Comparison

Poker Blind Timer vs Holdem Grind

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

Head to head
About

Poker Blind Timer

Manage your poker tournaments with a customizable blind timer. Track sessions, view historical data, and personalize your experience with various themes and fonts. Designed for serious players, it offers a comprehensive set of features for seamless tournament management.

Highlights
  • Customizable blind structures
  • 14 themes and 9 fonts
  • Live session tracking
  • Automatic event history
  • Heatmap visualization
  • Landscape-first interface
  • Cross-app integration
Features
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The complete poker tournament timer. Played in 26 countries across 5 continents. Custom blind structures, full session history, and the polish serious players expect. TRUSTED WORLDWIDE Used by hosts and tournament directors from Tokyo to São Paulo. Built for poker, by poker players. COMPLETE FEATURE SET • Build any blind structure. Standard, Turbo, Bounty, Deep Stack, custom. • 14 themes to match your table's vibe. • 9 custom fonts including VT323, JetBrains Mono, Orbitron and more. • 7 alert sounds for level changes. • Live session tracking. Play time, level reached, structure name. • Automatic event history. Every tournament logged. • Heatmap visualization. Your year of poker at a glance. • Cross-app integration with Kicker (IQ Trainer) and VPIP Tracker. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY YOU PLAY • Landscape-first interface, optimized for tabletop placement. • Always-on display option. • Customizable break intervals. • Quick level navigation. • End-of-session summary with stats. GO PRO. ONE PURCHASE, FOREVER YOURS Unlock all themes, fonts, and sounds. Remove ads. One-time purchase. No subscription. No catches. FIVE LANGUAGES Full UI in English, 日本語, 한국어, Español, and Português. NextBlind is brought to you by the team behind Kicker (Hold'em IQ Trainer) and VPIP Tracker. Building tools for serious poker players around the world.

About

Holdem Grind

Systematically track your poker game sessions, analyze profit and loss trends, and access powerful calculation tools like ICM and EV. Gain insights into your play quality and make informed decisions.

Highlights
  • Save and manage play session records
  • Track profit/loss and win rate
  • Analyze monthly trends and accumulated data
  • Assess play quality and player grade
  • Hold'em probability calculator
  • ICM and EV calculator
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Holdem Grind is a personal record management app that helps you systematically save your Hold’em play records and easily review your profit/loss flow and statistics at a glance. Main Features • Save and manage play session records • Check key statistics such as profit/loss, number of sessions, and win rate • Review monthly trends and accumulated data • Analyze play quality and player grade • Hold’em probability calculator • ICM calculator • EV calculator • Supports pot odds, required equity, and expected value (EV) calculations • Multilingual support • Multiple currency support • Basic settings features Who This App Is For • Users who want to consistently manage their Hold’em play records • Users who want to organize profit/loss trends and statistics in one place • Users who need calculation tools for reviewing play and supporting decisions • Users who want to use probability, ICM, and EV calculations together Notice • Records entered by the user are managed directly within the app. • Statistics and calculation results are provided based on the data entered by the user. • Calculation features are auxiliary tools for play review and decision-making reference.

Screenshots

Poker Blind Timer4 screens
Holdem Grind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poker Blind Timer at Free against Holdem Grind's $9.89. Holdem Grind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Poker Blind Timer is free to download; Holdem Grind costs $9.89 up front. Poker Blind Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Holdem Grind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poker Blind Timer ships an update monthly, Holdem Grind fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Poker Blind Timer versus Holdem Grind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoker Blind TimerHoldem Grind
PriceFree — better$9.89
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFumihiro Kawasakisamuel Park

Customer experience

Poker Blind Timer

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Holdem Grind

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poker Blind Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Plan$19.99
None

Holdem Grind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poker Blind Timer free?
Poker Blind Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Holdem Grind free?
Holdem Grind costs $9.89, with no in-app purchases.
Do Poker Blind Timer or Holdem Grind have ads?
Poker Blind Timer shows ads; Holdem Grind does not.
Which is updated more often, Poker Blind Timer or Holdem Grind?
Poker Blind Timer ships an update monthly, and Holdem Grind fortnightly. Most recently, Poker Blind Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Holdem Grind on October 15, 2026.

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