Comparison

StringyLine 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

StringyLine

Interact with dynamic lines and shapes through intuitive touch controls. Visualize and play with flowing, interconnected elements. A simple yet engaging experience for creative exploration.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based interaction
  • Dynamic line visualization
  • Shape manipulation
  • Creative exploration
  • Engaging gameplay
Features
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Play and visualise with a swipe.

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

StringyLine2 screens
Christmas Countdown & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StringyLine at none against Christmas Countdown & Widget's 3. Christmas Countdown & Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Christmas Countdown & Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. StringyLine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StringyLine ships an update every 14 months, Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StringyLine versus Christmas Countdown & Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStringyLineChristmas Countdown & Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better93.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcade Wizz Kid Pty LtdBenoit Deguine

Customer experience

StringyLine

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Christmas Countdown & Widget

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

Bugs and requests

StringyLine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

StringyLine

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Christmas Countdown & Widget

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

Questions

Is StringyLine free?
StringyLine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Christmas Countdown & Widget free?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StringyLine or Christmas Countdown & Widget have ads?
Neither StringyLine nor Christmas Countdown & Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StringyLine or Christmas Countdown & Widget?
StringyLine ships an update every 14 months, and Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, StringyLine was updated on November 2, 2026 and Christmas Countdown & Widget on November 7, 2026.

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