Christmas Countdown! vs North Pole Workshop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Countdown!
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.
- Precise countdown (days, hours, minutes, seconds, heartbeats)
- Multiple time modes (weeks, nights, seconds, heartbeats)
- Six festive companion characters
- Social media sharing
- Christmas music playback
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The app that keeps you updated to how many days, hours, minutes, seconds and even heartbeats there are until Christmas 2025. There are multiple 'time-modes' including counting down the number of total weeks, nights, hours, minutes, total seconds or heartbeats until Christmas. Choose between 6 characters to keep you company while watching the countdown! Characters include: • Santa Claus • Snowman • Christmas tree • Reindeer • Skater Share the countdown with your family and friends to all of your favourite social networks! Including Instagram! Listen to Christmas songs whilst watching the time tick closer to Christmas.
North Pole Workshop
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North Pole Workshop is an application that lets you create and share a gift with anyone. The app features the art and imagination of award-winning animator, writer and creative director, George Evelyn.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: North Pole Workshop at none against Christmas Countdown!'s shown. Christmas Countdown!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 48 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, North Pole Workshop every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown! | North Pole Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack McLean | Wise Enterprise |
Bugs and requests
Christmas Countdown!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Countdown sometimes off by a day
- Occasional app crashes or freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Add more Christmas song options
- Include countdown for other holidays
- Allow users to customize their own countdown metrics
North Pole Workshop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown!
No in-app purchases
North Pole Workshop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Christmas Countdown! free?
Is North Pole Workshop free?
Do Christmas Countdown! or North Pole Workshop have ads?
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown! or North Pole Workshop?
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