Comparison

Potential vs Pocket Runner for PC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Potential

This app helps you live more intentionally by transforming your phone's home screen and structuring your day. It tracks habits automatically, offers curated routines, and integrates with over 200 apps to make wise choices easier.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget integration
  • Daily schedule structuring
  • Automatic habit tracking via Apple Health
  • Curated lists and routines
  • 200+ app integrations
  • Persuasive design for behavior change
Features
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We believe technology can and should help you do the things you truly want to do. We’ve designed Potential to do just that — because we can all use a little help in living our best lives. Potential helps you live intentionally. We’re using persuasive design for intentionality and behavior change. With your wellbeing in mind, Potential is designed to make wise choices easier. We believe that if we get to do more of the things that we really want to do, we’ll live happier, healthier lives — and become more of the people that we want to be. Potential transforms your Home Screen, helps you structure your day, tracks your habits automatically, and gives you new insights into your behavior. It also comes with some great social features, so you can share your daily choices with your friends and loved ones. How you use your phone is how you live your life... and Potential will improve both. Try it free 14 for days with a monthly or annual subscription. HOW POTENTIAL FITS INTO YOUR LIFE • Mindfulness: Make your daily meditation easier than ever. • Fitness: The right playlist for your workout, at just the right time. • Self-Care & Wellbeing: Make time for what makes you feel good. • Digital Wellbeing: Use your phone, instead of being used by your phone. • Creativity & Deep Work: Remove the distractions and focus on what really matters. • Sleep: Build routines that help you sleep better. POTENTIAL UPGRADES YOUR HOME SCREEN Use widgets to sync Potential to your Home Screen. Replace attention-hungry apps with wise choices. Your phone is a part of you. It is central to how you allocate your attention and go about your day. Potential uses integrations to make your intentions 1-tap-easy. And that makes all the difference. You will feel it. INTEGRATIONS MAKE INTENTIONS EASIER Apps: With 200+ app integrations you can open your favorite apps via Potential. Shortcuts: Start a workout, Open your daily meditation, Start your fast, Start your sleep tracking, put your phone into airplane mode... and so much more. Links: Spotify playlists, YouTube videos, Notion pages, reading lists, and even controls for your ToDo App… plus the rest of the internet. STRUCTURE YOUR DAY WITH SCHEDULES You’ll get a full view of your day on the Today screen. ENJOY CURATED LISTS & ROUTINES Want to improve your fitness? Find athletes’ lists of daily practices. Want to deepen your mindfulness practice? Meditation teachers share their intentions with you. Want to be more focused? Productivity coaches got you covered. AUTOMATIC HABIT TRACKING Automatically complete your habits when data has been logged to Apple Health. Our integration supports workouts, sleep, mindful minutes and more! — WHAT PEOPLE SAY “Just want to say that I am LOVING this app. In the first two days I've already noticed a significant change in my behavior...” Dave, Software Engineer “Finally it feels like my phone is on my side instead of playing against me.” Elisabeth, Art Director “The amount of willpower depletion this stops is unbelievable. I can't believe this hasn't been done before.” Chris, Psychologist — HOW IT WORKS Getting started is simple. Download Potential now & sign up for a free 14-day trial. We have monthly & annual plans available. If you don’t love it, you’ll get a full refund, questions asked. With your Potential membership you’ll have access to: • 200+ app integrations • A better home screen • Automatic Habit Tracking • Sharing & Accountability • Curated Lists & Intentions • Public Profile at potential.app/steve • Definitely no ads — Ready to unlock better choices? Download Potential and start living your best life today! Terms of Use: https://potential.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://potential.app/privacy Questions? Suggestions? We are just an email away. Simply write us at team@potential.app

About

Pocket Runner for PC

Transform your iPhone into a hands-free motion controller for PC games. Simply place your phone in your pocket and your natural movements like walking or jogging will translate into in-game actions. It's designed for seamless integration with any game that supports keyboard or controller input.

Highlights
  • Hands-free motion control for PC games
  • Uses iPhone's motion sensors
  • Seamless Wi-Fi pairing
  • Works with any keyboard/controller input game
  • Quick setup
Features
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Your Pocket. Your Controller. Pocket Runner turns your iPhone into a hands-free motion controller for PC games. Slip it in your pocket, pair with the free Windows companion app, and your natural movement becomes game input — walking, jogging, stepping. No holding required. How It Works Pocket Runner reads your iPhone's motion sensors and streams them to your PC over Wi-Fi. The companion app translates your movement into keystrokes or controller input that any game can understand. If you can walk, you can play. Built for — Walking simulators and open world exploration — Fitness games and step-based mechanics — Hands-free accessibility setups — Anyone who wants to move while they play What You Get — Seamless Wi-Fi pairing with the free PC companion app — Low-latency motion tracking using your iPhone's built-in sensors — Works with any game that accepts keyboard or controller input — Simple, no-fuss setup in under a minute Pocket Runner requires the free Windows companion app, available at https://github.com/austinbeaulier/Pocket-Runner

Screenshots

Potential4 screens
Pocket Runner for PC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Potential at Free against Pocket Runner for PC's $2.99. Potential also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Pocket Runner for PC's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Potential is free to download; Pocket Runner for PC costs $2.99 up front. Potential sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pocket Runner for PC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Runner for PC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potential has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Potential versus Pocket Runner for PC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotentialPocket Runner for PC
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.7 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPotential, Inc.Austin Beaulier

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Potential

Subscriptions4
  • Potential (1 Month)14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Potential Plus (1 Month)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Potential (1 Year)14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Potential Plus (1 Year)14 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Pocket Runner for PC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potential free?
Potential is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Runner for PC free?
Pocket Runner for PC costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Potential or Pocket Runner for PC?
Pocket Runner for PC is rated higher. Potential averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Pocket Runner for PC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Potential or Pocket Runner for PC have ads?
Neither Potential nor Pocket Runner for PC shows ads.

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