The Next Round vs Widget Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Next Round
Get daily live sports news and discussion from a team of hosts. This app brings you innovative, fast, and bold content covering sports, humor, and entertainment. Stay updated with everything happening on the show.
- Daily live broadcasts
- Sports news and discussion
- Humor and entertainment segments
- All-American precision
- Fan-supported content
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The Next Round features Jim Dunaway, Ryan Brown, Lance Taylor and Sean “Rockstar” Heninger each day live from 9 am – 1 pm on NextRoundLive.com, our various social media platforms and now - our new mobile app! The Next Round delivers the hottest news and discussion through the heart of your day. Based in the home of the Southeastern Conference, the show is like the conference it covers – innovative, fast, bold and not afraid to deliver the big hit. The guys spin from the latest sports news to humor and entertainment and back with All-American precision. Whether it’s Brownie paying off his latest bracket challenge bet, Rockstar entertaining in the lounge, Dunaway landmining your favorite team or Lance giving you a stone cold lock – we promise, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry and when it’s all over…you’ll be hungry for more. The Next Round is supported by you, our amazing fans! Make sure to stay up to date with everything we are doing with our new mobile app!
Widget Cat
Bring a virtual kitten to your device's homescreen. Care for your digital pet by feeding, bathing, and playing with it. Enjoy a constant companion that's always by your side.
- Add widgets in three sizes
- Feed and water your cat
- Clean the litter box
- Bathe your cat
- Play with your kitty
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Have you been dreaming of getting a kitty? Now there is a new way to raise a kitty ON THE HOMESCREEN！Simple, Easy and cool!!! Widget Mao is a widget that can keep cute cats on the HomeScreen. You can see cute kittens every time you unlock your phone.Take it wherever you want, your kitty is always by your side. The game features: + Add widgets in three sizes, large, medium and small. + Prepare food and water for cats, clean the litter box on time. + Bathe the cat when it is dirty. + Play with your kitty whenever you want. Privacy Policy: http://cdn.global.gameley.cn/protocal/privacy_policy.html Terms Of Use: http://cdn.global.gameley.cn/protocal/user_protocol.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Next Round at none against Widget Cat's 10. The Next Round also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 71%). Widget Cat's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Widget Cat sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. The Next Round asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Next Round holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of The Next Round's written reviews are positive against 71% of Widget Cat's.
The Next Round ships an update every 2 months, Widget Cat weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Next Round | Widget Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (123 ratings) — better | 4.6 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diamond Film & Video | Gameley |
Customer experience
The Next Round
Widget Cat
In-app purchases
The Next Round
No in-app purchases
Widget Cat
- Kitty Member3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- COINBAG01_MAO_X$0.99
- New User Gift Package$0.99
- daily_gift$1.49
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- new_user_gift$1.99
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Pouch of Coins$3.99
- lucky_gift_for_limit_time$4.99
- Bag of Coins$5.99
- furniture_package$6.99
Questions
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