# Christmas Countdown vs Boop Pet

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boop Pet at none against Christmas Countdown's 1. Boop Pet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Christmas Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (880 vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

Boop Pet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown has 880 ratings behind it against 2, 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 Boop Pet's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown | Boop Pet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (880 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id325476623/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boop-pet/id6746684711/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **880** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 124 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Nicole Hankinson](https://appshunter.io/developer/502305137) | [Ian Akio Melo Shimabukuro](https://appshunter.io/developer/1817883998) |

## 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


### Boop Pet

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boop-pet/id6746684711)

This app acts as a virtual pet that lives on your wrist, requiring regular feeding to survive. It's designed to help users build discipline and improve time awareness through consistent micro-habit training.

**Highlights:** Feed pet every 8 hours to keep alive, Build discipline through micro-habit training, Lives on Apple Watch, no phone needed, Pet resets if feeding is missed, Minimalistic, cute design, Optional haptic reminders

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown free?

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

### Is Boop Pet free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Christmas Countdown or Boop Pet?

Boop Pet is rated higher. Christmas Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 880 ratings, while Boop Pet averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Christmas Countdown or Boop Pet have ads?

Neither Christmas Countdown nor Boop Pet shows ads.

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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.*