iCaughtSanta vs Personalized Call from Santa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCaughtSanta
Easily add realistic Santa Claus stickers to your photos to create magical holiday memories. Surprise children with images of Santa in their own homes or create personalized holiday cards. The app offers high-quality stickers for various occasions beyond Christmas.
- Realistic Santa photo stickers
- High-quality sticker images
- Create personalized holiday cards
- Add Santa to any photo
- Save and share unlimited pictures
- Stickers for various occasions
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Magically insert Santa stickers into any photo. Imagine the look of wonder and surprise when a child you love sees a photo of Santa in your very own home. + WE HAVE REAL SANTA PHOTO STICKERS + NO CARTOONS HERE ~ JUST HIGH-QUALITY STICKERS Take selfies with Santa, photobomb your friends ~ you can even make personalized holiday photo cards. Create custom scenes for birthday parties, anniversaries, Valentines Day, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and much more. With this app you can create, save and share unlimited pictures made with some of our most popular characters. If you like what you see ~ and we know you will ~ you can purchase dozens more amazing character images for one low price! Created with love at iCaughtSanta.com ~ "Where Parents get Proof!"
Personalized Call from Santa
Create a magical Christmas experience with personalized phone calls from Santa Claus. Choose from various messages, schedule the call, and even see Santa's photo on the screen. This free app offers a unique way to spread holiday cheer and encourage children.
- Personalized Santa calls
- Scheduled call times
- Unique Santa messages
- Optional child's photo on screen
- Customizable greetings
- Call screen customization
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Imagine your loved one's face when they receive their Personalized phone call from Santa Claus Himself! Santa has a special message for your loved one! Whether they have been Naughty, or Nice... Santa can offer great words of encouragement! The easiest way to make Christmas extra special this year! Celebrate the holiday season with our North Pole inspired Personalized Phone Call from Santa technology. The real voice of Santa Claus Himself is guaranteed to amaze your child! The must have FREE app of the Christmas season! Easy to use, fun and effective! * Personalized Santa calls for YOUR child! * Choose the date/time of the call! * Unique Santa messages to choose from! Such as Before Christmas, See you at the Mall, Great Seeing you at the Mall, Christmas Eve, After Christmas, Naughty List, Birthday, Accomplishment, Apology and more! * Your child's photo will appear on the call screen! (optional) * Mentions your child's age, state/country, and more! * 34 Greetings to choose from, with custom call screens! * FREE app for a limited time! (Includes 1 free call. Additional calls may be purchased) * From the creators of PackageFromSanta.com Your child is going to jump thru the roof when they receive their Christmas Eve call from Santa in his sleigh! :) Has your child been Naughty? A special call from the 'Big Guy' will shape them up! Note: This is NOT a live call. For entertainment purposes only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Personalized Call from Santa at none against iCaughtSanta's shown. Personalized Call from Santa also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 17%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). iCaughtSanta's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. iCaughtSanta sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Personalized Call from Santa sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Personalized Call from Santa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Personalized Call from Santa has 9.8K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of iCaughtSanta's written reviews are positive against 49% of Personalized Call from Santa's.
iCaughtSanta ships an update every 9 months, Personalized Call from Santa monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCaughtSanta | Personalized Call from Santa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) | 4.8 (9.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.1% of reviews | 48.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 9.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catch A Character, LLC | PackageFromSanta.com |
Customer experience
iCaughtSanta
Personalized Call from Santa
User reviews
iCaughtSanta
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps kids
- 🎅 Fun app to trick kids
- 🎨 Good quality photos
Room to improve
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 💰 Expensive for individual photos
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🖼️ Intrusive watermarks on free photos
- 🔍 Limited customization options
Personalized Call from Santa
From 9.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎅 Great Santa calls
- 👍 Customizable features
- 🎁 Wonderful Christmas magic
- 💫 Jolly and happy Santa voice
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive for additional calls
- 🙅♀️ Limited free features
- 🤔 Confusing to use
- 🚫 Unreliable service
Bugs and requests
iCaughtSanta
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera not working properly
- Photos not saving correctly
- App not restoring purchased content
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to adjust brightness and hue of stickers
- Option to remove watermarks on purchased photos
- Support for multiple photo uploads at once
Personalized Call from Santa
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scheduled calls not working
- Purchased calls not delivered
- Inability to access purchased content
Requested features
4 requests- Multiple child support
- Voicemail option
- More video/call customization
- Separate account for divorced parents
In-app purchases
iCaughtSanta
- Santa Sticker Pack 1$0.99
- Fairy Sticker Pack 1$0.99
- Bunny Sticker Pack 1$0.99
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- Bundle Sticker Pack 1$1.99
- Sticker Pack 1$2.99
Personalized Call from Santa
- Upgrade Free Call to Premium$2.99
- Upgrade Plus Call to Premium$2.99
- Additional Call From Santa$4.99
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- Add 3 Calls$12.99
- Additional 6 Calls$19.99
Questions
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