Episodic vs YuleTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Episodic
Create dynamic, moving collages from black and white looping animations. Reposition and scale these "episodes" to build unique narratives and explore new visual relationships.
- Create moving collages
- Utilize black and white looping animations
- Reposition and scale animation fragments
- Build unique narratives
- Explore new visual relationships
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Episodic is an artwork that allows users to create a moving collage from disparate fragments. Contained within the app are black and white looping animations. Each animation is a short episode that can be repositioned and scaled allowing users to link together different segments to create a narrative and explore new relationships. The app reconfigures pop-up windows containing Flash animations originally created for the website www.urban fragments.net
YuleTrack
Countdown to Christmas with dynamic scenery and special holiday surprises. Track Santa's activities and explore a comprehensive gift guide updated year-round.
- Christmas countdown timer
- Dynamic seasonal scenery
- Special holiday surprises
- Santa's activities telemetry
- Comprehensive gift guide
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Get in the holiday spirit with the ultimate Christmas Countdown app! Watch the days, hours and minutes tick down to the most magical day of the year. Includes special surprises for Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Years day, and each of the 12 Days of Christmas! -The scenery in the main view will change dynamically throughout the year, with time-appropriate snow, grass, trees, falling snow, snowmen, and more. -A special surprise on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day -Comprehensive gift guide that is updated throughout the year -Telemetry with the North Pole provides regular updates to what Santa, the Elves, and the Reindeer are up to!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Episodic at 3 against YuleTrack's 1. Episodic also leads on iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Episodic against 5.0 for YuleTrack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Episodic ships an update every 8 days, YuleTrack every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Episodic | YuleTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jody zellen | Josh Fenton |
Customer experience
Episodic
YuleTrack
In-app purchases
Episodic
No in-app purchases
YuleTrack
No in-app purchases
