Portulator vs Status for DigitalOcean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portulator
This utility app helps winemakers calculate the precise amount of spirits needed to achieve a desired alcohol percentage in port wine. It offers two modes: one for fortified wines and another for port-style wines, also calculating residual sugar.
- Calculate spirits for fortified wines
- Calculate spirits for port-style wines
- Target alcohol percentage input
- Calculate residual sugar
- Input wine and spirit alcohol percentages
- Input must volume and Brix levels
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This app is a utility that calculates the amount of spirits to add to a wine to make a port wine of a target alcohol percentage. The first tab is for fortified wines where the user simply inputs the wine volume, wine alcohol percentage, spirits alcohol percentage, and the desired port wine alcohol percentage. The result is the volume of spirits to add to the wine. The second tab is for port-style wines. With a given must volume and a starting and ending Brix, one can calculate the amount of spirits to add for a target alcohol percentage and a given spirits alcohol percentage. The tab also calculates residual sugar after the addition of spirits.
Status for DigitalOcean
Monitor DigitalOcean's service status in real-time with this app. It provides updates on current incidents, past issues, and upcoming maintenances. Customizable widgets and app icons offer quick access and personalization for developers and sysadmins.
- Real-time service status updates
- View current and past incidents
- Monitor upcoming maintenances
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Light and dark mode support
- Customizable app icon
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Get real-time updates on DigitalOcean's service status with our app. Monitor services, access widgets for quick checks, view past incidents, and stay informed about upcoming maintenances. Whether you're a developer, sysadmin, or business owner, stay informed to ensure smooth operations for your projects and services. CORE FEATURES: - Browse services status - View current incidents - View past incidents - View maintenances - Add customizable home screen widgets - Support for light and dark modes - Customizable app icon - No subscriptions - No tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Status for DigitalOcean at Free against Portulator's $1.99. Status for DigitalOcean also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 20 months). Portulator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Status for DigitalOcean is free to download; Portulator costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Portulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Portulator ships an update every 20 months, Status for DigitalOcean every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portulator | Status for DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Karasz | Edge Digital |
Customer experience
Portulator
Status for DigitalOcean
In-app purchases
Portulator
No in-app purchases
Status for DigitalOcean
No in-app purchases
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