Comparison

Santa Tracker AR vs Shorta

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

Head to head
About

Santa Tracker AR

Features
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Give your child a magical “Find Santa” adventure—created from your own drawings and your voice. AR Santa & Gift Hunt transforms simple hand-drawn Santas, presents, and characters into live 3D objects that you can place and hide around your space. Using advanced spatial computing and LiDAR depth technology, the app blends your drawings into the real world—behind furniture, under tables, or around corners—so your room becomes a Christmas storybook brought to life. Record personalized hints, create step-by-step clues, and craft your own holiday quest for your child, family, or friends. It’s not just a game—it’s a shared memory you create together. Key Features • Turn Hand-Drawn Art into 3D Scan your drawings of Santa, gifts, trees, or characters, and instantly convert them into AR objects you can place anywhere. • AR Storytelling Adventures Hide Santa and presents throughout your home and design your own narrative with custom sequences, missions, or clue trails. • Realistic Depth Masking Thanks to LiDAR-powered depth occlusion, Santa and presents can hide behind real objects, creating a more believable adventure. • Voice Recording & Clue System Record personalized audio hints or add visual cues to guide players through your Christmas treasure hunt. • Special Gift Moment When Santa is finally found, a magical “Christmas reveal” unfolds—along with shimmering effects and a celebratory voice message. Hide a real gift in your home and let AR guide your child to the final surprise. An Unforgettable Christmas Memory Transform your surroundings into a winter adventure filled with wonder, laughter, and storytelling. Create a one-of-a-kind holiday experience your family will remember for years. Device Compatibility This app works best on iPhone models equipped with a LiDAR scanner:

About

Shorta

Discover original series with episodes under two minutes, designed for vertical viewing on your phone. Enjoy a wide range of genres from drama to horror, with new content added weekly. Watch online or download for offline viewing.

Highlights
  • Episodes under 2 minutes
  • Vertical HD streaming
  • Multi-genre content
  • New series weekly
  • Offline viewing
  • Daily free tickets
  • Comment, like, and share
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Shorta. Vertical series. Big stories. Fiction built to fit your screen. Shorta is entertainment made for your phone, original series with episodes under 2 minutes you can watch anytime. Every series is premium content designed for vertical viewing: stories that hook you from the very first second in cinematic HD. Start watching with free content. New episodes and series every week. Tired of long series you never finish? Shorta changes the game. Micro series in bite-sized episodes you can binge in minutes. Intense drama, thriller that keeps you on the edge, romance that pulls at your heart, horror that gets under your skin, comedy that makes you laugh out loud, and sci-fi that blows your mind, all in vertical format, all in streaming HD, all on your phone. What makes Shorta different: • Episodes under 2 minutes, entertainment made for your phone • Multi-genre: the first vertical fiction platform to go beyond melodrama • Cinematic quality in vertical HD • New original series and episodes every week • Watch online or download for offline viewing • Comment, like, and share your favorite episodes with friends • Pick up where you left off, anytime • Earn free tickets every day and unlock more episodes Every genre you love: Romance, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family Drama, Revenge, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense and more. Shorta has fiction for every mood and every genre. Whatever you're into, you'll find original micro series you can't stop watching. Vertical fiction, reinvented: Shorta is not just another streaming platform. It's original entertainment created by film talent and digital creators, designed for the generation that watches stories in vertical format. Bite-sized episodes, trending series, premium entertainment, all in one app built for your phone. Download Shorta and start watching now. Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hacela.shorta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hacela.shorta YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hacela.shorta X: https://x.com/hacelashorta Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Santa Tracker AR4 screens
Shorta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shorta at Free against Santa Tracker AR's $3.99. Santa Tracker AR's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shorta is free to download; Santa Tracker AR costs $3.99 up front. Santa Tracker AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shorta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Santa Tracker AR ships an update every 8 days, Shorta weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Santa Tracker AR versus Shorta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanta Tracker ARShorta
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB152 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKyuhyoung ShimShorta LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Santa Tracker AR

One-time1
  • Add three storage spaces$0.99
2 purchases

Shorta

Subscriptions2
  • Shorta Premium2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Shorta Premium2 variants$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Santa Tracker AR free?
Santa Tracker AR costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Shorta free?
Shorta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Santa Tracker AR or Shorta have ads?
Shorta shows ads; Santa Tracker AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Santa Tracker AR or Shorta?
Santa Tracker AR ships an update every 8 days, and Shorta weekly. Most recently, Santa Tracker AR was updated on October 16, 2026 and Shorta on October 31, 2026.

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