Comparison

Christmas Countdown & Widget vs Magical AR Easter

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

Head to head
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

Magical AR Easter

Features
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This AR game is linked to our AR posters or cards, which can be found at Easter markets or in selected libraries in cooperating cities. The participating cities are currently Coral Gables in Miami, USA, Naunhof, Germany and Auckland, New Zealand. You can also find the AR posters on our website at www.geoargames.com/magical-ar-easter

Screenshots

Christmas Countdown & Widget4 screens
Magical AR Easter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magical AR Easter at none against Christmas Countdown & Widget's 3. Christmas Countdown & Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown & Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Magical AR Easter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Countdown & Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Magical AR Easter every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Christmas Countdown & Widget versus Magical AR Easter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas Countdown & WidgetMagical AR Easter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB236 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBenoit DeguineGeo AR Games

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

Magical AR Easter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Christmas Countdown & Widget

One-time3
  • 1 Gift$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
  • 3 Gifts (or 1 big!)$4.99
None

Magical AR Easter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Christmas Countdown & Widget free?
Christmas Countdown & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magical AR Easter free?
Magical AR Easter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Christmas Countdown & Widget or Magical AR Easter have ads?
Neither Christmas Countdown & Widget nor Magical AR Easter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown & Widget or Magical AR Easter?
Christmas Countdown & Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Magical AR Easter every 24 months. Most recently, Christmas Countdown & Widget was updated on November 3, 2026 and Magical AR Easter on October 27, 2026.

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