WI Lottery vs pDoom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WI Lottery
Access your favorite Wisconsin Lottery games conveniently from your phone. Scan tickets, check winning numbers and jackpots, find retailers, and even create digital playslips to purchase tickets.
- Scan tickets
- View winning numbers and jackpots
- Find nearest retailers
- Create digital playslips
- Search past winning numbers
- View Scratch-Off game details
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With the official Wisconsin Lottery app, your favorite Wisconsin Lottery games are in the palm of your hand. It’s more convenient than ever to scan your tickets, view winning numbers, jackpot amounts, get notifications, find your nearest retailer, and more anytime, anywhere. Create & save your favorite numbers using the new digital playslip! Stop using paper playslips & build your playslip right in the app! The App can also create QR codes that Wisconsin Lottery retailers scan to print your tickets. Below are a few of the features included in the Wisconsin Lottery App: - View current winning numbers & jackpots. - Search past winning numbers & payouts. - View Scratch-Off game details & remaining prizes. - How to play instructions for all games. - Check My Ticket: Scan ticket barcode or manually enter to determine if you are a winner. - Pick Numbers: Create & save your favorite numbers. - Shake your phone to select random numbers to play. - Find the nearest Wisconsin Lottery retailer. - Customize notifications for winning numbers and promotional emails. - Scan your digital playslip at a retailer to purchase tickets. Note: the Wisconsin Lottery does not accept wagers, bets, or payments of any kind through our mobile app. Must be 18 or older to Play. Please Play Responsibly.
pDoom
This app offers a daily AI-generated thought experiment based on news headlines. It provides both pessimistic and optimistic readings of the day's events, presented with percentages, commentary, and pixel art. Users can explore past readings and track trends.
- Daily AI-generated pessimistic and optimistic news readings
- Original pixel art accompanying daily readings
- Historical view of past readings
- Trend charts to track AI interpretation shifts
- Shareable daily summary cards
- Minimalist dark interface
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What if an AI read today's headlines and told you how the world is doing? pDoom is a daily AI-generated thought experiment. Each morning, an automated system scans headlines from major news outlets and generates two readings: pDoom (a pessimistic lens on the day's events) and pDawn (an optimistic lens). The result is a unique daily snapshot expressed through percentages, commentary, and original pixel art. Browse today's reading, explore past days, and track how the AI's interpretation shifts over time with built-in trend charts. FEATURES Daily doom and dawn readings with AI-generated pixel art History view to browse past readings Trend charts showing how readings shift over time Shareable daily cards Dark, minimal interface IMPORTANT: The readings are AI-generated interpretations of news headline sentiment. They are not predictions, scientific measurements, or risk assessments. pDoom is designed to spark conversation and reflection, not to provide factual analysis. No accounts. No tracking. Just a daily thought experiment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WI Lottery at none against pDoom's shown. WI Lottery also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pDoom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WI Lottery has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | WI Lottery | pDoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wisconsin Lottery | DAMON ELI DEWAIDE |
Customer experience
WI Lottery
pDoom
Bugs and requests
WI Lottery
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezes on opening screen
- Scanning issues, doesn't always work
- Wiped out numbers during update
Requested features
8 requests- Add winners list like on website
- Remove expired scratch-off tickets
- Add sound effect for winning tickets
- Allow online ticket purchases and subscriptions
- Implement location-based online play for pick 3 and pick 4
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- Display cash option amount alongside jackpot
- Add option to submit second chance tickets through the app
- Provide notifications for favorite game drawings
pDoom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WI Lottery
No in-app purchases
pDoom
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WI Lottery free?
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