iHalloween Countdown vs Halloween 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time countdown
- Spooky themes
- AirPlay integration
- Customizable backgrounds
- Halloween music soundtracks
- Background slideshow
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHalloween Countdown | Halloween 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | 3.3 (896 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 896 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JS Digital Productions, Inc. | Graphics Software Labs |
Customer experience
iHalloween Countdown
Halloween 3D
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
iHalloween Countdown
- More Features and Backgrounds$0.991 Year
Halloween 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iHalloween Countdown free?
Is Halloween 3D free?
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