As parents, we know that technology is here to stay and as much as it my pains us that our kids are tied to their i-pads or smartphones, there are times of year when technology can add a little extra Christmas magic to this festive time of year. There are a huge range of specifically themed apps for Christmas including our favourite as we watched a little elf dance across our office floor! Added to this enjoyment is the fact that many of these apps are designed to boost the children’s learning in a most engaging and fun way.
What better way to celebrate the festive season than to load up on some Christmas and holiday apps and have some seasonal fun at home, on those long plane rides or car journeys, we think we’ve found the ultimate list of apps for this holiday season.
- Our list appears in alphabetical order not in order of ranking, although we are slightly biased by that cute little dancing elf!
A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Bonus iMessage Sticker Pack included!!
Share animated stickers of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang with friends and family.
- iPhone and iPad App of the Week
- Macworld Apps Essential Collections
- About.com #1 Christmas App
- Entertainment Weekly Must List
- Reached #1 Overall in App Store
- Featured in NBC, USA Today, CNET, The New Yorker
“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!”
Help Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts gang as they struggle to find the true meaning of Christmas. Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, narrates the rebirth of the 1965 animated classic as an interactive storybook complete with original dialogue, digitally remastered illustrations, animation, and music optimized for your Apple device.
Play Schroeder’s piano, finger paint with the gang, and go carolling with the Peanuts choir. Participate in the Spectacular Super-Colossal Neighborhood Christmas Lights and Display Contest to unlock decorations for your very own Charlie Brown Christmas Tree! With something to discover on every page, this is one interactive Peanuts adventure you won’t want to miss this holiday season!!
Features
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- Includes iMessage Sticker Pack with over 30 animated stickers
- Narrated by Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown
- Dialog, music, and sounds from the 1965 animated classic
- Create and customize your own Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
- Unlock rewards in the Lights and Display Contest
- Word and note highlighting to help improve reading and musical skills
- Hear individual words with the tap of a finger
- Touch, drag, and move objects
- Jump to any page with a handy bookmark
A Message From Santa!
This Christmas, amaze your loved ones by creating a personalized video message and phone call from Santa Claus!
Parents, use this app together with your children to encourage good behavior all year long!
This app has the following amazing features:
VIDEO MESSAGE FROM SANTA (English only)
- choose from 3 personalized short video messages, featuring your child’s details such as their name and photo*
- Premium Christmas Eve video available as in-app purchase
RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM SANTA
- Santa can call for a variety of reasons
- Santa can mention your child’s name, age and interests* during the call
- Receive unlimited calls for free*
CALL SANTA’S VOICEMAIL
- Children can record a voicemail message for Santa with their Christmas wish list
- Let Santa write down your child’s name on the naughty or nice list
- Santa tracker: find out what Santa is doing right now
- Check the weather forecast for the North Pole
- Hear the names of Santa’s reindeer
- Countdown to Christmas: hear how many days are left until Christmas
- Leave a message for Santa
TEXT MESSAGE WITH SANTA
- Send Santa a message
- He will reply instantly!
- Disclaimer: app for entertainment purposes only. Calls and text messages are simulated. App does not provide actual calling or texting functionality. The app can be used without paying, but some features require an in-app purchase.
** About the Premium subscription:
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price you paid at the initial purchase
- Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase the subscription
Privacy Policy: https://www.messagefromsanta.com/privacy-policy-en.html
Terms & Conditions: https://www.messagefromsanta.com/terms-en.html
“Message From Santa” and the megaphone logo are registered trademarks of First Class Media B.V., the Netherlands. All rights reserved.
Catch Santa AR
The revolutionary AR app that the world has never seen before is here this Christmas!
For the first time ever you can summon Virtual Santa Claus to your living room and catch him leaving gifts on video.
Catch Santa AR features the world’s first ever video tool to capture Virtual Santa Claus in Augmented Reality. Instead of inserting motionless stickers into your photos, summon the real moving Santa Claus and capture him leaving gifts under your tree on video. It looks so real you won’t believe your eyes!
FEATURES
- Summon Virtual Santa Claus to your house
- Catch Santa sneaking into your living room on video
- Catch Santa leaving gifts under your tree on video
- Film Santa having a conversation with you on video
- Catch Santa drinking milk and eating cookies your child left for him on video
- And many more exciting scenarios
- Take a photo to capture a moment while catching Santa on video
- Show your kids proof of Santa leaving gifts in your house on video and in photos
PLEASE NOTE
Catch Santa AR is free to download and use. Our app is entertaining enough to use without paying, however, in-app items can be purchased to unlock extra scenarios. You can disable in-app purchases in your device settings. Prices are in USD. Pricing in other countries may vary.
