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24 alternatives to Advent of Joy

A festive calendar for self-care and spreading kindness

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Advent of Joy launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Christmas Advent Calendar▲98

   Customer activation & lead generation

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Advent▲69

   Create personalised advent calendars for partners or friends

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   25DaysOf▲139

   Build your own advent calendar & share it with your friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Indie App Santa▲134

   The indie app advent calendar 🗓🎄

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Merry Christmas Illustrations▲130

   Spread holiday cheer with a huge set of joyful illustrations

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Blogger Advent Calendar▲12

   Challenge yourself this december, by writing a post a day.

   2024 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   2021 Simple Calendar▲139

   A calendar for minimalists

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Christmas Video Maker▲102

   Create festive personalised videos in minutes

   2023 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Free Christmas 3D Illustrations▲141

   Festive holiday set for UI projects

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SaaS Advent Calendar 2020▲142

    SaaSanta is coming to town and he's not bringing coal

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11ST
    ssh tiny.christmas▲14

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ultimate Holiday Planner for Christmas▲43

    Effortlessly plan gifts, meals, budget & memories this Xmas

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The 2018 Digital Wellbeing Advent Calendar▲82

    24 days of strategies on how to live well with technology

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Christmas Design Kit▲110

    176 Figma Design Templates for startups

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PR Advent Calendar▲193

    A step-by-step guide to attract VC money through PR

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Frozen Goodies▲76

    An advent calendar to get the chance to win daily prizes

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TinyMonth▲113

    The simple, remixable calendar for tiny scheduling

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Joy▲125

    A Mac menu bar app that throws confetti for your wins

    24d ago · joy.jawahar.sh · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Smile Season▲71

    Smile and brighten your day!

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Purrfect Advent Calendar▲5

    Your advent calendar with kitties

    2024 · its alternatives →

21. 21BA
    Building a 'liturgical lightbulb', bringing the Calendar to life▲109

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Yearly▲160

    Simple and colorful calendar app.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23MC
    Minimalist Calendars Generator▲87

    2023 · useminimal.com · its alternatives →

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    IT Comic Calendar 2018 by Freshservice▲132

    Free physical calendar with funny IT encounters 📅

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →