Christmas Countdown Radio vs Rickface
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Countdown Radio
This app provides a festive countdown to Christmas, showing the number of sleeps until Santa arrives. It features a charming snowing effect and a dedicated Santa Radio for 24/7 Christmas music. Available on multiple Apple devices.
- Sleeps until Santa countdown
- Snowing effect
- 24/7 Christmas music radio
- Apple TV support
- Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
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Christmas Countdown is the perfect addition to your Christmas decorations, The app shows you have many Sleeps they are until Santa App features: --- Shows how many sleeps till santa comes --- Has a fantastic snowing effect --- Also had Santa Radio where you can listen to the best Christmas music 24/7 --- Also available for the apple Apple TV For more info about Santa Radio go to http://www.santaradio.co.uk
Rickface
This app provides instant emotional feedback from a virtual character. Simply shake your device to receive an answer to your thoughts or feelings. It's designed to be a constant companion for emotional support.
- Instant emotional feedback
- Shake-to-answer mechanic
- Pocket companion
- Emotional support
- Simple interface
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When you just don't know how to feel... now you can ask Rick! Rick always knows how to feel. Just ask him and shake your phone. Rick is a constant pocket companion, no matter what life brings. Just think of something, give a shake... and see how Rick feels about it.
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Verdict
Christmas Countdown Radio and Rickface both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Rickface's written reviews are positive against 25% of Christmas Countdown Radio's. Rickface also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Christmas Countdown Radio's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Christmas Countdown Radio against 5.0 for Rickface. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Christmas Countdown Radio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rickface's.
Christmas Countdown Radio ships an update every 2 months, Rickface every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown Radio | Rickface |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duncan Cuthbertson | Charlie Williams |
Customer experience
Christmas Countdown Radio
Rickface
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown Radio
No in-app purchases
Rickface
No in-app purchases
Questions
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