Heads up! vs CountX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heads up!
This app helps manage poker games with friends by tracking blind levels and breaks. It allows customization of level duration, break frequency, and blind structures, sending instant notifications to your wrist.
- Customizable blind levels
- Adjustable level and break durations
- Break frequency settings
- Instant notifications on wrist
- Simple and powerful interface
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Fancy a good poker game with your friends? Now it will be easier with the new Blinds Up! poker timer! Simple, yet powerful and it's all you need for a good game! You can set the level duration, break duration and the frequency of the breaks - as well as the blind levels! Just start the clock and you'll get notified at every blind change or break instantly on your wrist!
CountX
Track important events like birthdays and deadlines with customizable widgets for your Home, Lock, and StandBy screens. Set up recurring countdowns, import from your existing calendar, and receive real-time notifications. Personalize your countdowns with custom themes and icons for a stylish and distraction-free experience.
- Customizable widgets for Home, Lock, and StandBy screens
- Smart event creation with repeat options
- Import events from Calendar & Reminders
- Real-time notifications
- Custom themes and icons
- Minimalist design
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Count down to any event and wake up to it with a custom alarm — birthdays, trips, deadlines, anniversaries. CountX puts live countdowns on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy, then rings your alarm exactly when the moment arrives. What makes CountX awesome? Smart Event Creation – Set up countdowns with repeat options and customizable countdown modifiers (exclude weekends). Import from Calendar & Reminders – Automatically pull in your important dates. Home, Lock & StandBy Widgets – Always stay updated with stylish, glanceable widgets. Minimal & Elegant Design – A clean, distraction-free interface. Custom Themes & Icons – Personalize your countdowns to match your style. Real-Time Notifications – Get timely alerts so you never miss an event. Custom Alarms – Set alarms tied directly to your countdowns. Wake up to your birthday, your trip, your deadline — right when it matters. Simple. Powerful. Beautiful. CountX keeps you excited about the moments that matter most! Most of CountX’s core features are free. Some premium features require a one-time purchase or subscription to unlock the full experience. Please note: unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period your subscription will automatically renew for an additional period. Renewal charges may appear up to 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Refunds are not provided if a subscription is canceled before the end of the period. Privacy Policy: https://shaffans.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://shaffans.com/terms-conditions We’ve put a lot of love into CountX and hope you enjoy it! If you have suggestions, ideas, or need support, reach out anytime at shaffans.apps@gmail.com. Download CountX now and start counting down to your next big moment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CountX at Free against Heads up!'s $0.99. CountX also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). Heads up!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
CountX is free to download; Heads up! costs $0.99 up front. CountX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Heads up! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Heads up! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CountX has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Heads up!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of CountX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Heads up! ships an update every 9 months, CountX fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heads up! | CountX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoltan Daniel Torok | Shaffans Studios |
Customer experience
Heads up!
CountX
In-app purchases
Heads up!
No in-app purchases
CountX
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium Access for Lifetime$14.99
