Comparison

Repeat It Again vs Video Call Santa

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Repeat It Again

Record and instantly replay short audio clips multiple times with a single tap. Save up to nine distinct recordings, each up to five minutes long. Re-record and review your audio to ensure perfect playback.

Highlights
  • Record audio snippets
  • Play recordings up to 25 times
  • Store up to 9 recordings
  • Recordings up to 5 minutes long
  • Re-record and review audio
  • Simple tap to play/stop interface
Features
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Tired of saying the same thing to someone over and over again? Record audio snippets and play them up to 25 times with each tap of a button! • Record and Play 9 of your audio recordings. Play gives the option to repeat a recording up to 25 times. Re-record whenever you wish. Each recording may be up to 5 minutes long. • Play tab: Play recordings the selected number of times. Tap to start, tap again to stop. Bright buttons have been recorded. Dim buttons have not been recorded. • Record tabs: Record, re-record and review recordings to ensure they sound just right. Bright buttons have been recorded. Dim buttons have not been recorded. You need an iOS 15.0 or later device with an internal or external microphone to use this app. Tap i from the Play screen to view more information. If you like Repeat It Again, please review it and rate it 5 stars in iTunes! Enjoy!

About

Video Call Santa

Experience the magic of Christmas with a personalized video call from Santa Claus. Choose your Santa, schedule a call, and let him greet your child by name. Capture precious moments and discover wish lists through interactive conversations.

Highlights
  • Choose American or British Santa
  • Schedule calls or connect instantly
  • Incoming or outgoing calls
  • Personalized greetings by name
  • Santa asks about behavior and wish list
  • Record and save video conversations
  • Passcode-protected parent recordings
Features
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No 1 Overall in the US, UK, Ireland, and Australia The original Video Call Santa is back with our biggest update! “This Genius Video Call Santa app will keep the Christmas magic alive.” - GoodtoKnow “Get your child to behave over the festive period by scheduling an interactive video call from Father Christmas.” - The Sun “Video Call Santa is a free app that offers a ton of options for creating a personalized call from him.” - NBC News “Video Call Santa is a special app that will give you a direct line to Santa whenever you need it.” - ABC Action News “Santa? Is that you? Believe it or not Santa has gotten pretty tech-savvy over the years. He does it all and now he can video chat.” - WFAA-TV ABC “Santa asks your child their name, if they have been good and what’s on their wish list. This is a must-try as you watch your child’s face light up.” - News 6 at Nine, WKMG-TV CBS “Want to call Santa? There’s an app for that. Video Call Santa lets your kids chat with Santa on your iPhone, and you can save a video of the conversation.” - The Mac Observer “Wouldn’t it be great knowing what your children or grandchildren want for Christmas without having to ask them directly?” - Kim Komando “In the smartphone age, kids can now have a quick video chat with jolly old St. Nick with the Video Call Santa app.” - CNET “Instead of writing a letter to Santa your kids can actually talk to him through a video call through this new app called Video Call Santa” - Cambridgeshire Live “Do you want me to ring Santa about that? … He knows who I am. You can set it up for the kids!” - Today “Thank heavens this app popped up, and not only was it adorable, it worked like a charm. Thanks, Santa!” - Southshore Moms “iPhone users can get their own video call from Santa with the help of the Video Call Santa app.” - Good Housekeeping “A great tool to have in your back pocket when the little one begins to act up. Santa is always at your fingertips.” - Hot 107.9 “He wasn't listening to me so I asked him if he wanted me to call Santa. Now he's being an angel #ThankMeLater” - Julia, a makeup artist mom Check out how our app has been delivering happiness to our users: https://www.facebook.com/VideoCallSanta FEATURES • Choose your Santa: American or British • Connect with Santa right away or set up a time you want to start a video call • Choose to have your calls as incoming (Santa calls you) or outgoing (you call Santa) • Choose your Episode 46 Episodes to choose from • Let Santa greet your child by name Choose from 7,000+ popular names • Santa asks a series of questions including, “Have you been naughty or nice?” and “What do you want for Christmas?” • Each conversation is captured on video, allowing parents to save precious moments to their camera roll and easily share them on social media • Parents can check out video recordings protected by passcodes to find out what their kids want this Christmas • Use Face ID or Touch ID for Parents Only page • Siri Shortcuts Connect with Santa or check your call reservation status without even opening the app • Offers Apple Watch App for iPhone Check your reservations and recordings at a glance • Offers iMessage App for iOS Share your video recordings with just one click PLEASE NOTE Video Call Santa is free to download and use. Our app is entertaining enough to use without paying, however, some in-app items can be purchased to make your experience a little more personalized. You can disable in-app purchases in your device settings. Prices are in USD. Pricing in other countries may vary. ————————————————————— PHOTO LICENSE Kids by gemteck1 (CC BY-SA 2.0) PREVIEW CREDITS Shared by real users. For full versions, visit https://www.facebook.com/VideoCallSanta

Screenshots

Repeat It Again4 screens
Video Call Santa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Repeat It Again at none against Video Call Santa's 22. Repeat It Again also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 62%). Video Call Santa's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (153K vs 16). On price and rating 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. Video Call Santa sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Repeat It Again asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Repeat It Again against 4.7 for Video Call Santa. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Call Santa has 153K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Repeat It Again's written reviews are positive against 62% of Video Call Santa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repeat It Again ships an update every 23 months, Video Call Santa every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Repeat It Again versus Video Call Santa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeat It AgainVideo Call Santa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better4.7 (153K ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings16153K — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB308 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Cloud Digital, LLCDualverse, Inc.

Customer experience

Repeat It Again

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative11.5%

Video Call Santa

All ratings152,554 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Repeat It Again

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Video Call Santa

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calls getting dropped or not connecting
  • Paid features not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to have longer/more interactive calls
  • More customization options for call content
  • Support for multiple children in one call
  • Improved audio/recording quality

In-app purchases

None

Repeat It Again

No in-app purchases

22 purchases

Video Call Santa

One-time22
  • Aaliyah$1.99
  • Aarav$1.99
  • Aaron$1.99
Show 19 more
  • Aarush$1.99
  • Abby$1.99
  • Abdul$1.99
  • Abdullah$1.99
  • Abel$1.99
  • Abigail$1.99
  • Emma$1.99
  • Ava$1.99
  • Olivia$1.99
  • Christmas Day Episode$2.99
  • Nice Episode$2.99
  • Naughty Episode$2.99
  • Sleep on Time Episode$2.99
  • Christmas Eve Episode$2.99
  • Premium$3.99
  • VIP Package from All Episodes$5.99
  • All Episodes$9.99
  • VIP Package from Premium$10.99
  • VIP Package$14.99

Questions

Is Repeat It Again free?
Repeat It Again is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Call Santa free?
Video Call Santa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Repeat It Again or Video Call Santa?
Repeat It Again is rated higher. Repeat It Again averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Video Call Santa averages 4.7 from 153K ratings.
Do Repeat It Again or Video Call Santa have ads?
Video Call Santa shows ads; Repeat It Again does not.
Which is updated more often, Repeat It Again or Video Call Santa?
Repeat It Again ships an update every 23 months, and Video Call Santa every 6 weeks. Most recently, Repeat It Again was updated on September 10, 2026 and Video Call Santa on September 24, 2026.

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