# Christmas Countdown! vs WhoTF

The clearest difference is rating: Christmas Countdown! at 4.8 against WhoTF's 4.1. Christmas Countdown! also leads on ratings volume (71K vs 13) and review sentiment (90% vs 80%). WhoTF's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Christmas Countdown! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown! has 71K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Christmas Countdown!'s written reviews are positive against 80% of WhoTF's.

Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, WhoTF every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown! | WhoTF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (71K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id295350675/reviews)** | [4.1 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whotf-face-guessing-game/id6474140782/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **71K** | 13 |
| Positive reviews | **89.8% of reviews** | 80.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | **Free** |
| Size | 13 MB | 50 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jack McLean](https://appshunter.io/developer/295350678) | [HugoDuarte](https://appshunter.io/developer/1609591670) |

## 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


### WhoTF

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whotf-face-guessing-game/id6474140782)

A digital twist on a classic face guessing game. Players ask yes-or-no questions to deduce their opponent's secret character. Offers solo play against AI, local multiplayer on one device, and online multiplayer on separate devices.

**Highlights:** Ask yes-or-no questions, Solo vs AI mode, 2 Players, 1 Device mode, 2 Players, 2 Devices mode, Hundreds of unique characters, Adjustable board sizes

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown! free?

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

### Is WhoTF free?

WhoTF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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

Christmas Countdown! is rated higher. Christmas Countdown! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while WhoTF averages 4.1 from 13 ratings.

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

Christmas Countdown! shows ads; WhoTF does not.

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

Christmas Countdown! ships an update every 3 months, and WhoTF every 6 weeks. Most recently, Christmas Countdown! was updated on October 19, 2026 and WhoTF on October 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*