Comparison

Christmas Countdown & Widget vs New Year Countdown 2027

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

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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.

About

New Year Countdown 2027

Track the exact time remaining until the New Year celebration with real-time countdowns in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Customize your experience with festive wallpapers, animated fireworks, and New Year music. Share your countdown progress and discover inspiring quotes and wishes.

Highlights
  • Real-time countdown (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Customizable background wallpapers
  • Animated fireworks effects
  • New Year music player
  • Social media sharing
  • New Year quotes and wishes
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Do you want to know exactly how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until New Year? New Year Countdown 2027 is the perfect app for tracking the exciting countdown to the most anticipated celebration of the year! New Year is one of the most important and celebrated occasions of the year. It's a time for new beginnings, family gatherings, celebrations, and creating memories. Our New Year Countdown app makes it easy and exciting to track every moment leading up to this special day. This app shows the countdown until next New Year with days, hours, minutes and seconds! You can change the background wallpapers and animated GIFs while listening to New Year music! App Features: • Real-time countdown with days, hours, minutes, and seconds • Beautiful collection of New Year background wallpapers • Animated fireworks effects for New Year celebrations • New Year music player with festive tunes • Share countdown progress on social media • New Year quotes and wishes collection • Easy-to-use, intuitive interface • Works offline - no internet required Perfect For: - New Year Countdown 2027 - Days Until New Year - New Year Countdown Live - Countdown to New Year - New Year Wallpaper App - New Year's Eve Countdown Why Choose Our App: 1. Accurate real-time countdown 2. Beautiful New Year-themed design 3. Multiple customization options 4. Free to download and use 5. Regular updates with new features Start your New Year countdown today and make every moment count! Whether you're counting down with family, friends, or on your own, our app will help you celebrate the excitement of New Year every day. Wishing you a Happy New Year 2027!

Screenshots

Christmas Countdown & Widget4 screens
New Year Countdown 20274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Christmas Countdown & Widget at 93% against New Year Countdown 2027's 28%. Christmas Countdown & Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). New Year Countdown 2027's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown & Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and New Year Countdown 2027 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Christmas Countdown & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 923 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Christmas Countdown & Widget's written reviews are positive against 28% of New Year Countdown 2027's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Countdown & Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, New Year Countdown 2027 every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Christmas Countdown & Widget versus New Year Countdown 2027: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas Countdown & WidgetNew Year Countdown 2027
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better4.4 (923 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better27.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better923
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenoit DeguineAjaysinh Jadeja

Customer experience

Christmas Countdown & Widget

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

New Year Countdown 2027

All ratings921 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative60.0%

User reviews

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

New Year Countdown 2027

From 923 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate timing
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎶 Great music/sound

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Too many ads
  • ⏱️ Ads during countdown
  • 🔇 Unable to change music

Bugs and 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

New Year Countdown 2027

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Countdown resets unexpectedly

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • Ability to set custom countdown time zone

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Christmas Countdown & Widget

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

New Year Countdown 2027

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Christmas Countdown & Widget free?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is New Year Countdown 2027 free?
New Year Countdown 2027 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown & Widget or New Year Countdown 2027?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is rated higher. Christmas Countdown & Widget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while New Year Countdown 2027 averages 4.4 from 923 ratings.
Do Christmas Countdown & Widget or New Year Countdown 2027 have ads?
New Year Countdown 2027 shows ads; Christmas Countdown & Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown & Widget or New Year Countdown 2027?
Christmas Countdown & Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and New Year Countdown 2027 every 3 months. Most recently, Christmas Countdown & Widget was updated on November 7, 2026 and New Year Countdown 2027 on November 7, 2026.

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