Comparison

Christmas Plus vs LumaBeat

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

Head to head
About

Christmas Plus

Stream thousands of holiday movies, series, and TV specials for free, with no sign-up required. Enjoy live Christmas channels, a daily movie advent calendar, and a vast library of festive content all year round.

Highlights
  • Thousands of holiday movies and series
  • 15+ live Christmas TV channels
  • Daily movie advent calendar
  • No sign-up or subscription required
  • Festive cooking section with recipes
  • Content available year-round
Features
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Welcome to Christmas Plus, the world’s largest free Christmas streaming service. Over 3,000 hours of holiday movies, series, TV specials and music, 100% free. No sign-up, no credit card, no subscription. Open the app and start watching. THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS LIBRARY 1,000+ holiday movies and series in one place, from treasured classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street to brand-new premieres for 2026. New movies are added all season long, so there is always something you haven’t seen. - More than 200 mistletoe-worthy Christmas romances - Family favorites and animated adventures for movie night - Holiday comedies, dramas, mysteries and musicals - 50+ Christmas TV specials from yesteryear - A festive cooking section packed with holiday recipes - 50+ curated rows so the perfect Christmas movie is always one tap away 15+ LIVE CHRISTMAS CHANNELS Flip through live holiday TV 24/7, free. Christmas Plus, Christmas Romance, Christmas Classics, Christmas Family, Christmas Comedy, Holiday TV Shows, Yule Log TV, North Pole Live, holiday shopping, Christmas music and more. Put the Yule Log on for the party, or let the Christmas Classics channel run all weekend. THE CHRISTMAS MOVIE ADVENT CALENDAR Unwrap a new movie every day from December 1st through Christmas. Each day reveals a hand-picked premiere, classic or hidden gem to count down the season. Last year the advent reveal was the most-watched title on Christmas Plus every single day of December. ALWAYS FREE, ON EVERY SCREEN No account to create and no card to enter. Watch on iPhone and iPad, AirPlay to the big screen, or download Christmas Plus on Apple TV and pick up right where you left off. After the holidays, Christmas Plus is also home to thousands of hit movies and TV shows all year round. Christmas Plus is ad-supported, which is how it stays free for everyone on the nice list. Season’s Streamings! Terms of Use: https://christmasplus.tv/terms Privacy Policy: https://christmasplus.tv/privacy

About

LumaBeat

Features
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LumaBeat turns the phones already in the room into one synchronised light show. One phone hosts. Everyone else scans a QR code and joins from their browser — no app to install, no account to create. Put the phones around the room and they become a single light rig moving together on the beat. IT LISTENS TO THE MUSIC The host phone hears the track and finds the beat, the build and the drop, so the lights land with the music instead of running on a timer. No microphone? Tap the beat yourself or set a tempo by hand. If a DJ nearby is running Ableton Link, LumaBeat can lock straight to their tempo grid. IT KNOWS WHERE THE PHONES ARE Light Scan sweeps the camera around the room while each phone lights up in turn, so effects sweep across the real space instead of everything blinking at once. EVERY PHONE HAS A ROLE Strobe, wash, pixel or hybrid — each phone is given a job based on where it sits and what it can do. Cues are scheduled ahead of time against a shared clock, so the room flashes together rather than in a ragged wave. BUILT FOR A REAL ROOM • Strobing is off unless you turn it on • Phones that get warm quietly step back • Any phone under 20% battery drops out on its own • The host can black out every phone instantly NO ACCOUNTS No sign-up, no login, no password — guests never create anything. Microphone audio and camera frames are analysed on your device and never leave it. PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING LumaBeat produces rapid flashing light. A small number of people may experience seizures or migraines from flashing lights, even with no previous history. A warning appears before any strobing content, and every phone can join in a no-strobe mode that renders soft, non-flashing effects instead. HOSTING Running a show needs a LumaBeat subscription: $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year, for up to 32 phones. Joining someone else's show is always free and never asks for payment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getlumabeat.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Christmas Plus4 screens
LumaBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Christmas Plus at none against LumaBeat's 2. Christmas Plus also leads on device support (4 vs 1). LumaBeat's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LumaBeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Christmas Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Christmas Plus versus LumaBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas PlusLumaBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOTT Studio LLCZeroLotus ltd

In-app purchases

None

Christmas Plus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LumaBeat

Subscriptions2
  • LumaBeat Monthly$9.991 Month
  • LumaBeat Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Christmas Plus free?
Christmas Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumaBeat free?
LumaBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Christmas Plus or LumaBeat have ads?
Christmas Plus shows ads; LumaBeat does not.

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