Comparison

Orbit vs Happy Christmas Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

Visualize your life's important moments with elegant, customizable progress rings. Track anniversaries, goals, and deadlines with aesthetic widgets for your Home and Lock Screen. Never miss a special occasion again.

Highlights
  • Visual progress rings
  • Customizable Home & Lock Screen widgets
  • Flexible time trackers (count up/down)
  • Smart notifications
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Keep the moments you’re looking forward to close. Orbit is a beautiful countdown widget for the dates that matter — trips, birthdays, weddings, holidays, reunions, game releases, launches, and anything else you can’t wait for. Create a Moment, see what’s coming up at a glance, and watch the days get closer through Orbit’s signature progress rings — right from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS • Home & Lock Screen Widgets Keep important Moments visible without opening the app. • Next Up See 3 upcoming Moments together in one widget — trips, birthdays, game releases, and whatever you’re waiting for next. • Share a Moment Waiting for the same day with someone else? Share one Moment so everyone can follow the same countdown on their own device. • Workdays Only Count weekdays when weekends don’t count — perfect for deadlines, launches, trips, and days off. • Beautiful Progress Rings See time move visually as an important day gets closer. • Days Until & Days Since Look forward to what’s ahead or keep meaningful milestones close after they’ve passed. • Personalize Every Moment Choose curated themes, custom colors, typography, icons, or your own photos. MADE FOR THE MOMENTS YOU CARE ABOUT Use Orbit for: • Trips and vacations • Birthdays and holidays • Weddings and anniversaries • Reunions and visits • Concerts and events • Deadlines and launch dates • Personal milestones SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Create a Moment in seconds • See what’s next without opening the app • Get reminders before important dates • Sync your Moments across your Apple devices with iCloud • Share individual Moments without turning Orbit into a social network Orbit is designed to stay simple, calm, and focused on one thing: Giving you something to look forward to. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ By using Orbit, your agree to our privacy policy: https://www.superlike.cc/orbit/policy/ and Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Orbit3 screens
Happy Christmas Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orbit at none against Happy Christmas Countdown's shown. Happy Christmas Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Orbit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Happy Christmas Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update weekly, Happy Christmas Countdown every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Orbit versus Happy Christmas Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitHappy Christmas Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer光明 胡No Chains Studio, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbit

One-time1
  • Go Pro$5.99
1 purchases

Happy Christmas Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove Ads & Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy Christmas Countdown free?
Happy Christmas Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbit or Happy Christmas Countdown have ads?
Happy Christmas Countdown shows ads; Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Happy Christmas Countdown?
Orbit ships an update weekly, and Happy Christmas Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 31, 2026 and Happy Christmas Countdown on October 31, 2026.

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