Comparison

iHalloween Countdown vs EDA PLAY TOBY

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iHalloween Countdown

This app provides a real-time countdown to Halloween with spooky themes and immersive visuals. Enhance your experience with an annual subscription for custom backgrounds, music, and more.

Highlights
  • Real-time countdown
  • Spooky themes
  • AirPlay integration
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Halloween music soundtracks
  • Background slideshow
Features
Read full description

Get ready for the spookiest day of the year with iHalloween Countdown! Why you'll love it: • A Fun & Immersive Experience: Get in the Halloween spirit with festive visuals, sound, and live countdowns! • Real-time Countdown: Watch every second tick away on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch! • Standalone Apple Watch App: Enjoy the countdown directly on your wrist — no phone needed! • AirPlay Integration: Project the live countdown on your TV — perfect for Halloween parties and decorating! • Free Styling Options: Customize with Default, Digital, or Scary fonts and custom background colors (iPhone & iPad). • Spooky Themes & Layouts: Choose from a variety of festive, cute, fun, and scary designs. Unlock your full Halloween experience with Premium: iPhone & iPad Features: • 70+ Backgrounds & Custom Photos: Select built-in themes, pick from your photo library, or snap a new photo with your camera. • Custom Home Screen Widgets: Small, Medium, & Large widget layouts for Premium subscribers. • Expanded App Icon Options: Free users can choose between the new Modern icon or Classic icon. Premium users unlock 12 additional custom icon choices. • Background Slideshow: Automatically rotate background pictures every 5, 15, or 30 seconds. • Spooky Halloween Music: Set the mood with multiple eerie background music tracks. • Advanced Customization: Tailor countdown layout styles, font styles, colors, screen positioning, and icon badge count. Apple Watch Features: • 25+ Backgrounds: Choose from festive, cute, fun, and scary built-in themes. • Standalone Watch App: Customize and track the countdown directly on your wrist — no phone needed! • Watch Complications: Display countdown complications directly on your watch face. • Advanced Customization: More countdown layout styles & font colors. Download now and start the Halloween fun! Happy Halloween! * Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * AirPlay requires a Wi-Fi connection and an Apple TV or AirPlay-compatible Smart TV. App Support & Feedback: • If you like this app, please write a review and share it with your family and friends! Thank you for your support. • We work very hard to make our apps the best they can be and want you to have a great experience. If you have ideas on how to make this app better, or if you are experiencing technical problems with this app, please contact us by pressing the "Support" button located in the Information screen, or by visiting our website. Thank you.

About

EDA PLAY TOBY

This app is designed to help children with visual and motor skill development. It features interactive stages that encourage exploration, sound recognition, and visual perception through simple touch-based gameplay. Developed with specialists, it aims to support children with various visual impairments.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch-based gameplay
  • Sound and visual rewards
  • Stages for different skill levels
  • Visual perception development
  • Skills tracking section
  • Customizable white frame
Read full description

For the training of vision and fine motor skills; developed for children with multiple and visual disorders. Children with central visual impairment (CVI) can also benefit. WATCHING THE ACTION, SIMPLE TOUCHING, TOUCH AND FIND OUT WHAT'S HIDING IN THE DARK AND IN THE BOX The app consists of four parts: The first stage “watch what’s happening” is suitable for the smallest children. The second stage of the game "touch and make something happen" is suitable both for children with visual disorders and for children with severe fine and gross motor skills impairment. Children can touch the screen or just slap it - and they are rewarded by an interesting sound of a musical instrument or an animal. The third and fourth parts of the game "touch and find out what's hiding in the dark" and "touch and find out what's hiding in the box" are made to support development of the visual perception. The game is very simple, designed to be handled by children at various levels of psychomotor development. Enjoy the worksheets for children available for free at: www.edaplay.com/activities The app was developed in cooperation with low vision specialists and experts in the field of early intervention and caring for children with special needs. KEY FEATURES - Bold colours, illustrations in comprehensible shapes - White frame The white frame can be set to distinctively demarcate the work surface of the tablet display. - Skills section The Skills section records the work of the child with the application. - Simulator of visual disorders The authorship of the EDA PLAY TOBY app belongs to the non-profit organization EDA cz, z.ú. and to the digital studio Sugar And Ketchup. The project is carried out with the support of the Czech Radio Foundation (Nadační fond Českého rozhlasu) from the Firefly (Světluška) fund. For more information go to www.edaplay.com/eda-play-toby - - Č E S K Y - - Připraveno na míru dětem se zrakovými a kombinovanými vadami tak, aby hra byla pomocníkem pro rozvoj jejich zrakových dovedností a jemné motoriky. Hra je vhodná také pro děti s centrálním postižením zraku (CVI). Aplikace obsahuje čtyři typy úkolů: V první fázi "sleduj, co se děje" se úkoly odehrávají automaticky, pomáhají dětem trénovat zrakovou pozornost. V druhé části aplikace "dotkni se a něco se stane" se děti mohou obrazovky dotknout kdekoli nebo na ni prostě plácnout a získají odměnu ve formě zajímavého zvuku hudebního nástroje nebo zvířete. Další části hry "dotkni se a zjisti, co se skrývá ve tmě" a "dotkni se a zjisti, co se skrývá v krabici" obsahují úkoly, které pomáhají rozvíjet zrakové vnímání a vytváření zrakových představ. Hra je maximálně jednoduchá, zvládnou ji i děti s různou úrovní psychomotorického vývoje. HLAVNÍ FUNKCE - Výrazné barvy, dostatečná velikost obrázků - Bílý rámeček Lze nastavit bílý rámeček, který zvýrazní ohraničení pracovní plochy displeje tabletu. - Sekce Dovednosti Sekce Dovednosti zaznamenává práci dítěte s aplikací. - Simulátor zrakových vad - Hru můžete doplnit také pracovními listy, které jsou dostupné ke stažení zdarma na www.edaplay.cz/aktivity Autory aplikace EDA PLAY TOBY jsou nezisková organizace EDA cz, z.ú. a digitální studio Sugar And Ketchup. Projekt je realizován za pomoci Nadačního fondu Českého rozhlasu ze sbírky Světluška. Více informací na www.edaplay.cz/eda-play-toby

Screenshots

iHalloween Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iHalloween Countdown at Free against EDA PLAY TOBY's $6.99. iHalloween Countdown also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). EDA PLAY TOBY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iHalloween Countdown is free to download; EDA PLAY TOBY costs $6.99 up front. iHalloween Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. EDA PLAY TOBY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iHalloween Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of iHalloween Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of EDA PLAY TOBY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 10 months, EDA PLAY TOBY every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iHalloween Countdown versus EDA PLAY TOBY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHalloween CountdownEDA PLAY TOBY
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.26.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB34 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJS Digital Productions, Inc.EDA cz, z. u.

Customer experience

iHalloween Countdown

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

EDA PLAY TOBY

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iHalloween Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • More Features and Backgrounds$0.991 Year
None

EDA PLAY TOBY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iHalloween Countdown free?
iHalloween Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EDA PLAY TOBY free?
EDA PLAY TOBY costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iHalloween Countdown or EDA PLAY TOBY?
iHalloween Countdown is rated higher. iHalloween Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while EDA PLAY TOBY averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do iHalloween Countdown or EDA PLAY TOBY have ads?
Neither iHalloween Countdown nor EDA PLAY TOBY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHalloween Countdown or EDA PLAY TOBY?
iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 10 months, and EDA PLAY TOBY every 9 months. Most recently, iHalloween Countdown was updated on October 23, 2026 and EDA PLAY TOBY on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons