Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker vs Christmas Countdown & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker
Virtually try on different styles of braces using your iPhone or iPad. Add multiple sets of braces to photos for friends and family, then save or share your creations.
- Virtual braces try-on
- Multiple brace styles
- Add braces to multiple people in photos
- Save photos to device
- Share on social media
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Brace yourself 2 is a way to see yourself with Braces on using your iPhone & iPad. Featuring 32 (Upgrade-able to a total of 72 Braces!) different sets of Braces to try why not see how fun this app can be! Need more than one set of Braces? No problem! Great for photographs with multiple people in, as you can add more Braces to the photos, so no one need feel left out! If there are 5 of you in the photograph, simply add 5 sets of Braces! Why not then share your photos on Facebook or Twitter? Or Save them to your device! Be sure to have hours of fun! It's certainly an app to get your teeth into!
Christmas Countdown & Widget
Track the exact days, hours, and sleeps until Christmas Eve with a live home screen widget. Customize with festive themes and enjoy snowfall animations to bring the holiday spirit to life.
- Live home screen widget
- Real-time countdown (days, hours, sleeps)
- Customizable themes (red, green, blue)
- Snowfall animations
- Compact size (under 1MB)
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How many sleeps until Christmas? Christmas Countdown puts the countdown right on your home screen and lock screen, so the whole family can see how close Christmas is, every time they pick up the iPhone. Rated 4.8 stars by more than 2,400 people. Free, no ads, no account. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add the widget once and the days (or sleeps) left are always in sight. No need to open the app: the widget updates by itself every day, all season long. LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See the countdown without even unlocking your phone. Pick the round widget with its progress ring, which fills up as Christmas gets closer, or the one-line widget above the clock. SLEEPS, NOT JUST DAYS Kids don't count days, they count sleeps. Switch to sleeps mode and the app answers the question you hear every evening in December: "How many more nights until Santa comes?" LIVE COUNTDOWN IN THE APP Open the app for the full countdown: days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down in real time, under gently falling snow. Prefer a calm screen? Turn the snow off in one tap. DEC 24 OR DEC 25 Celebrate on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day? Choose the date you count down to, and every widget follows. In Sweden, the app counts to December 24 by default. FESTIVE THEMES Classic red, pine green or ice blue. Your colour applies to the app and to the widgets, so your home screen matches your mood. ALL YEAR LONG Christmas is over? The countdown starts again for next year, and we say Merry Christmas on the way. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in 16 languages, from French and German to Japanese and Korean. PREMIUM: SNOWY SCENE WIDGETS A one-time purchase unlocks exclusive widgets: a snowy landscape with a cabin, a snowman and fir trees, in small and medium sizes, painted in your theme colour. Premium also removes the FREE badge from the classic widget and supports an independent developer. No subscription, ever. Already bought it? Restore your purchase in one tap from Settings. HOW TO ADD THE WIDGET 1. Download Christmas Countdown, it's free 2. Long-press an empty area of your home screen and tap Edit 3. Tap Add Widget and search for Christmas Countdown 4. Choose a size and tap Add Widget For the lock screen, long-press the lock screen, tap Customize, then add the widget under the clock. MADE BY ONE PERSON Christmas Countdown is built by an independent developer who loves Christmas as much as you do. Ideas, bugs or just a hello? Write from the Settings screen: every message gets read. Christmas only comes once a year. Start counting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Christmas Countdown & Widget at 4.8 against Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker's 3.5. Christmas Countdown & Widget also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 51%) and ads (none vs shown). Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). 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. Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Christmas Countdown & Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Christmas Countdown & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Countdown & Widget has 2.6K ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker's written reviews are positive against 93% of Christmas Countdown & Widget's.
Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker ships an update every 2 months, Christmas Countdown & Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker | Christmas Countdown & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (107 ratings) | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 107 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fragranze Apps Limited | Benoit Deguine |
Customer experience
Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker
Christmas Countdown & Widget
User reviews
Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker
From 107 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Fun and entertaining for pranking friends
- 🎨 Wide variety of brace colors and styles
- 📸 Realistic appearance in some cases
- 💰 Free to download and use basic features
- 😌 Helps ease anxiety about getting braces
Room to improve
- 😞 Braces look fake and unrealistic
- 🎯 Braces don't align properly with teeth
- 📏 Braces too large or don't fit teeth size
- 💸 Many features locked behind paywalls
- 📱 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
Christmas Countdown & Widget
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎄 Great Christmas countdown app
- 🕰️ Accurate countdown
- 💻 Useful widget
- 🎨 Customizable themes
- 🎅 Captures Christmas spirit
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional countdown issues
- 🔍 Widget doesn't show full countdown details
- 🔧 Some features not fully functional
Bugs and requests
Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker
Reported bugs
10 issues- Braces won't display on screen
- App crashes when selecting braces
- Braces appear crooked when saved
- Braces move without user touching them
- App returns to home screen unexpectedly
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- Ads freeze and cannot be closed
- Bottom braces change top brace color instead
- Braces don't rotate or arch properly
- Screen goes black when inserting pictures
- Cannot delete app from device
Requested features
10 requests- More free brace options instead of paywalls
- Ability to rotate and curve braces properly
- Before and after comparison button
- Better teeth size detection and scaling
- Preinstalled camera with face alignment
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- Smaller, more proportional brace sizes
- Better quality saved images
- Reduced or removable advertisements
- Improved bottom teeth brace support
- More realistic brace rendering
Christmas Countdown & Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown not always accurate
- Widget not working on some devices
- App freezing or crashing
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- Include more countdown details in widget
- Implement Christmas mini-games
- Provide notification options
- Add more customization options
In-app purchases
Brace Yourself 2 Braces Maker
- Brace Yourself - Upgrade$0.99
- Remove Advertisements$0.99
- Unlock All Braces!$0.99
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- Ultimate Pack$1.99
Christmas Countdown & Widget
- 1 Gift$1.99
- Premium$2.99
- 3 Gifts (or 1 big!)$4.99
Questions
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