Comparison

iHalloween Countdown vs Pumpkin 3D LITE

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. • 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

Pumpkin 3D LITE

Create and decorate virtual pumpkins with a variety of spooky or goofy features. Add props and Halloween-themed objects to build a scene. Save and share your unique creations with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Carve and decorate virtual pumpkins
  • Variety of eyes, mouths, noses, and lids
  • Add hats, glasses, and other props
  • Place Halloween-themed objects in scenes
  • Save and share creations
  • Holiday-themed music and sound effects
Features
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Pumpkin 3D LITE is a playful Halloween carving scene for iPhone and iPad. A pumpkin sits on a porch waiting for you; you decide how it is carved, what sits around it, and whether it is day or night. CARVE THE PUMPKIN - Five pages of pieces around the edge of the screen: eyes, noses, mouths and lids, plus pre-carved shapes such as a cat and a witch. - Tap a piece to carve it, tap it again to take it back out. Picking a new eye, nose or mouth swaps the old one out for you. - Four pumpkin shapes to start from: normal, tall, wide, and wide and tall. - Reset puts everything back to the plain pumpkin in one tap. SET THE SCENE - Halloween props and extras to place around the pumpkin: bats, a UFO, a zombie, a dinosaur, a Happy Halloween sign and more. - Day and night: at night the candle inside flickers and the carved face glows. - Spooky music and sound effects with a one-tap mute, and the occasional cat, ghost, witch and wolf as you tap. LOOK AROUND - Hide the menu to see the whole scene, drag to turn around the pumpkin and pinch to zoom. - Save a picture of your pumpkin straight to your photo library. Your pumpkin is saved when you leave and is waiting when you come back. No account needed. Pumpkin 3D LITE is free and supported by a small banner ad at the top of the screen; a one-time Remove Ads purchase takes it away for good.

Screenshots

iHalloween Countdown4 screens
Pumpkin 3D LITE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iHalloween Countdown at 4.8 against Pumpkin 3D LITE's 4.1. iHalloween Countdown also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 62%). Pumpkin 3D LITE's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 $1.99 per year and Pumpkin 3D LITE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iHalloween Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pumpkin 3D LITE has 612 ratings behind it against 12, 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 62% of Pumpkin 3D LITE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 10 months, Pumpkin 3D LITE monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iHalloween Countdown versus Pumpkin 3D LITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHalloween CountdownPumpkin 3D LITE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.1 (612 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings12612 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJS Digital Productions, Inc.Graphics Software Labs

Customer experience

iHalloween Countdown

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

Pumpkin 3D LITE

All ratings612 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iHalloween Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Access$1.991 Year
1 purchases

Pumpkin 3D LITE

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is iHalloween Countdown free?
iHalloween Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pumpkin 3D LITE free?
Pumpkin 3D LITE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iHalloween Countdown or Pumpkin 3D LITE?
iHalloween Countdown is rated higher. iHalloween Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Pumpkin 3D LITE averages 4.1 from 612 ratings.
Do iHalloween Countdown or Pumpkin 3D LITE have ads?
Neither iHalloween Countdown nor Pumpkin 3D LITE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHalloween Countdown or Pumpkin 3D LITE?
iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 10 months, and Pumpkin 3D LITE monthly. Most recently, iHalloween Countdown was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pumpkin 3D LITE on November 1, 2026.

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