Christmas 1.0.0.6
Among the solutions that offer a bit more for Windows Phone users than a mere countdown, there is a utility suggestively called Christmas that includes some useful extra features that will surely come in handy.
Fair interface, with nice backgrounds and graphical elements
This app is very much in tune with the season it foretells and is dressed appropriately, featuring nice decorations on the background and decent graphics throughout the several sections it comes with. Changing screens and going from one are to another has some small yet visible delays, but once the data is loaded, the navigation is smooth.
Not too pleasant to come by are the annoying advertisements show inside every screen and quite bothersome can also become the prompts to rate the app that appear even before you get to use Christmas for the first time.
Make a gift list, send SMS or mail messages and more
The first feature of this application that pops into view is the countdown until Christmas and it displays days, hours, minutes and seconds as they pass. There is nothing to customize in here, so you can move on to the area allocated to the gifts and make your personal list.
For each person you want to offer a present you can create and entry and check a box as soon as you purchased that item. The list can also be sent via an email or SMS, but without a purchase, only 2 items can be included in this section.
Built-in message list, ringtone and wallpaper customizations
This utility is also able to help you in case you lack inspiration for sending out greeting cards or messages, so it brings a couple of dozens of texts you can use as they are or modify to your liking.
In case you are looking to give a fresh look to your handset and want to hear that Christmas cheer every time someone is calling or texting you, go for the "Wallpaper" and "Ringtone" sections to make your pick. Note that in order to have all the multimedia files available, a purchase must be made here as well.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI7
The application has a good appearance, with some nice wallpapers and graphics, but the ads and prompts are ruining the whole experience. |
Function7
The feature pack is pretty much well thought, but, on the downside, there are some limitations that make it impossible to use some of the tools or cripple the functionality of others. |
Security6
Despite the fact that it needs to look into some secure areas related to some actual functions, the app still looks peek into other sensitive ones for no good reason. |
Battery2
If anything, this application is a real battery killer, as it needs a tremendous amount of power to run and the battery usage soars to extreme levels. |
Price6
It comes as a good idea but is not too well implemented from various perspectives, so the overall value of this utility is not too impressive. |
Compatibility9
Available for most Windows Phone devices out there, Christmas requires only version 7.5 of the OS to be installed onto the target handset. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.0.0.6
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.0.4
- developer:
- Sumit Dutta
- category:
- LIFESTYLE
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads, unlock features
- hits:
- 396