JINGLE — A premium Christmas storybook your family plays together.

Create a magical Christmas mission for your family

JINGLE is a private, Santa-led Christmas mission your family plays together. Hand-picked clues drop daily on a schedule we manage, Santa writes back to your kids by name, and the Christmas Spirit Map of your home glows brighter with every find. Set up takes about two minutes. The whole thing is yours to keep.

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What is JINGLE?

JINGLE is a premium family Christmas mission app for households with kids roughly four to twelve years old. A parent or grandparent — the host — creates a private mission in two minutes. Each kid joins with their name. From that moment on, JINGLE becomes a Christmas storybook your family lives inside: hand-picked clues, indoor-friendly photo missions, real letters from Santa and the elves, and a glowing Christmas Spirit Map of your home that lights up with every find.

It is not a generic advent calendar and it is not a public chat app. There are no public profiles, no friend requests, no DMs from strangers, and no GPS tracking. Hosts read every message and see every photo. Difficulty is set per kid, so a five-year-old and a twelve-year-old can play side by side without anyone feeling left out or talked down to.

How JINGLE works

Five small steps and the magic takes over from there.

  1. Spin up your mission. Name your family, pick a tone, and tell us about each kid in two minutes.
  2. Invite your players. Send a private invite to grandparents, cousins, or just the people in your house.
  3. Hand-picked clues drop daily. Indoor-friendly riddles, photo missions, and tiny dares — never busywork.
  4. The Spirit Map lights up. Every find adds warmth. Watch your home glow as the mission unfolds.
  5. Santa writes back. Real messages from Santa and the elves — by name, about what your kids actually did.

Read the full walk-through of how JINGLE works.

Christmas Spirit Map

The Christmas Spirit Map is JINGLE's signature moment. As your family completes clues and photo missions, a private map of your home — your living room, kitchen, tree, stockings, and any other rooms you set up — quietly lights up. Every find adds another warm glow. By Christmas Eve the map is a keepsake your family can scroll through together and remember.

The map is private to your family. No one outside your invite list can see it, and JINGLE never asks where you live or where your kids are. The "map" is of your home, set by you — not a real-world GPS map.

What's inside JINGLE

  • Daily clues — indoor-friendly riddles tuned to each kid.
  • Spirit Map — a glowing map of your home that lights up with every find.
  • Letters from Santa — warm, written-by-name messages — never canned, never creepy.
  • Mission Control — you're the host: approve, nudge, and grant the surprises.
  • Plays everywhere — one phone, many phones, grandparents far away. All welcome.
  • Coalie's mischief — the friendly elf who keeps things interesting. Mostly harmless.

Trust and privacy

JINGLE is built so you can hand the phone over without worrying. It is invite-only, with no public profiles and no friend search. There are no DMs from outside your family. Hosts read every message and see every photo. JINGLE never asks where you are or where your kids are. Every Santa message is reviewed for tone — no fear, no shaming, no weirdness. We never sell your data, share it, or use it for ads.

Pricing

One purchase. The whole family. The whole season. Pick the size that fits your December — there are no surprise charges and nothing to remember to cancel.

  • Free Download — $0. Spin up a family, meet Santa and Coalie, and try the Christmas Spirit Map for the first mission day.
  • Mini Mission — $4.99. A short three-day mission for a quick weekend taste of the season, for up to three players.
  • Full Christmas Mission Pass — $14.99. The full December story — daily clues from December 1 through 25 for unlimited players, plus letters, postcards, and the full Spirit Map and Mission Control.
  • Premium Christmas Mission — $24.99. Everything in the Full Pass, plus per-kid story arcs, premium voiced Santa messages, a Christmas Eve grand finale event, and a keepsake postcard album export.

Frequently asked questions

What ages is JINGLE for? Built for families with kids roughly four to twelve. Difficulty is set per kid.

Do my kids need their own phones? No. JINGLE works on one shared phone, tablet, or laptop.

Can grandparents play? Yes. Send them a private invite and they show up as a player on your family map — perfect for long-distance grandparents.

Does it need a yard, snow, or a fireplace? Not at all. Every clue is indoor-friendly and works in apartments, dorms, and warm climates.

How private is it really? Very. Invite-only, no public profiles, no friend search, no DMs from strangers.

Can JINGLE be used as a Christmas Eve activity? Yes — JINGLE works as a cozy Christmas Eve family activity an adult can spin up in minutes.

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