# Valentine's Countdown vs Santa Tracker

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Valentine's Countdown at none against Santa Tracker's 1. Valentine's Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Santa Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 10) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Santa Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Valentine's Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Valentine's Countdown against 4.0 for Santa Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa Tracker has 81 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Valentine's Countdown's written reviews are positive against 65% of Santa Tracker's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Valentine's Countdown | Santa Tracker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/valentines-countdown/id299121528/reviews) | **[4.0 (81 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-tracker-countdown-2023/id1535905936/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 10 | **81** |
| Positive reviews | **69.2% of reviews** | 65.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 11.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Greg Morris](https://appshunter.io/developer/289982214) | [Aamir Elahi](https://appshunter.io/developer/975019159) |

## What reviewers say

### Valentine's Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/valentines-countdown/id299121528)

Track the days until Valentine's Day with animated characters and customizable backgrounds. Enjoy built-in or personal music playlists, and share your countdown status on social media.

**Highlights:** Days until Valentine's Day countdown, Animated characters that grow and shrink, Customizable backgrounds from photo album, Built-in and personal music integration, Facebook status updates, View Valentine's Day for future years

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### Santa Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-tracker-countdown-2023/id1535905936)

Discover how many days, minutes, hours, and seconds remain until Christmas. This app allows you to track Santa's current location around the world and provides a countdown to the festive holiday.

**Highlights:** Christmas countdown, Track Santa's location, Count days, minutes, hours, seconds, Real-time Santa tracking, Festive holiday app

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ADS | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Valentine's Countdown free?

Valentine's Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Santa Tracker free?

Santa Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Valentine's Countdown or Santa Tracker?

Santa Tracker is rated higher. Valentine's Countdown averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Santa Tracker averages 4.0 from 81 ratings.

### Do Valentine's Countdown or Santa Tracker have ads?

Santa Tracker shows ads; Valentine's Countdown does not.

### Which is updated more often, Valentine's Countdown or Santa Tracker?

Valentine's Countdown ships an update every 10 months, and Santa Tracker every 10 months. Most recently, Valentine's Countdown was updated on October 9, 2026 and Santa Tracker on October 15, 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.*