# Christmas Countdown! vs Christmas Countdown

The clearest difference is rating: Christmas Countdown! at 4.8 against Christmas Countdown's 4.0. Christmas Countdown! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 49 months). Christmas Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Christmas Countdown! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Christmas Countdown! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown! has 71K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Christmas Countdown!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Christmas Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, Christmas Countdown every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown! | Christmas Countdown |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (71K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id295350675/reviews)** | [4.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id1058014606/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **71K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 months** | Every 49 months |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | **Free** |
| Size | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jack McLean](https://appshunter.io/developer/295350678) | [GUSTAVO ADOLPHO BONESSO LTDA](https://appshunter.io/developer/592010084) |

## What reviewers say

### Christmas Countdown!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id295350675)

Track the exact time remaining until Christmas 2025, down to the second or even heartbeats. Choose from fun characters to accompany your countdown and share your excitement with friends and family. Enjoy festive music while you wait for the holiday.

**Highlights:** Precise countdown (days, hours, minutes, seconds, heartbeats), Multiple time modes (weeks, nights, seconds, heartbeats), Six festive companion characters, Social media sharing, Christmas music playback

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ⭐️ Excellent Christmas countdown app
- 🎄 Helps get excited for Christmas
- 🕰 Provides multiple countdown metrics (days, hours, minutes, seconds, weeks, sleeps, heartbeats, breaths)
- 🎅 Cute Christmas-themed characters and backgrounds
- 🎶 Festive Christmas music

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔔 Annoying notifications/reminders
- 💰 Premium features like music selection should be free
- 🤖 Heartbeat and breath counters are not personalized
- 🙄 Occasional countdown inaccuracies reported

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown sometimes off by a day
- Occasional app crashes or freezes

**Requested features**

- Add more Christmas song options
- Include countdown for other holidays
- Allow users to customize their own countdown metrics


### Christmas Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id1058014606)

Track the remaining time until Christmas with various countdown formats, including days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats. Share festive cards with friends and customize the appearance with different Santa and tree images. Enjoy optional background music and snowflake animations.

**Highlights:** Multiple countdown formats (days, hours, minutes, seconds, heartbeats), Shareable Christmas cards, Customizable Santa and tree images, Optional Jingle Bells background music, Disableable snowflake animation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove advertising | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown! free?

Christmas Countdown! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Christmas Countdown free?

Christmas Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown! or Christmas Countdown?

Christmas Countdown! is rated higher. Christmas Countdown! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while Christmas Countdown averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Christmas Countdown! or Christmas Countdown have ads?

Christmas Countdown! shows ads; Christmas Countdown does not.

### Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown! or Christmas Countdown?

Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, and Christmas Countdown every 49 months. Most recently, Christmas Countdown! was updated on September 27, 2026 and Christmas Countdown on June 1, 2026.

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