SANTA SMASH vs Chaos Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SANTA SMASH
Tap to smash incoming Santas and aim for the highest score possible. Test your reflexes and see how many you can hit before they pass.
- Tap to smash Santas
- Score-based gameplay
- High score tracking
- Simple tap controls
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Watch for the Santas... and get them! How high can YOU score?
Chaos Clock
Track time and dates according to Discordian principles and Erisian measurements. Features a countdown to X-Day and includes numerous Discordian holidays.
- Discordian date and time measurement
- Erisian Time Measurement
- Countdown to X-Day
- St. Tib's Day and canonical Holydays
- 165 Discordian Holydays
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Timekeeping for Discordians. The first and only App to measure both date & time according to the Principia Discordia and the Erisian Time Measurement – from the first Sweetmorn in the season of Chaos, to the last Setting Orange of The Aftermath. Chaos Clock keeps a running countdown to X-Day, the end of the world according to the Church of the SubGenius! Includes St Tib's Day & the ten canonical Holydays, plus 165 Holydays celebrated by various Discordian denominations: • Pi Approximation Day • Defenestration of Prague Day • St. John the Blasphemist's Day • Festivus • New Year's Eve Eve • and more! Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chaos Clock at 100% against SANTA SMASH's 31%. Chaos Clock also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.8). SANTA SMASH's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chaos Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SANTA SMASH has 4.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of SANTA SMASH's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chaos Clock's.
SANTA SMASH ships an update weekly, Chaos Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SANTA SMASH | Chaos Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4.6K ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Indigo Penguin Limited | Special Treat, LLC |
Customer experience
SANTA SMASH
Chaos Clock
Bugs and requests
SANTA SMASH
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Loading issues and long load times
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
3 requests- More game modes and difficulty levels
- Ability to customize the targets
- Leaderboards and achievements
Chaos Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SANTA SMASH
No in-app purchases
Chaos Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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