Clockinator Pro vs Happy Christmas Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clockinator Pro
Transform your device into a dynamic art gallery with animated clock faces created by artists worldwide. Discover new designs regularly, set visual alarms, and enjoy a constantly expanding collection of unique timepieces.
- Artist-created animated clock faces
- Regularly added new designs
- Seasonal and holiday collections
- Build custom clock face lists
- Scheduled clock face changes
- Visual alarms and countdowns
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Clockinator Pro turns timekeeping into a gallery of living artwork. Instead of a single, static clock, your screen becomes a rotating exhibition of illustrated clock faces created by artists from around the world. Every design is built with care and personality, transforming the simple act of checking the time into something visually delightful. The heart of Clockinator Pro is its artwork. Each clock face is a miniature art piece, ranging from cozy woven styles inspired by traditional wool blankets, playful characters like gnomes, snowmen, masks, butterflies, and even storybook creatures. Some clocks drift through misty highland landscapes, others glow with cosmic energy, and many bring a touch of whimsy and warmth that feels right at home in a living space or creative studio. New artwork is constantly arriving from artists all over the world. Clockinator Pro introduces new clock faces at a steady pace of roughly three to four per month, so the gallery is always growing. Over time, the collection expands with fresh styles, seasonal themes, and imaginative designs, giving you new pieces to discover and enjoy throughout the year. The clocks themselves feel alive. Gentle motion, subtle animation, and carefully designed supporting effects add sparkle, movement, and personality without distracting from the time. Pendulums swing, characters move, and small animated details bring each design to life in its own unique way. Whether it is quietly keeping time in your workspace, rotating through a growing gallery of illustrated designs, or acting as a public display clock in a shared space, Clockinator Pro celebrates both time and creativity. It is a clock, a canvas, and a continually expanding collection of art all in one place. • More than 170 unique animated clock faces • New clock faces added regularly • Seasonal and holiday collections throughout the year • Build Set Lists of your favorite clocks • Schedule clock faces to change automatically • Beautiful full-screen presentation • Visual alarms and countdowns • No subscriptions—buy a clock once and keep it forever Designed specifically for macOS, iPhone, and iPad, Clockinator Pro feels right at home across Apple’s ecosystem. No Subscription Required, Purchase only the clock faces you want, and they’re yours to keep. For the price of a few clocks you can purchase the Full Time Pass and get everything the app has to offer unlocked, including over 170 current clock faces and every face released in the future. We believe collecting clocks should be simple. Time changes every second. Your clock should too.
Happy Christmas Countdown
This app counts down to Christmas with charming, family-friendly scenes and widgets. Enjoy live countdowns in days, hours, or seconds, with customizable themes and a special Christmas Day celebration.
- Live countdown (days, sleeps, hours, minutes, seconds)
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- 10 illustrated monthly themes
- Special Christmas Day scene
- Cute, colorful cartoon art
- Family-safe design
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How many sleeps until Christmas? Happy Christmas Countdown counts down to December 25th with cute, family-friendly scenes — snowmen, reindeer, friendly elves, and Santa himself — in a clean, colorful design the whole family will love. When Christmas Day arrives, the app celebrates with you. FEATURES • Live countdown — days, weeks, sleeps, hours, minutes, and seconds • The classic Christmas and Nativity themes free, each with a scene for every month • Free Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets — your countdown at a glance • Cute, colorful cartoon art for all ages • A special scene that appears on Christmas Day The app is free and supported by a single small banner ad. PREMIUM (one-time $1.99 purchase, no subscription) • Remove all ads • Unlock 8 more themes — Cats, Dogs, Dinosaurs, Farm Animals, Ocean, Snow Globes, Woodland & Zoo • Choose a specific picture for your countdown and widget • Save any scene as a wallpaper Made for the whole family. Merry Christmas!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clockinator Pro at none against Happy Christmas Countdown's shown. Clockinator Pro also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Happy Christmas Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Clockinator Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Happy Christmas Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clockinator Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Happy Christmas Countdown every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Clockinator Pro | Happy Christmas Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plaid, Inc. (OR) | No Chains Studio, LLC |
In-app purchases
Clockinator Pro
- Clock Face: Panels$0.99
- Clock Face: Gnome, White and Blue$0.99
- Clock Face: Bauhaus$0.99
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- Clock Face: Cadence$0.99
- Clock Face: Counting Sheep$0.99
- Clock Face: Waffle Cone$0.99
- Clock Face: Boo Doodles$0.99
- Clock Face: Lariat$0.99
- Clock Face: Jimothy$0.99
- Full Time Pass$19.99
Happy Christmas Countdown
- Remove Ads & Premium$1.99
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