GamingBuddy vs GTA Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GamingBuddy
Track your game backlog, wishlist, and upcoming releases with this gamer's companion. Discover new games, follow gaming events, and stay updated with news and reviews. Offers free core features and an optional paid version for advanced functionality.
- Track backlog and wishlist
- Monitor new game releases
- Follow gaming events
- Add home screen widgets
- Discover new games
- Search IGDB database
- Share game details
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• No ads • No account • Gamer's companion & calendar With GamingBuddy you can: - Keep up with new releases - See OpenCritic scores & read reviews - Track your games (backlog, wishlist, ...) - Follow gaming events (Gamescom, awards etc) - Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen - Discover new games to play - Search the entire IGDB database - Share game details with friends (using universal links) - Follow news, trailers and reviews - And much more! # GamingBuddy Unlimited GamingBuddy contains paid "Unlimited" version for more advanced features, data and widgets. The core experience is completely free and you can use the app without paying. # OpenCritic integration Find out how a new game fared with the critics and read reviews (Unlimited required). Also featuring Reviews tab to keep up with recent reviews from big websites # Available widgets: - Release countdown: Countdown to a single game release - Calendar: Games coming out this month (that you favorited) - Up Next: Showing your upcoming favorite games - Featured Up Next: Shows games from the "Featured" list (Unlimited required) - Featured Calendar: Shows games from the "Featured" list (Unlimited required) ---- Privacy Policy: https://impresskit.net/p/82640266-1a55-4ce6-a0ce-18b337db961f Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
GTA Countdown
Track the days, hours, and minutes until a highly anticipated game release. Customize your device's home screen, lock screen, and Dynamic Island with various visual styles and notifications.
- Customizable countdown widgets
- Home screen and lock screen integration
- Dynamic Island support
- Second-by-second countdown
- Milestone and daily notifications
- Multiple visual themes
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GTA VI drops November 19, 2026. Watch the days count down by customize your home screen, lock screen, and even in the Dynamic Island. THE COUNTDOWN A handwritten logo and a counter, nothing else. Tap the screen for confetti. Share the wait with your own image card. 8 WIDGETS, ONE PER LOOK Pick the exact style you want straight from the iOS widget gallery: days, days spelled out, days and hours, dot grid, progress bar. Customize the background and lettering from the app. LOCK SCREEN Eight layouts built for rectangular, circular and inline widgets — lettering follows your app's setting. LIVE COUNTDOWN In the final 24 hours, watch it tick down to the second on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. NOTIFICATIONS Milestone alerts (100 days left, 50, 10, 1...) and a daily reminder at the time you choose. SEVEN LOOKS Midnight, Palm Noir, Leonida, Vice Sunset, Neon Night, Blood Money, Transparent — pick the background that fits you. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GTA Countdown at none against GamingBuddy's 3. GTA Countdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). GamingBuddy's advantage is ratings volume (201 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. GamingBuddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. GTA Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
GTA Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GamingBuddy has 201 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | GamingBuddy | GTA Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (201 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 201 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filip Nemecek | BAPTISTE PENEL |
In-app purchases
GamingBuddy
- Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Unlimited7 Days trial$13.991 Year
- One-time unlock$29.99
GTA Countdown
No in-app purchases









