Comparison

iHalloween Countdown vs Halloween 3D

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
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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. • 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

Halloween 3D

Create and customize your own spooky Halloween scenes with a variety of decorations. Save your creations and share them with friends and family. Perfect for holiday fun and creative expression.

Highlights
  • Decorate Halloween scenes
  • Add masks, hats, pumpkins, bats, spiders
  • Take snapshots of creations
  • Save to photo album
  • Share with friends and family
  • Adjust scene lighting
Features
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Halloween 3D is a pleasing holiday diversion, which allows you to decorate a Halloween scene with a scarecrow and a lot of fun items, then take a snapshot to send to your friends and family. You can select scary masks, hats, add pumpkins, bats, spiders, and more. Use swipes to navigate through pages of decorations, and taps to place them on and off. Dimmer can be used to turn down the lighting in the scene. When you are satisfied with your creation, use pinch and swipe to position the camera, take a snapshot of your work, save it in your photo album, and send it to your friends and family! And donít forget to check out our other two holiday decorating apps, Christmas Tree 3D and Snowman 3D. Happy Holidays! Art and game design by Miguel. Programming by George. Music by Carey James.

Screenshots

iHalloween Countdown4 screens
Halloween 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iHalloween Countdown at 4.8 against Halloween 3D's 3.3. iHalloween Countdown also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 59%). Halloween 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (896 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. iHalloween Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Halloween 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iHalloween Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halloween 3D has 896 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of iHalloween Countdown's written reviews are positive against 59% of Halloween 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iHalloween Countdown versus Halloween 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHalloween CountdownHalloween 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better3.3 (896 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings10896 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJS Digital Productions, Inc.Graphics Software Labs

Customer experience

iHalloween Countdown

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Halloween 3D

All ratings896 ratings
Positive49.9%
Neutral17.2%
Negative32.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral18.2%
Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

iHalloween Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Halloween 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 11

Requested features

3 requests
  • More costume and decoration options
  • Improved image quality and definition
  • Scarier/spookier elements

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iHalloween Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • More Features and Backgrounds$0.991 Year
None

Halloween 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iHalloween Countdown free?
iHalloween Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halloween 3D free?
Halloween 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iHalloween Countdown or Halloween 3D?
iHalloween Countdown is rated higher. iHalloween Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Halloween 3D averages 3.3 from 896 ratings.
Do iHalloween Countdown or Halloween 3D have ads?
Neither iHalloween Countdown nor Halloween 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHalloween Countdown or Halloween 3D?
iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 11 months, and Halloween 3D every 11 months. Most recently, iHalloween Countdown was updated on September 10, 2026 and Halloween 3D on September 21, 2026.

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