Comparison

Twinkly Christmas Card vs Player Store

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

Head to head
About

Twinkly Christmas Card

Capture and enhance Christmas photos with live animated effects. Add text, music, and emojis to create personalized, magical greeting cards. Save your animated creations with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Live animated effects in camera preview
  • 18+ magical Christmas-themed effects
  • Emoji effects and combinations
  • Add text and music to photos
  • Create personalized Christmas cards
  • Augmented Reality experience
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Note: Saving animations requires a one time in-app purchase. Before purchase, all photos taken are saved as static JPEG photos. Twinkly brings the magic of Christmas to life. It is a totally new way to celebrate Christmas through photos. Twinkly transforms your photos into a work of art. While taking a photo with Twinkly, you can watch one of its animated effects live in the camera preview. It is a seamless Augmented Reality experience. Choose from 18 wonderfully designed effects to add a magical touch to your Christmas season. The animated effects range from Sparkling Twinkles, Shiny Stars, Swinging Bells and Swinging Santa Claus Ornaments to the more themed effects such as Rainbow Shine, Space Glow, Pink Sparkles, Fairy Blue and many others. Try Twinkly on your Christmas lights or decorations and watch what happens! Features: - Create amazingly looking twinkling photos with one tap. - Watch the magic as it happens live in the camera preview. Your Christmas tree has never looked so alive! - Automatically saves animations (requires a one time in-app purchase. Before purchase, all photos taken are saved as static JPEG photos) - 18 animated effects to choose from: Bright Twinkles, Pink Glow, Star Santa, Rainbow Tree, Glittering Reindeers, Funky Sparkles, Beating Hearts, and a lot more... - Emojis! Use emojis to make new effects. From emoji stars to emoji hearts and kisses - Pick the animation for the emoji effect by tapping on one of the animation types that appear when you use it - This means that you have hundreds and hundreds of emoji effects to try out! Yay! :-) - Combine multiple emojis in one effect. This holiday season, make yourself an emoji Christmas tree! - Add text and music to your photo to make the most charming personalized Christmas Card you've ever sent! Bring the magic of Christmas to life and share it with Twinkly.

About

Player Store

Features
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Player Store è un lettore multimediale per i video presenti sul tuo dispositivo e per librerie personali autorizzate. Con Player Store puoi: • importare video da Foto o dall'app File; • organizzare e riprodurre la tua libreria locale; • controllare la riproduzione a schermo intero e spostarti lungo la timeline; • collegare facoltativamente una libreria personale tramite un profilo fornito dal suo amministratore; • sincronizzare preferiti e stato di visione quando la libreria collegata supporta queste funzioni. Player Store non include, vende o distribuisce film, canali o abbonamenti. L'utente deve disporre dei diritti e delle autorizzazioni necessari per ogni contenuto e server collegato. Il contenuto dimostrativo mostrato negli screenshot è “Sintel” © Blender Foundation, distribuito con licenza Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

Screenshots

Twinkly Christmas Card4 screens
Player Store3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Player Store at none against Twinkly Christmas Card's 10. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Twinkly Christmas Card sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Player Store asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Twinkly Christmas Card versus Player Store: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwinkly Christmas CardPlayer Store
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (107 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamir ShakerRino Leuterio

Bugs and requests

Twinkly Christmas Card

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App not working for a while
  • Music does not play
  • Stars don't twinkle
  • Paid features not working
  • Text size too large, cannot reduce
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  • GIFs don't work on lock screen
  • Video turns low quality when saved
  • Twinkle effect doesn't stay when saved
  • Christmas tree watermark applied on save
  • Twinkle effect doesn't stay as a gif

Requested features

9 requests
  • Undo button
  • Combine different effects
  • Remove app link/text after upgrade
  • More realistic effects
  • Ability to add to existing album photos
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  • Year-round use with auto-detection of bright points
  • More options
  • Adjustable text size
  • Ability to position text directly in image

Player Store

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Twinkly Christmas Card

One-time10
  • Christmas TreeFree
  • First Noel$0.99
  • Song of the Bells$0.99
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  • Sugar Plum Fairy$0.99
  • Silent Night$2.99
  • Voice Recording$2.99
  • Jingle Bells$3.99
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas$3.99
  • GIF$5.99
  • Christmas Songs$7.99
None

Player Store

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twinkly Christmas Card free?
Twinkly Christmas Card is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Player Store free?
Player Store is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twinkly Christmas Card or Player Store have ads?
Neither Twinkly Christmas Card nor Player Store shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twinkly Christmas Card or Player Store?
Twinkly Christmas Card ships an update weekly, and Player Store weekly. Most recently, Twinkly Christmas Card was updated on November 1, 2026 and Player Store on November 6, 2026.

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