# Christmas Countdown! vs Christmas Countdown #2025

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Christmas Countdown! at none against Christmas Countdown #2025's 1. Christmas Countdown! also leads on ratings volume (71K vs 6). Christmas Countdown #2025's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown #2025 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Christmas Countdown! asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Christmas Countdown! against 4.8 for Christmas Countdown #2025. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown! has 71K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, Christmas Countdown #2025 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown! | Christmas Countdown #2025 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (71K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id295350675/reviews) | [4.8 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2025/id1490152914/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **71K** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 13 MB | 75 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jack McLean](https://appshunter.io/developer/295350678) | [Milan Unjiya](https://appshunter.io/developer/1490152913) |

## 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 #2025

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2025/id1490152914)

This app helps you track the time remaining until Christmas 2025. It offers beautiful Christmas backgrounds, quotes, snowfall animations, and sound effects. Customize themes and enjoy a festive countdown experience.

**Highlights:** Countdown timer to Christmas 2025, Christmas backgrounds, Christmas quotes, Snowfall animation, Christmas sound library, Customizable themes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown! free?

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

### Is Christmas Countdown #2025 free?

Christmas Countdown #2025 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown! or Christmas Countdown #2025?

Christmas Countdown! and Christmas Countdown #2025 are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 71K and 6 ratings respectively.

### Do Christmas Countdown! or Christmas Countdown #2025 have ads?

Christmas Countdown! shows ads; Christmas Countdown #2025 does not.

### Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown! or Christmas Countdown #2025?

Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, and Christmas Countdown #2025 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Christmas Countdown! was updated on September 28, 2026 and Christmas Countdown #2025 on June 3, 2026.

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