The advent calendar you get to play
The 2026 calendar opens December 1. Open a door every day until Christmas morning, wrap every gift on the board, then tear them open to find the hidden gift tag.
Doors 1 to 5 free. No ads, no account, no subscription.
How to play
Easy to learn in one door, fun to master by door 24.
Open today's door
A new board waits behind every door, in its own world: snowy nights, peppermint stripes, gingerbread icing and more.
Wrap every gift
Each number is a gift. Drag a rectangle that holds one number and covers exactly that many squares. Cover the whole board to finish.
Tear them open
One gift hides the day's gift tag. Find it on your first tear and earn a candy cane for your album.
Mind the ribbon
Later doors hand you a spool of ribbon. Every wrap uses ribbon equal to its outline, so a long thin gift costs more than a neat square one. Two coverings can both fit the board, but only the clever one fits the spool.
Early doors skip the ribbon, middle doors give you a little extra, and the last week gives you just enough.
What's inside
A whole season of puzzles, and reasons to come back all year.
Every door is its own world
Gingerbread icing, sugarplum ornaments, evergreen lights, peppermint stripes, snowy nights and more. Each day brings a new board and a new place to wrap it, all the way to a Christmas morning showpiece behind door 25.
- A fresh board every day, December 1 to 25
- Easy to learn in one door, a real puzzle by the last week
- Every board is built from a real solution, so every one can be solved
Open a door every day
A new door unlocks each day. Missed a day? Past doors stay open, just like a paper advent calendar. Find the hidden gift tag on your first tear and collect all 25.
Show off, no spoilers
Every door makes a share card with your stats and your streak, never the answer. Send it to the family group chat and see who wraps it tighter.
Find the hidden gift tag
When you finish a board, tear the gifts open. Most hide a little surprise, and one carries the day's gift tag with a merry little message.
Find it on your very first tear and it earns a candy cane. Every tag goes into your album, 25 slots for 25 doors. Filling all 25 is the month's real prize.
Santa's Workshop
Christmas all year round: a fresh board every day the doors are resting, with a funny note from the elves hidden in one gift. It opens the day you buy and rests while the advent doors are open. Keep your streak going between Christmases.
Included with any calendar you own, at no extra cost.
Christmas in July
Twelve free doors from July 13 to 24, with summer colors and their own gift tags to find.
Past doors stay open too, so you can always catch up.
Simple, honest pricing
Try it free. Buy the calendar once. No subscription, ever.
Free
- Doors 1 to 5 of every year's calendar
- Three sample boards, anytime
- Three free days in Santa's Workshop
- Christmas in July, July 13 to 24
- No ads, no account
The 2026 Calendar
- Doors 6 to 25 of the 2026 calendar
- Santa's Workshop: Christmas all year round
- A new puzzle every day of the year
- Yours to keep, never renews
- Family Sharing on iPhone
Each new year's calendar is its own purchase, only if you want it.
Questions
More answers on the Help page.
What is MerryWrap?
MerryWrap is a puzzle advent calendar app. Each day from December 1 to Christmas morning, a new door opens with a fresh puzzle board. Wrap every gift on the board, then tear the gifts open to find the hidden gift tag.
How much does MerryWrap cost?
Doors 1 to 5 are free, along with three sample boards, three days in Santa’s Workshop, and the Christmas in July doors. The 2026 Calendar is a one-time purchase that unlocks doors 6 to 25 and Santa’s Workshop, and you keep it for good. Each new year’s calendar is its own purchase, only if you want it. No subscription, nothing renews.
Can I play doors I missed?
Yes. Past doors stay open, so you can catch up any time, just like a paper advent calendar.
Is there anything to play after Christmas?
Yes. Santa’s Workshop is Christmas all year round: a new board on every day the calendar doors are resting, with a note from the elves hidden in one gift. It comes with any calendar you own and opens the day you buy. It rests during the advent doors, December 1 to 25, and during Christmas in July.
Is every board solvable?
Yes. Every board is built from a real solution, and its ribbon spool always holds enough for that solution.
Does MerryWrap need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no ads and no tracking. Your progress stays on your phone.
Door 1 opens December 1, 2026
Get MerryWrap now and try the free sample boards while you wait.
MerryWrapA puzzle advent calendar you play. One new puzzle behind every door, December 1 to Christmas morning.