# NORAD Tracks Santa Claus

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1181633163](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1181633163)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1181633163`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NORAD
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (1,045 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-05
- **First published:** 2016-12-02
- **Size:** 101 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norad-tracks-santa-claus/id1181633163)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.defense.gov/Legal-Administrative/Privacy-Security/](https://www.defense.gov/Legal-Administrative/Privacy-Security/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #57,964 — Overall

## Review summary

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

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1181633163)