Christmas Countdown (2024)
Count down the days until Christmas with a fun snowy countdown.
– Choose from a selection of beautiful backgrounds, featuring Santa and his reindeer, many Christmas trees, and even a snowman!
– Enjoy classic Christmas music including Deck the Halls and We Wish You a Merry Christmas
– Watch the falling snow on the countdown screen
– Open a new gift every day of December in your advent calendar! You’ll get a beautiful Christmas-themed photo which you can set as your wallpaper, as well some other ideas to help you get in the Christmas mood!
– No ads! I really don’t like ads in apps, so there are none at all in Christmas Countdown 🙂
– Upgrade to Premium to get a countdown widget so you can quickly see how long there is until Christmas! You’ll also get more music, including Jingle Bells and Silent Night, extra backgrounds and an exclusive countdown style!
I have a lot of fun developing Christmas Countdown, and love hearing from people who use the app. You can email me about the app at [email protected] 🙂
Christmas RADIO
Holiday music lovers across the globe are getting an early Christmas gift because of the massively popular Christmas Radio app.
Featuring a streamlined interface and designed for iPhone and iPad, the app allows you to enjoy a wide variety of Christmas hits from over 180 (during season) unique stations.
Some of this year’s more popular stations include: Mistletoe, Christmas Carols Radio and Kristmas Kountry. There’s also North Pole Radio, which broadcasts directly from the North Pole – a detail that is sure to delight even the most skeptical of Santa-doubting kids; and probably more than a few adults, too.
More than any other time of year, the holidays are defined by the music that celebrates this season, and that’s why Christmas Radio is so massively popular around the world. At no cost, and conveniently via WiFi and cellular networks , you can instantly connect to the holiday music they love, whether that’s rockin’ Christmas hits, old standards, or whatever else you prefer.
Quite simply, Christmas Radio is holiday music on demand, and it’s completely free. And on top of all of that, the iPad app adds a touch of beautiful holiday décor when it streams music using the Airplay and stands near a fireplace, on a mantelpiece, on top of a table, or even nestled near the Christmas tree!
Elf Cam – Santa’s elf tracke
Create your own Elf with 100s of outfits, more animations, and loads of fun in this year’s merriest holiday app!
It’s that time of year when Santa’s elves visit your home checking off their naughty or nice list. Like track Santa, you can now track elves. This year you’ll be ready to catch them on camera using Elf Cam. Your kids will scream at the magical site of seeing their elf running around their own home.
Enjoy Elf Cam, the original AR Elf camera app.
WATCH YOUR ELF COME TO LIFE
Choose your elf, pick a route and let your Elf run wild around your home. Catch it on camera and watch the delight of your children when you show them the magic.
CREATE YOUR OWN ELF
– Unleash your creativity by designing your personalized Christmas elf.
– Customize colors, hats, gloves, attire, glasses, and more to your heart’s content.
– Explore endless outfit combinations and express your festive spirit.
– Feeling undecided? Try our Randomize feature to generate a charming Christmas elf for you.DESIGN YOUR OWN ELF
SUPER SIMPLE
It’s super fun to make your Elf, jump, crawl, run, dance and be a the cheeky Elf that it is. You should know that your Elf does has a mind of its own and will ‘on occasion’ improvise and wiggle it’s bottom at the camera.
VIDEO FILTERS
Add more magic to your videos by adding one of our video filters. Try out night vision, CCTV or make it snow in your living room.
SHARE THE MAGIC
We built this for our kids, but we wanted to share the joy with the world. We’d love to see your videos, reactions and delight if you feel like sharing with us.
ElfYourself
The most popular app of the Holiday Season 14 years running is back with great new dances and features!
This holiday tradition lets you “Elf Yourself” and star in dozens of personalized videos with your face on dancing elves. Add up to 5 faces, then select a dance and the app automatically creates your video! Share your dancing skills on social media – or message a super fun holiday greeting to your friends and family. It’s as easy as pie!
ElfYourself is FREE to download and enjoy, some dances are free, but most require purchase to unlock. You can purchase dances individually or get our Season Pass to access all content and remove ads for 12 months!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Dr. Seuss classic, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” comes to life with playful interactivity, delightful animations and fun activities!
