Group Christmas Lists vs Countdown 2 Christmas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group Christmas Lists
Easily create and share Christmas wish lists with family and friends. Organize items with links and allow group members to mark gifts as reserved to avoid duplicates.
- Create Christmas lists
- Add item links
- Share lists with groups
- Mark items as reserved
- Collaborative list management
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Group Christmas List allows you to create Christmas Lists with links and share them with your family or friends. You can create groups where anyone in the group can see each other's list. Anyone in the group can mark an item as reserved meaning that they intend to purchase that item for that person.
Countdown 2 Christmas
Decorate a virtual Christmas tree with various options and backgrounds. Enjoy the festive spirit of the holiday season year-round with interactive elements like snowfall.
- Virtual Christmas tree decoration
- Multiple decoration options
- Customizable backgrounds
- Snowfall effect
- Year-round festive spirit
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Share in the Joy of the Christmas Season all year long! Select your tree, decorate it with a multitude of different options, change to a new background, maybe add snowfall. Tap the snowflake to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown 2 Christmas at 100% against Group Christmas Lists's 0%. Countdown 2 Christmas also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 54 months). Group Christmas Lists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Countdown 2 Christmas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Group Christmas Lists asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown 2 Christmas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Group Christmas Lists's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown 2 Christmas's.
Group Christmas Lists ships an update every 54 months, Countdown 2 Christmas every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group Christmas Lists | Countdown 2 Christmas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Kalski | Daniel TenEyck |
Customer experience
Group Christmas Lists
Countdown 2 Christmas
In-app purchases
Group Christmas Lists
No in-app purchases
Countdown 2 Christmas
- Unlock Premium Content$4.99
Questions
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