Santa Tracker vs Bears Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa Tracker
Discover how many days, minutes, hours, and seconds remain until Christmas. This app allows you to track Santa's current location around the world and provides a countdown to the festive holiday.
- Christmas countdown
- Track Santa's location
- Count days, minutes, hours, seconds
- Real-time Santa tracking
- Festive holiday app
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Reviewed by Slotter..... – Nov 29, 2020 How do you can tell how many days minutes hours and seconds till Christmas it is amazing!!! ***** Where Is Santa Right Now in 2023? Track Santa Tack When is Santa coming. Where in the world is Santa Claus right now? Here's everything you need to know about finding his exact location by using a Santa tracker. This is best Santa Tracker.... Countdown Days when Santa is coming, Count Days, seconds, Sleep And hours as well Download Now it is free!
Bears Countdown
Beautifully designed countdowns for important events like birthdays, anniversaries, and vacations. Features hand-drawn art, home screen widgets, and the ability to add notes and set intentions for future plans.
- Hand-drawn bear artworks
- Home screen widgets (iOS 14)
- Event notes for details
- Past event history
- Set intentions for future plans
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Bears Countdown is the most beautiful way to countdown to birthdays, anniversaries, vacations and even work deadlines! On iPhone, iPad and Mac. ...HAND-DRAWN ARTWORKS... Lots of beautifully drawn bear artworks with a gorgeous pastel color palette to bring every event to life. ...WIDGETS (iOS 14)... Countdown from your home screen without even having to open the app! All three widget sizes included. ...NOTES... Write notes for each event, like ideas for birthday gifts/anniversaries, things to remember for upcoming trips, and important points for work deadlines. ...HISTORY... Look back on past events and the notes you wrote for them. ...SET INTENTIONS... Set intentions for plans that you don’t have a date for yet, like promising yourself to catch up with a friend you haven't seen in a while, or starting a new workout routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Santa Tracker at Free against Bears Countdown's $3.99. Bears Countdown's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Santa Tracker is free to download; Bears Countdown costs $3.99 up front. Santa Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bears Countdown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bears Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bears Countdown has 2.6K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Santa Tracker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Bears Countdown's.
Santa Tracker ships an update every 10 months, Bears Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Santa Tracker | Bears Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (81 ratings) | 4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #42 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aamir Elahi | Isuru Wanasinghe |
Customer experience
Santa Tracker
Bears Countdown
Bugs and requests
Santa Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bears Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dates randomly shifting back by a day
- Widget not working properly on macOS Ventura
- Inability to scroll through months and dates on desktop
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to set reminders for specific times
- Implement recurring event options (e.g., every 2 weeks)
- Allow syncing between devices
- Introduce a search function for illustrations
- Add support for Apple Watch
In-app purchases
Santa Tracker
- Remove ADS$2.99
Bears Countdown
- Dragons$0.99
- Christmas Apple$0.99
- Snowman$0.99
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- Vegan Milk$0.99
- Red Envelopes$0.99
- Exam$0.99
- Princess$0.99
- Meditation$0.99
- Deliveries$0.99
- Bears Unlimited$2.99
Questions
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