FEATURES
- Tap and drag to find playful surprises throughout the book
- Find hidden stars on every page to reveal fun activities
- Read along with highlighting narration, read it yourself, or enjoy auto play
- Explore new vocabulary by tapping words and pictures
- Track minutes spent reading, pages read, and more in the Parents section
ACTIVITIES
- Play seven different mini-games like Memory Match, Jigsaw Puzzle, Word Search, Sequence, and more!
- Find all 28 unique games hidden throughout the book
- Enjoy activities again and again, directly from the main menu
- Try to beat your high score and best time
NORAD Tracks Santa
The NORAD Santa App is the official app of the NORAD Tracks Santa program. Watch the days countdown to the start of Santa’s Yuletide journey around the world! You can also play games, read stories and more!
Punchbowl: Invitations & Cards
Personalize and send beautiful invitations and greeting cards for FREE with Punchbowl®. Choose from thousands of party invitations including the largest selection of kids character invites. Exclusive designs feature Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Frozen, Avengers, Elmo, Minions, PAW Patrol, Peppa Pig, Trolls & more! Invite guests by email or text and track RSVPs on-the-go. Send thoughtful free eCards for birthdays, holidays, or to say thank you; and add a heartfelt video message to any card! The MUST HAVE app for busy parents, Punchbowl has been featured in publications such as Parents, Real Simple, O Magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Women’s Health.
FIND THE PERFECT INVITATION:
- Thousands of beautiful online invitations
- Characters Kids Love’ collection features hundreds of beloved, iconic characters from Disney, Hasbro, Marvel, Mattel, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street & Universal
- Handmade Art’ invite collection features designs created with artistic techniques
- Popular categories include Birthdays, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Graduation, Weddings, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s
PERSONALIZE & SEND INVITES ON THE GO
- Best invitation maker for all your celebrations
- Touch-friendly controls make it simple to input party details
- Add a photo to select designs directly from your Camera Roll
- Quickly build Guest Lists with convenient import options
- Send party invitations online by email or text message
MANAGE ONLINE INVITATIONS WITH RSVP:
- Track RSVPs in real time from the app on iPhone or iPad
- Add more guests, follow-up with anyone who hasn’t responded
- Chat with guests one-on-one or broadcast announcements to your entire list
- Add Potluck List, Poll, Co-Host & more
RSVP TO INVITATIONS:
- Respond to email invitations or text invitations as a guest
- View the guest list, get directions, see To-Do Items from the host
- Save all invites you receive in one place
DELIVER GREETING CARDS BY TEXT OR EMAIL:
- Gorgeous free ecards with the look and feel of a traditional paper greeting card
- Popular categories include Birthday, Thank You, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day & Christmas
- Add a heartfelt video message to any card
- Upload a photo to select designs & personalize your message with our card maker
- Send cards by email or text instantly, or schedule for delivery later
PNP Portable North Pole
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Portable North Pole brings the magic of Christmas to the palm of your hand. As the #1 Santa app globally, parents and guardians can watch their loved ones’ faces light up with one-of-a-kind messages from Santa Claus himself, and record their priceless reaction with the Reaction Recorder!
Unlike many other Santa apps, Portable North Pole offers a free trial experience, without advertising! Discover our four new free trial videos, including a video just for kids and a video just for grown-ups with the premium version, an all-new birthday video, and more!
- 237+ million video views
- #1 Santa app since 2008
- 11+ million downloads around the globe
- Featured on the TODAY Show, the New York Times, Rachael Ray, Fox & Friends, BuzzFeed, Fox News, and more
Explore the Free Kids Games & Activities in the PNP App
- Bedtime stories
- Karaoke with Mrs. Claus
- The Elf Dancing game
- & more!
Santa’s Bag
Santa’s Bag has been recommended by The New York Times, US News & World Report, Consumer Reports, USA Today, Forbes Magazine, Fox News, Parents Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, PC Magazine, NBC News, Buzzfeed.com, and The Huffington Post, among others.
Revolutionize your Christmas shopping experience! Santa’s Bag is a fun and easy-to-use app to help you manage your Christmas gift recipients, planning, shopping, and budgets. Each detail of the app is carefully designed to make sure you don’t forget anyone or anything. Christmas shopping has never been easier or more fun!
