# Halloween Countdown vs Santa Tracker

The clearest difference is rating: Halloween Countdown at 4.8 against Santa Tracker's 4.0. Halloween Countdown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Santa Tracker's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Halloween Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halloween Countdown has 1.2K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Halloween Countdown's written reviews are positive against 65% of Santa Tracker's.

Halloween Countdown ships an update every 9 months, Santa Tracker every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Halloween Countdown | Santa Tracker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-countdown/id309684702/reviews)** | [4.0 (81 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-tracker-countdown-2023/id1535905936/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.2K** | 81 |
| Positive reviews | **89.0% of reviews** | 65.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 months** | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 59 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **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

### Halloween Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-countdown/id309684702)

Count down to Halloween with haunting music and animated characters. Customize backgrounds with your own photos or choose from included spooky images. Get ready for the holiday with fun animations and countdown updates.

**Highlights:** Haunting musical soundtracks, Customizable background images, Animated characters that grow and shrink, Shake or tap characters for effects, Countdown text color customization, Facebook sharing of countdown

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

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🎃 Nostalgic
- 👍 Customizable
- 🎃 Accurate countdown
- 🎃 Fun and spooky
- 🎃 Captures the Halloween spirit

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🙄 Too many ads
- 🐛 Sound issues
- 🙄 Limited features

**Reported bugs**

- Inability to access paid version
- Countdown inaccuracy

**Requested features**

- More interactive elements
- Additional character options
- Notification feature
- More sound/music options


### 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 Halloween Countdown free?

Halloween 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, Halloween Countdown or Santa Tracker?

Halloween Countdown is rated higher. Halloween Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Santa Tracker averages 4.0 from 81 ratings.

### Do Halloween Countdown or Santa Tracker have ads?

Santa Tracker shows ads; Halloween Countdown does not.

### Which is updated more often, Halloween Countdown or Santa Tracker?

Halloween Countdown ships an update every 9 months, and Santa Tracker every 10 months. Most recently, Halloween Countdown was updated on October 9, 2026 and Santa Tracker on September 29, 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.*