
Christmas Countdown! 2026 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Christmas Countdown & Widget free?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown! 2026 or Christmas Countdown & Widget?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is rated higher. Christmas Countdown! 2026 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Christmas Countdown & Widget averages 4.8 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Christmas Countdown! 2026 or Christmas Countdown & Widget have ads?
Christmas Countdown! 2026 shows ads; Christmas Countdown & Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown! 2026 or Christmas Countdown & Widget?
Christmas Countdown! 2026 ships an update every 3 months, and Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Christmas Countdown! 2026 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Christmas Countdown & Widget on November 3, 2026.

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