Potdeco vs Now Playing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Potdeco
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The Potdeco product scanner scans barcodes and QR codes from the Pot&Deco catalog and shows you the right prices
Now Playing
Control and view media playing on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or connected devices like HomePod and Bluetooth speakers. Easily manage audio playback with relevant controls surfacing on your watch.
- Control media on Apple Watch, iPhone, and connected devices
- Surface relevant media controls on Apple Watch
- View currently playing content
- Manage music, audiobooks, and podcasts
- Complication to display listening status
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The Now Playing app on Apple Watch will surface controls for content playing on your Apple Watch, iPhone or any of your connected devices like HomePod or paired Bluetooth speakers. - Use the Now Playing app to see and easily access your media across all of your connected devices - When playing media (music, audiobooks, podcasts) Now Playing will surface relevant media controls on your Apple Watch according to what you are listening to. - Use the Now Playing complication to display what you are listening to with a raise of your wrist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Potdeco at 11.0 against Now Playing's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Potdeco ships an update every 7 months, Now Playing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Potdeco | Now Playing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.6 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Rombaut | Apple |
In-app purchases
Potdeco
No in-app purchases
Now Playing
No in-app purchases
