NORAD Tracks Santa Claus

Name: NORAD Tracks Santa Claus
Rating: 3.9 (1046 reviews)
Author: NORAD

By: NORAD

Entertainment

Features & Capabilities

The NORAD Tracks Santa Claus Chrome extension is the official NORAD Tracks Santa experience for your browser. It shows a countdown to Santa's Yuletide journey around the world, so families can follow the magic as it happens.

In addition to the countdown, the extension offers kid-friendly games, stories, and more content to enjoy during the holiday season.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Games Kids

By:

NORAD

Rating:

3.90

(1,046) 2 new ratings

Version:

4.1 Last updated: 2025-12-05

Version code:

880390750

Creation date:

2016-12-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

100.66MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 61,858 ▼ 5

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Developed by:

NORAD

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norad-tracks-santa-claus/id1181633163

User Reviews

Reviewers praise the app for its fun, easy, and well-designed Santa-tracking experience but repeatedly report stability and data issues. Common complaints include 3D mode availability problems, glitches and long or failed loads, inaccurate countdowns and locations, occasional redirects to external sites, and occasional invisibility of Santa in the app. Despite these, many users remain loyal and use it annually for family Christmas Eve activities, indicating strong overall appeal with clear improvement opportunities.

Pros

Fun, festive, and engaging Santa-tracking experience with quick updates
Easy to use with a simple interface and reliable performance for tracking
Well-designed with playful simulations and features like Rudolph and minigames
Longstanding, family-friendly app trusted by users across years

Cons

3D mode not available on many devices or 3D button disappearing, indicating device compatibility issues
Frequent glitches, instability, and loading/tracking failures (blue screens, long load times, redirections)
Inaccurate data such as countdown days and locations
Some UI elements or actions redirect to external sites (e.g., Google or Wikipedia) or behave oddly
Santa visibility not always shown on screen on some devices

Recent reviews

keep the good work and when it was loading santa looked like he’d seen a ghost! not scary just goffy 😂 again keep the good work

by Pl*****, 2025-12-25

I love the NORAD Santa Tracker app—it’s fun, accurate, and a big part of Christmas Eve magic! One issue I noticed is that the 3D mode doesn’t appear on my tablet. I understand that 3D might be limited to certain devices, but it would be great if 3D could be supported on more tablets. Even a simple “3D not available on this device” message would help. Overall, I still love tracking Santa and appreciate all the work the NORAD team does. Thank you for making Christmas Eve so magical!