Christmas Countdown 2026! vs Countdown with widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Countdown 2026!
Experience the festive spirit with daily Christmas quotes and ambient music. Enjoy enchanting snowfall effects and discover inspiring words from great figures as the holiday approaches. Now available on Apple TV for a wider festive experience.
- Daily Christmas quotes
- Ambient Christmas music
- Snowfall effects
- Apple TV compatibility
- Inspiring quotes from notable figures
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Do you feel the spirit of approaching Christmas? Christmas Countdown app will help you enjoy Christmas mood by bringing you a new Christmas quote every day! Enjoy ambient Christmas night music, snowfall effects and Christmas quotes of great people. NEW! - The app now can be installed on your new Apple TV! Merry Christmas! © UAB Target Works. Soundtrack licenced from: © www.audionautix.com
Countdown with widget
Create beautiful, customizable countdowns to or from important dates. Share live countdown websites with loved ones and add notes, to-do lists, and reminders. Enjoy your waiting experience with widgets and extensive customization options.
- Create countdowns in seconds
- Add notes, to-dos, and reminders
- Share live countdown websites
- Customizable countdown decorations
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Thousands of premium wallpapers
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Enjoy the waiting. Share it with your loved ones. Never miss a thing. "Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting" -- Joyce Meyer We'll allow you to wait in a brand new way. This app makes creating beautiful countdowns a pleasure. You can customise them as you want, share them and have them in your widgets. We did our best to make an app simple yet powerful that you'll enjoy using everyday. Waiting will never be the same! For each countdown, you can create a custom live website that you can share with anyone. It works great on every device, from smartphones to personal computers. It works with social media, messages or emails. You can also add notes, thoughts, to-do lists and reminders for every countdown. And of course custom reminders too! Here's a summary of what's included: [+] Create a countdown in seconds [+] Add notes and TO-DOs for any countdown [+] Add powerful, custom made reminders [+] Share your countdowns as live websites that work everywhere [+] Change any countdown with a few taps [+] More than 20'000 premium wallpapers to use [+] Advanced decorations for your countdown [+] View all your countdowns at once or focus only on the upcoming events [+] Have your countdowns as widgets in your home and lock screen Try the app, it's worth more than any description. We're always here to help and improve the app. We welcome your feedback so please, if there's something we can do for you, write a review or send us an email! Enjoy your waiting :) Support: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support Privacy Policy: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps/countdowns/countdown-terms
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Verdict
Christmas Countdown 2026! and Countdown with widget both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Christmas Countdown 2026!'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Countdown with widget's. Christmas Countdown 2026! also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Countdown with widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Christmas Countdown 2026! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown with widget sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Christmas Countdown 2026! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 766 and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Christmas Countdown 2026!'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Countdown with widget's.
Christmas Countdown 2026! ships an update every 6 months, Countdown with widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Countdown 2026! | Countdown with widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (766 ratings) — better | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 27.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 766 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UAB Target Works | Carolina Platti |
Customer experience
Christmas Countdown 2026!
Countdown with widget
User reviews
Christmas Countdown 2026!
From 766 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎄 Keeps me in the Christmas spirit
- 🎁 Provides daily Christmas quotes
- ⏰ Accurate countdown to Christmas
- 🎶 Includes festive background music
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Widget is sometimes off by a day or two
- 📺 Excessive ads that interrupt the experience
- 🎨 Limited customization options (music, background)
Countdown with widget
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helpful countdown tool
- 🚀 Customizable backgrounds
- 👍 Great for events and holidays
Room to improve
- 💰 Requires paid subscription to access full features
- 🔒 Lack of offline functionality
- 🔒 Limited customization options without paying
- 🐛 Bugs with widget and countdown display
Bugs and requests
Christmas Countdown 2026!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Countdown sometimes displays incorrect number of days
- App crashes when trying to view the daily quote
Requested features
3 requests- Add minutes and seconds to the countdown
- Introduce mini-games or interactive elements
- Allow users to save and share their favorite quotes
Countdown with widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown display issues
- Trouble cancelling subscription
- Unexpected charges after uninstalling
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to use own photos as backgrounds
- Improve widget functionality and display
- Add option to exclude weekends from countdown
- Expand selection of background images and themes
In-app purchases
Christmas Countdown 2026!
- Premium Upgrade$2.99
Countdown with widget
- ∞ Event Countdown timers7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Countdown app +7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Countdown days until - 3657 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- Full access for 1 year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Purchase Website for a single countdown$0.99
- Purchase all wallpapers$1.99
- Purchase premium Frames$19.99
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- Count down ∞$39.99
Questions
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