iHalloween Countdown vs Halloween
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. • 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.
Halloween
This app provides a live countdown to Halloween 2026, displaying the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It features a home screen widget for at-a-glance updates and customizable themes with spooky designs.
- Live countdown timer
- Home screen widget
- Customizable themes
- Spooky design elements
- Real-time updates
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How many days until Halloween 2026? We have the answer. Halloween Countdown shows you exactly how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until October 31, 2026 - with a live timer ticking down to 0. COUNTDOWN TIMER Watch the timer count down to Halloween in real time. Days, hours, minutes, and seconds update live, so you always know exactly how much time is left before trick-or-treating begins. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Add the Halloween Countdown widget to your home screen and see the days remaining at a glance - no need to open the app. Works on all iPhone sizes. CHOOSE YOUR THEME Classic Halloween orange or mysterious purple - pick the theme that matches your style. Your widget updates instantly. SPOOKY DESIGN Custom ghost illustrations and Halloween graphics designed for maximum October energy. PREMIUM Unlock the full experience: remove the Free badge and access all premium themes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Download Halloween Countdown 2. Add the widget to your home screen (long-press - Edit - +) 3. Watch the countdown to October 31, 2026 tick down to 0 Whether you are a Halloween superfan counting down from January or someone who starts decorating on October 1st - this is your app. Download now and start your countdown to Halloween 2026.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Halloween at every 3 weeks against iHalloween Countdown's every 10 months. Halloween also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (148 vs 12). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 $1.99 per year and Halloween sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iHalloween Countdown against 4.8 for Halloween. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halloween has 148 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of iHalloween Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Halloween's.
iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 10 months, Halloween every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHalloween Countdown | Halloween |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.8 (148 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 148 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | JS Digital Productions, Inc. | Benoit Deguine |
Customer experience
iHalloween Countdown
Halloween
In-app purchases
iHalloween Countdown
- Premium Access$1.991 Year
Halloween
- lifetime$2.99
Questions
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