# Christmas Countdown vs Christmas Countdown 2025!!

The clearest difference is rating: Christmas Countdown 2025!! at 5.0 against Christmas Countdown's 4.6. Christmas Countdown 2025!! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Christmas Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (868 vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Christmas Countdown 2025!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Christmas Countdown 2025!! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown has 868 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Christmas Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Christmas Countdown 2025!!'s.

Christmas Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Christmas Countdown 2025!! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown | Christmas Countdown 2025!! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (868 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id325476623/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2025/id6473429333/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **868** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 124 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Nicole Hankinson](https://appshunter.io/developer/502305137) | [Dipen Patel](https://appshunter.io/developer/352249653) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### Christmas Countdown 2025!!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2025/id6473429333)

This app helps you track the time until Christmas with customizable displays, festive themes, and holiday music. Share your countdown with friends and family. An optional one-time upgrade unlocks additional features and removes ads.

**Highlights:** Customizable countdown display (days, hours, minutes, seconds), Personalize font style and text color, Festive background themes or custom photos/camera, Holiday music selection, Shareable countdowns with friends and family, Optional one-time upgrade for full experience

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Premium | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown free?

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

### 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 2025!! is rated higher. Christmas Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 868 ratings, while Christmas Countdown 2025!! averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

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

Neither Christmas Countdown nor Christmas Countdown 2025!! shows ads.

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

Christmas Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Christmas Countdown 2025!! every 6 weeks. Most recently, Christmas Countdown was updated on September 24, 2026 and Christmas Countdown 2025!! on September 14, 2026.

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