iHalloween Countdown vs Thanksgiving App
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.
Thanksgiving App
Celebrate Thanksgiving with fun facts, a trivia game, and a countdown to the holiday. Features include a turkey cooking calculator and timer, plus the ability to design and send personalized greeting cards.
- Thanksgiving facts and history
- Thanksgiving trivia game
- Countdown to Thanksgiving Day
- Turkey cooking calculator and timer
- Design and send greeting cards
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Thanksgiving has been a tradition for more than almost 400 years. Thanksgiving Day in the United States is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Waiting for Thanksgiving is even more fun with these features: - Thanksgiving Facts Read surprising and funny Thanksgiving facts, including world records, history and Thanksgiving Day. - Thanksgiving Trivia The trivia game includes interesting questions about Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving traditions. While playing this Thanksgiving trivia game you learn a lot about Thanksgiving history as well as Thanksgiving traditions in the United States and around the world. Do you know how many turkeys are sold annually for thanksgiving? Do all turkeys gobble? What was the reason Thanksgiving was moves up a week? How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last? - Thanksgiving Countdown Count down the days, minutes and hours until Thanksgiving Day. - Funny Turkey Click on the Funny Turkey and look what it does. Gobble, gobble! - Cook a turkey The most common question on Thanksgiving day is " How do I cook a perfect turkey"? Our turkey calculator and turkey timer will help you with that. Just type in the weight of your turkey and the ideal cooking time will be calculate. Start the timer once you're ready to put it in the oven and get ready to relax. The app will remind you when you need to cover or check the turkey. - Thanksgiving greeting cards Design your own Thanksgiving greeting card and send it to your friends. Just choose your favorite frame, add your own photo and share it via email, WhatsApp, Facebook etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iHalloween Countdown at 4.8 against Thanksgiving App's 3.8. iHalloween Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). Thanksgiving App's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 Thanksgiving App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iHalloween Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of iHalloween Countdown's written reviews are positive against 50% of Thanksgiving App's.
iHalloween Countdown ships an update every 10 months, Thanksgiving App every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHalloween Countdown | Thanksgiving App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 3.8 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JS Digital Productions, Inc. | Kulana Media Productions LLC |
Customer experience
iHalloween Countdown
Thanksgiving App
In-app purchases
iHalloween Countdown
- Premium Access$1.991 Year
Thanksgiving App
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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