237+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed
Christmas Countdown Live 2026 is the household name in xmas, but it's far from the only option. We track 237+ alternatives and competitors on iOS — many free, many higher-rated than you'd expect.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ads | In-App Purchases | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Free | 4.8★ (2.3K) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 2 |  | Free | 4.9★ (27K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 3 |  | Free | 4.4★ (1.1K) | Yes | No | Aug 2026 |
| 4 |  | Free | 4.7★ (5.8K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 5 |  | Free | 4.4★ (7) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 6 |  | Free | 4.8★ (3.5K) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 7 |  | Free | 4.7★ (5K) | Yes | No | Aug 2026 |
| 8 |  | Free | 4.7★ (1.4K) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
Track the exact days, hours, and sleeps until Christmas Eve with a live home screen widget. Customize with festive themes and enjoy snowfall animations to bring the holiday spirit to life.
Organize all your holiday gift ideas and purchases for friends and family. Create lists, set budgets, and track spending with helpful graphs. Share lists, collaborate with others, and even protect your data with a passcode.
Access a variety of Christmas songs, sound effects, and ringtones. Customize alerts for calls, texts, alarms, and notifications with festive holiday sounds to get into the Christmas spirit.
Easily create personalized Christmas cards and holiday photos with over 500 frames, filters, and effects. Add text, festive decorations, and even Santa hats to your pictures. Share your creations instantly or save them as unique gifts.
Transform yourself into a dancing Christmas character by placing your face onto 3D elves, Santa, or Mrs. Claus. Create personalized, funny holiday videos with various dance moves and backgrounds to share with loved ones.
Track the days until Christmas with a festive snowy countdown. Personalize your experience with various backgrounds and classic holiday music. Unlock daily advent calendar gifts and enjoy an ad-free experience.
Easily create personalized Christmas and New Year greeting cards with a vast collection of festive photo frames and stickers. Add custom text and designs to make unique holiday memories for friends and family.
Create festive holiday memories with a comprehensive suite of Christmas-themed photo editing tools. Design custom cards, collages, and decorate photos with seasonal effects, frames, and stickers. Enjoy interactive features like puzzles and countdowns to enhance your holiday spirit.
Unleash your creativity with a digital coloring book featuring numerous holiday-themed images. This app offers a relaxing and fun way to create art masterpieces, suitable for all ages, with intuitive finger painting controls and sharing options.
Organize your holiday gift lists and budgets with this intuitive app. Track purchases, manage spending, and simplify your shopping experience. Spend less time on logistics and more time enjoying the holidays.
Decorate your photos with festive Christmas themes, stickers, and frames. Enhance your holiday pictures with special effects and editing tools to create memorable moments.
This app offers a fun drawing and coloring experience for all ages. It features a variety of high-quality pictures to color, a blank canvas for freehand drawing, and a realistic painting simulation. Enjoy hours of creative expression without the mess.
Personalize your device with a collection of high-quality 3D Christmas backgrounds. Explore festive images of Santa, snowmen, and decorated trees to create a magical holiday atmosphere on your home or lock screen.
Access a vast library of free and legal holiday music, including classic and new tracks. Stream or download songs from independent musicians and creative commons sources. Share recommendations with a community of music lovers.
Test your holiday knowledge with a fun Christmas-themed picture guessing game. Solve puzzles, unlock daily quizzes, and get into the festive spirit with thousands of challenges. Perfect for the holiday season!
This app offers a collection of 10 popular English Christmas songs with lyrics for children. It supports background playback and screen lock, making it easy for kids to sing along and learn English vocabulary offline. Enjoy beautiful graphics and HD images for a festive experience.
Test your knowledge of Christmas song lyrics with friends and family. Features two game modes, including a challenging 'Santa Clause' mode, with hundreds of questions from popular holiday tunes. Enjoy festive graphics and simple gameplay perfect for the holiday season.