Santa Drop Express vs Santa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa Drop Express
Guide Santa's helpers to deliver presents and save Christmas. Utilize unique driver and sleigh abilities to navigate obstacles and make successful drops. Experience a festive game with special delivery mechanics.
- Deliver presents to save Christmas
- Choose from 3 drivers with unique abilities
- Select from 3 special sleighs
- Utilize special delivery mechanics
- Navigate obstacles during delivery
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Help Santa deliver presents and save Christmas! Santa has recruited some animal friends to help deliver presents this year. Choose from 3 different drivers and 3 special sleighs each with special abilities. Fly over the houses and deliver presents. Be sure to long press and do your special delivery abilities when making deliveries. Be careful of any obstacles that might stand in your way of delivery. Special Abilities *Deliver a present, build a power-up charge and long press to special delivery* Drivers ------------ Capybara - Rapid Drop Penguino - Explosion Drop Moose - Stack Drop Sleighs ------------ Rocket - Freeze Drop Sci Fi - Homing Drop Box - Unlimited Drop
Santa
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Christmas is approaching, and Santa needs your help! GATHER the reindeer that ran off into the city, COLLECT children's scattered gifts and DELIVER them to ensure the holiday spirit! It's up to you to save the day, and hang a shining star upon the highest bough!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Santa at every 4 days against Santa Drop Express's every 6 months. Santa also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Santa Drop Express ships an update every 6 months, Santa every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Santa Drop Express | Santa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abysmal Games | Atil Samancioglu |
In-app purchases
Santa Drop Express
No in-app purchases
Santa
No in-app purchases
