Christmas Countdown VIP vs Skyline Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Countdown VIP
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With this application you can see the time until Christmas in days, hours, minutes and seconds.
Skyline Widget
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A sky beyond the Home Screen. Skyline turns a Home Screen widget into a window. Beyond it lies a landscape, and its sky keeps changing colour all day long. β The colour is the sky, right now The sky is not a picture. The sun's position is computed from the date and the place, and the sky is drawn in the colour of that moment. Indigo before dawn, white morning, blue noon, orange dusk, then night. Whenever you look, the same hour is passing outside. β Anywhere in the world Pick a city and the sky is drawn in that city's local time. If it is night where you are but daytime there, the widget stays in daylight. In ReykjavΓk in summer, 10 p.m. is still bright. Search covers the whole world, and once chosen, no connection is needed. β A widget that moves At night, stars flicker β rarely, irregularly. Choose rain and drops run down the glass. You notice the movement when you happen to glance at the Home Screen; it is that restrained. β Twelve views Sea, Sky, Sunlight, Wind, Waves, City, Peaks, Forest, Meadow, Desert, Fog, Rain. Six frame colours, and two panes side by side make one wide window. StandBy is supported. β Today's Sky Sunrise, solar noon and sunset for your chosen place, the length of the day, the difference from tomorrow, where today ranks in the year, and how many days to the next solstice. Move the time and the whole screen becomes that hour's sky. A reminder shortly before sunset can be set. β Everything happens on device Not one photograph is used. Sky, sun and stars are all computed and drawn. The widget makes no network requests. There are no ads. Four views are free, along with worldwide place selection, Today's Sky, notifications and StandBy. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the remaining eight views, six frame colours and the star-twinkle setting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Christmas Countdown VIP at daily against Skyline Widget's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Christmas Countdown VIP ships an update daily, Skyline Widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown VIP | Skyline Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edwin Mejia | Takayuki Hamuro |
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown VIP
No in-app purchases
Skyline Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Christmas Countdown VIP free?
Is Skyline Widget free?
Do Christmas Countdown VIP or Skyline Widget have ads?
Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown VIP or Skyline Widget?
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