Christmas Magic vs Putt Panic!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Magic
Embark on a festive match-3 puzzle adventure with Santa and Rudolph through a winter wonderland. Solve hundreds of Christmas-themed levels, use powerful boosters, and earn daily rewards. Experience stunning graphics and limited-time events in this free-to-play holiday game.
- Festive Christmas-themed puzzles
- Assist Santa in delivering gifts
- Unlock powerful boosters and combos
- Receive daily holiday rewards
- Stunning graphics and animations
- Limited-time Christmas event
- Unlimited free play
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Christmas Magic is a relaxing Christmas match 3 puzzle game! Swap and match colorful candies, blast shiny ornaments and pop holiday treats through 2,600+ festive levels with Santa and his reindeer Rudy. Easy to learn, fun to master and one of the coziest Christmas games for the whole family over the holidays - play offline anytime, no Wi-Fi needed. GAME FEATURES - Festive Match 3 Puzzles: Match, swap and blast through thousands of holiday-themed levels. Can you solve them all and save the holiday season? - Free Santa from the Fireplace: Oh no, Santa is stuck! Clear the puzzle and pull him out in time for Christmas. - Stop the Green Villain: He wants to steal Christmas! Match your way to victory and save the holidays. - Magical Star Blocks: Feed candies to the cute little stars and unleash their magic to clear the board! - Holiday Treats: Match candy canes and Christmas puddings, catch runaway gingerbread men and collect shiny ornaments. - Powerful Boosters: Unlock boosters and special combos to beat even the trickiest levels. - Daily Rewards: Play every day for special rewards and free boosters. - Christmas & New Year Events: Seasonal events packed with unique challenges and prizes. NEW THIS SEASON - Brand-new look: every world map, every character and the home screens have been beautifully redrawn. - 140 new levels - now more than 2,600 Christmas match 3 levels to play! - 2 Seasons in 1 Game: celebrate Christmas in Season 1, then join Santa's summer vacation in Season 2. - A new story episode: before Christmas begins, relive Santa and Rudy's summer memories. CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR & BELL EVENTS - Advent Calendar: Starting December 1, collect an extra reward every day on the countdown to Christmas! - Silver Bell & Golden Bell Events: As Christmas Eve gets closer, the Silver Bell and then the Golden Bell reward events unlock one after another. Ring them both for special holiday rewards! 20 EPISODE WORLD MAPS Every episode takes you somewhere new: Santa's North Pole home with a mailbox overflowing with letters to Santa, Candy Cane Lane, a carol-singing village square, an Ugly Christmas Sweater contest, a starry snowy night and a joyful Christmas Eve. SANTA & RUDY Follow the funny, heartwarming banter between Santa and his loyal reindeer Rudy as you help deliver gifts to children around the world. A cozy Xmas story where no one is left without a present! BONUS SUMMER SEASON After the snowy Christmas adventure, the fun doesn't stop: follow Santa on his sunny summer vacation for a whole second season of match 3 puzzles in the same game. WHY PLAYERS LOVE THESE CHRISTMAS GAMES - Relaxing, cozy puzzles - perfect for unwinding on long winter evenings - Fun for the whole family over the holidays - Play offline anywhere - great for holiday travel, no Wi-Fi needed - Charming storybook art in a warm winter wonderland - Easy to learn, fun to master - made by match 3 puzzle lovers for all puzzle lovers - Free to play, whenever you like Looking for cozy Christmas games and holiday games to share with family this winter? Download Christmas Magic and let the holiday magic begin. It's the perfect way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! Merry Christmas and Happy Matching in the New Year 2027!
Putt Panic!
This game transforms mini-golf into a physics-based puzzle adventure. Rearrange course tiles to create your path to the hole, overcome dynamic hazards, and compete against AI rivals or friends. Enjoy a vast campaign, daily challenges, and speed golf modes.
- Slide-to-solve course puzzles
- 108-hole campaign
- Dynamic hazards and obstacles
- AI rival challenges
- Daily challenges
- Speed golf mode
- Online multiplayer
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Putt Panic! turns mini-golf into a fast, physics-packed puzzle. Read the bounce, slide the course into shape, and sink it before the hazards do you in. A 108-HOLE CAMPAIGN Six themed cups — Rookie Cup, Backyard Open, Meadow Masters, Neon Classic, Circuit Championship, and the Windmill Invitational — each a full 18-hole set that ramps from gentle, readable lanes to boss-length gauntlets. SLIDE-TO-SOLVE COURSES Every hole is also a puzzle. Slide and rearrange the course tiles to carve your own line to the cup, then flip to Play and take your shot. COURSES THAT FIGHT BACK Bank off bumpers, fire through cannons, warp between portals, ride boosters and spinning turntables, thread water and sand — and fight crosswinds, magnets, ice, and crumbling floors. BEAT THE RIVALS Face a roster of AI challengers — Steady Sam, Chaos Max, Ace Riley, Lucky June and more — each with their own style and nerve. DAILY CHALLENGE A fresh course every single day — some days calm, some days howling. One run at the leaderboard. SPEED GOLF Re-run cups you've already conquered — against the clock. Your best run races beside you as a ghost while per-hole splits tick green and red. Beat yourself, then do it again. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Take on a friend in online multiplayer rooms, or go one-on-one against the CPU. EARN YOUR STARS Chase Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals on every hole, unlock mastery Badges, and climb the 3-, 9-, and 18-hole leaderboards — then take your 18-hole best to Game Center. MAKE IT YOURS Unlock flashy ball skins, glowing trails, custom club colors, and on-screen emoji reactions. Tight one-thumb controls, gorgeous 3D courses, and always one more hole. Grab your putter — and try not to panic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Putt Panic! at none against Christmas Magic's 10. Putt Panic! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Christmas Magic's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 2). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Christmas Magic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Putt Panic! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Christmas Magic against 5.0 for Putt Panic!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Magic has 116 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Christmas Magic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Putt Panic!'s.
Christmas Magic ships an update every 2 weeks, Putt Panic! weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Magic | Putt Panic! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (116 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobOwl GmbH | Jonathan Christian |
Customer experience
Christmas Magic
Putt Panic!
Bugs and requests
Christmas Magic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Google ad shows up
- Ad on top of score board
- Cannot concentrate due to ads
- App not in landscape format
Requested features
4 requests- Remove ads
- Fix ad placement
- Allow team creation
- Add more levels
Putt Panic!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christmas Magic
- Beginner's Bundle$1.99
- 2000 COINS$1.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- 5000 COINS$3.99
- Magic Package (S)$5.99
- 12500 COINS$9.99
- Magic Package (M)$11.99
- Rudolph Package$19.99
- Magic Package (L)$23.99
Putt Panic!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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