Christmas has seldom been as important as this year – thanks to Corona. COMPUTER BILD has therefore started looking for apps that create a contemplative Christmas atmosphere. Are you looking for a delicious holiday menu? No problem! Need the right music for Christmas but can’t hear Bing Crosby anymore? COMPUTER BILD has found an alternative. There are apps that shorten the waiting time for the Christ Child, as well as good help for Christmas shopping. The COMPUTER BILD editorial team tested some programs and found cool apps. So there is no rod for the festival of festivals.
Additional costs for the apps for Christmas
All apps in the test are basically free of charge. Some apps require paid updates and small in-app purchases to ensure that there are no ads and additional functions. However, the costs for this are kept within reasonable limits.
Christmas apps put to the test: the right notes
With the app “Christmas ringtones and apps“The smartphone will be really ready for Christmas. Here you will – of course – find ringtones. They are available in different languages. Christmas texts for acquaintances, friends and family and the right emoticons are also on offer – Santa Claus, reindeer, snowman included .
The app “Christmas ringtones and apps” will make the festival even more beautiful in 2020. Despite Corona. Here you not only get ringtones, but also greetings and much more.
Conclusion “Christmas ringtones and texts”: The app is easy to use, works smoothly and the advertising does not appear sprawling.
Christmas apps put to the test: Warm greetings from the cards
As the names of the “frame” apps suggest, you can use the app to get a collection of photo frames and effects with Christmas motifs on your mobile device. With more than 50 designed templates, you can create festive greeting cards that you can add your own text to and share with friends via email, Facebook or Twitter.
The free Christmas app with which you can put yourself in the picture: “Christmas Photo & Frame app” provides great effects for your festive greetings.
Conclusion “Christmas photo frame”: The two almost identical apps are extremely easy to use. A wide range of free options make it easy to get over a lot of advertising.
Christmas apps put to the test: delicious recipes
In families in particular, the Christmas menu has a lot to do with rituals – but does it always have to be the infamous sausages with potato salad on Christmas Eve? The app “The Photo Cookbook” provides lots of recipe ideas for holiday meals, from vegan to meat-based. Cookbook readers who like to browse will surely find interesting recipes for the Christmas menu in the extensive free section of the cookbook, the collection of special Christmas recipes is available as an in-app purchase for EUR 3.49.
The free app “The Photo Cookbook” guarantees the most delicious Christmas menu – from blue trout to potato salad.
Conclusion “The Photo Cookbook”: Well-illustrated and clearly understandable recipe collection, not just for the holidays! The app brings great winter treats.
Christmas apps put to the test: the right music
“The Christmas Radio” provides the acoustic background for the atmospheric pre-Christmas period at home. Nine channels with different styles are available to you: In addition to the usual Christmas classics, there are also special channels for Christmas children’s songs, Christmas hits from the 80s, rock as well as a gospel and a “tropical” channel with Christmas carols from all over the world. Even in large families with different tastes, everyone should get their money’s worth.
The “Das Weihnachtsradio” app was one of the most popular programs in the test.
Conclusion “The Christmas Radio”: The good app even comes with rhythm ‘n’ blues Christmas songs. So it offers a lot more than just “White Christmas”.
Christmas apps put to the test: wait and play
“Christmas Swap 3” is a classic match 3 game that shortens the waiting time until Christmas Eve. As usual in this type of game, move Christmas symbols such as bells, fir trees or gingerbread men to get at least three identical motifs in a row. If you did it, the group of three dissolves, other symbols fall from above, and in the best case scenario a chain reaction of new pairings arises, which then earns a lot of points. The gameplay is easy to understand and, despite the English language in the game menus, also suitable for children at first – later levels are, however, quite crisp in terms of difficulty. If you don’t know what to do, you can get help with game coins. Ten coins are free every day, and more can be bought. Otherwise, the loving presentation is particularly impressive, with a pre-Christmas soundtrack and nice little animations in between.
A game often works wonders: the tested app “Christmas Swap 3” shortens the waiting time for the Christ Child enormously.
Conclusion “Christmas Swap 3”: The gaming app is a great way to pass the time waiting until Christmas Eve; only the occasional advertising dulls the mood a little.
Christmas apps put to the test: gifts, presents
Christmas time is gift time – and with it “The Christmas Gift List” always keep track of which gifts you want to get for whom. In principle, the app is nothing more than list management, but with some useful special functions for less Christmas shopping stress. For example, you can create a separate list for each person in your address book, estimate a budget for each recipient and also check whether this budget has already been reached or whether there are still a few extra socks in it. You can also divide your presents into categories such as “gift idea”, “already ordered”, “still needs to be wrapped” and so on.
The “Christmas Gift List” is anything but toxic. It helps with shopping, reduces stress and is easy on the wallet. Thanks to this app, good advice is not expensive.
Conclusion “The Christmas Gift List”: Great free help for Christmas shoppers who have a lot to give away.
Christmas apps put to the test: real works of art
“Painting by Numbers – Christmas” – this simple app provides coloring pages for children up to five years of age. The kids paint the Christmas motifs on their smartphones (or rather on their tablets) with friends and without colored hands. But: The free version of the app only offers a handful of templates, the entire range can only be activated by in-app purchase.
The free app “Painting by Numbers – Christmas” turns a small idea into fun. Unfortunately, it only gets big in the paid version.
Conclusion “Painting by Numbers – Christmas”: Good pastime for smaller children, which is over quickly in the free version.
Christmas apps put to the test: shopping aid
With the bulky named app “Shopping List – Buy Me A Pie” create your shopping lists for the festive Christmas dinner. You assign your purchases to different categories. The items can then simply be ticked off with a tipper. In addition, several family members can contribute to a shopping list. So shopping before the holidays doesn’t become a test of nerves. There is a larger scope with in-app purchases from 1.99 euros.
You will get along well with this app at Christmas. “Shopping List – Buy Me A Pie” saves time and maybe even money.
Conclusion “Shopping List – Buy Me A Pie”: So that you really don’t forget anything – and kids and partners aren’t left out either – install the app. She will be a good shopper for you.
Christmas apps put to the test: Idealo
If you give away a lot, you can save a lot – with a good price comparison in advance, for example “Idealo”. This gives you an overview of what is available where and at what price. A price alarm clock informs you when your desired price for a certain product has been reached. A pre-selection of popular products that are currently cheaper due to discounts or promotions is available in the special bargain section.
You will find great gift ideas in the free “Idealo” app on all platforms. Even if it should be a French rock band that hardly anyone in Germany knows.
Conclusion “Idealo”: The range is huge, and the search engine can also be configured as desired. This makes shopping fun, and in the end the wallet is happy too – and the recipient anyway!
Shopping apps put to the test: Amazon
N / A? Forgot a present just before Christmas? If you are a Prime member, you can get many products delivered within 48 hours, even in the run-up to Christmas. People who are at a loss will find a separate area for Christmas gifts in the app. Ideas from almost all sectors await there – from household to technology. And lots of games!
Conclusion: “Amazon Shopping”: There is nothing better for a quick Christmas present, the service and range of offers are just right.
It can’t always be Black Friday. But even at Christmas you will find what you are looking for with the app on Amazon.
Conclusion: the best apps for your purposes
The Christmas season should be reflective, relaxing and, above all, beautiful. Especially in this year, which is so marked by Corona, the time to end the year is important. These apps should contribute a very small part. Because if the big party is a success, maybe you can all switch off for once. In any case, the editorial team wishes you a nice Advent season and “Merry Christmas”.