# Easter Countdown vs Christmas Countdown

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easter Countdown at none against Christmas Countdown's 1. Easter Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Christmas Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (868 vs 193). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Easter Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Easter Countdown against 4.6 for Christmas Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 868 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Easter Countdown's written reviews are positive against 88% of Christmas Countdown's.

Easter Countdown ships an update every 11 months, Christmas Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Easter Countdown | Christmas Countdown |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (193 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easter-countdown/id301294994/reviews) | [4.6 (868 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id325476623/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 193 | **868** |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | **88.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 34 MB | 124 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Greg Morris](https://appshunter.io/developer/289982214) | [Nicole Hankinson](https://appshunter.io/developer/502305137) |

## What reviewers say

### Easter Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easter-countdown/id301294994)

Countdown to Easter with animated characters that grow and shrink as the holiday approaches. Customize backgrounds with your own photos and enjoy built-in or personal music soundtracks. Interact with characters and share your countdown status.

**Highlights:** Animated characters grow and shrink based on days left, Customizable backgrounds with own photos, Built-in and personal music soundtracks, Interactive character effects, Countdown text color customization, Facebook status updates

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### Christmas Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id325476623)

This app provides a real-time countdown to Christmas, displaying hours, minutes, and seconds. Enjoy festive music, customizable backgrounds, and interactive snowflake effects. Stay updated with daily badge notifications and access the countdown from your watch or home screen.

**Highlights:** Real-time countdown (hours, minutes, seconds), Customizable backgrounds (including own photos), Festive background music selection, Interactive snowflake effects, Daily badge updates, Watch app and home screen widgets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christmas Countdown Premium | $3.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app for Christmas countdown
- 🎄 Customizable features (music, snowflakes, background)
- ⏱️ Detailed countdown (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
- 🕰️ Accurate and reliable countdown
- 🎅 Fun and festive design

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall (e.g., widgets)
- 🐛 Bugs with badge/notification functionality
- 🔧 Lack of updates to keep up with OS changes
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer devices

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown not updating correctly with time changes
- Inability to use custom photos as background
- Music playback issues after app updates

**Requested features**

- Allow custom font and text customization
- Add support for other holidays/events
- Improve social sharing capabilities
- Introduce more background/theme options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Easter Countdown free?

Easter 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, Easter Countdown or Christmas Countdown?

Easter Countdown and Christmas Countdown are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 193 and 868 ratings respectively.

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

Neither Easter Countdown nor Christmas Countdown shows ads.

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

Easter Countdown ships an update every 11 months, and Christmas Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Easter Countdown was updated on September 14, 2026 and Christmas Countdown on October 1, 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.*