Countdown Widget & Counter vs Pot Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widget & Counter
Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day. The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!
Pot Vault
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Pot Vault is a home game poker tracker built by someone who was tired of scribbling on napkins. Log buy-ins, rebuys, and cash-outs as your game unfolds. When someone busts out, tap Cash Out and their result is banked. When the game ends, Pot Vault does the math for you: who owes what, who takes home cash from the pot, and every dollar accounted for. FEATURES - Host a session and invite anyone at the table via a 5-digit code - Track paid vs unpaid buy-ins so you always know how much cash is really in the pot - Real-time updates across every player's phone - Automatic settlement math when the game ends: who pays who, and who takes from the pot - Live ledger showing every rebuy, cash-out, and late join with exact timestamps - Session history so you can look back at any game you have hosted or joined - Handles unpaid buy-ins, mid-session cash-outs, and late-joining players - Free forever Pot Vault is a scoreboard for real poker games played with physical cards and real money changing hands between friends. It doesn't handle payments, deal cards, or facilitate any gambling. It's the digital version of the notebook you'd use at the table anyway.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pot Vault at none against Countdown Widget & Counter's 10. Pot Vault also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pot Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown Widget & Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, Pot Vault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget & Counter | Pot Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sovereign Apps LLC | Alex Yu |
Bugs and requests
Countdown Widget & Counter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
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- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
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- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Pot Vault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown Widget & Counter
- Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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- Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$7.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
Pot Vault
No in-app purchases
Questions
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