- Add Gifts, Ideas, Links, Preferences, and Notes for each Recipient
- Add Links, Photo, and Notes for each Gift
- Save Links through our App Extension or by Drag & Drop into the app
- Email, print or save customizable, checkable lists: Planning Lists, Shopping Lists, and more
- Split/Multiple/Unassigned Gifts
- Recipient/Occasion Budgets and Progress Bars
- Screenlock Passcode
- Highly Customizable Views/Sorts/Filters
- Christmas Countdown Timer
- Database Backup and Restore
Santa Tracker
“This tracker has about the cutest setup I’ve seen on these apps … If you’re looking for a simple app that kids can easily use with you around, this is the one to download.”
– iMore
FEATURES
• Where is Santa Claus right now?
• What is Santa doing right now? (e.g. Shopping for Christmas Gifts, Checking the Reindeer Farm, Getting Fit, etc.)
• Find my House feature: see your house on the map
• How long until Santa comes to my rooftop?
• And many many more!!
PLEASE NOTE
Prices are in USD. Pricing in other countries may vary.
Scout Elf® Ideas
Scout Elves always match the unique personalities of their families! Some are playful and creative, while others are sporty and adventurous. This app offers fun daily photos to inspire every Scout Elf during the Christmas season.
Discover fun ideas for spending time with your family along with pictures of Scout Elves that come with materials and instructions. From quick and easy ideas to creative and complex ones, this app has them all! You can find links to printable crafts and Scout Elf clothes to enhance certain designs.
Filter to find tons of different ideas for your Scout Elf and get special daily reminder alerts from the North Pole. Find fun ideas for the Scout Elves and get into the holiday spirit with The Elf on the Shelf® Ideas!
The Elf on the Shelf® Ideas App Features:
Speak to Santa™ Christmas Call
Video Call Santa! Voice Call Santa! Message Santa! Track Santa! The only Santa Video Call app with varied and customizable conversation options! Santa actually knows all about you (12 facts including your name)! On Christmas Eve you can even talk to Santa while he’s on his sleigh!
Welcome to North Pole Command Center! Here at the North Pole Science Department, our Engineers are always looking for ways to modernise Christmas, their latest creation is this hi-tech Santa Tracking/ Santa Calling App!
VIDEO CALL SANTA – For the first time ever, you can now Video Call Santa! This is not a simple video recording of Santa, this is a dynamic, varied, and realistic simulated call. Santa knows your name, he knows things like your favourite colour, your favourite sport and tons more. He also knows when you’ve been naughty or nice, and he’s not afraid to bring it up during the call! The call can even be recorded to kept forever or shared!
Santa’s List knows the following things about your kids:
- Their Name
- Their Age
- Their Month of Birth
- Where They Live
- Their Favourite Colour
- Their Favourite Fruit
- Their Favourite Vegetable
- Their Favourite Sport
- If they’ve been learning a musical Instrument
- Recent Life Events
- Gift Wanted
- Theres so many call options. Here are a few:
- Santa know what gift your kid wants!
- Child has been Naughty: Santa even says what they’ve done thats naughty!
- Child has been Nice: Santa knows when you’ve been nice!
- Tips for getting on the nice list
- Santa checks his list to see if they are on the nice of naughty list!
- And so many more
TRACK SANTA – Using the very latest is Elfish satellite technology, this app can pinpoint Santa’s location anywhere on the planet to within an Elfish Micrometer (which is a lot smaller than a regular micrometer!)
The app also allows you to run test flights with Santa’s sleigh in the lead-up to the big day. Then when the big day arrives it accurately tracks Santa’s journey across the globe!
- Fully 3D Globe that you can rotate and zoom in or out on!
- Sleigh data such as km/h and percentage of presents delivered sent dynamically to the app as Santa makes his journey!
- Send Santa on test runs where you can control the speed of his sleigh!
- Countdown timer to the big day!
- Reindeer data! See what Rudolph and the gang are up to!
CALL SANTA – Talk to Santa! Give him a call or have him call you! On Christmas Eve you can even talk to Santa while he’s on his sleigh! *Parents can use the Santa Call functionality to keep children well behaved! REQUIRES PARENTAL SETUP*
- High-quality voices!
- Over 7000 child names! PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FULL LIST OF INCLUDED NAMES – http://tillmania.co.uk/santa-call-name-list/
- Thousands of possible call setups!
