Comparison

Poker Blind Timer vs Holdem Watch

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 Watch

Features
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Ever sat at a holdem tournament table where the tournament clock screen was too far away or hard to read? HWatch is an iPhone + Apple Watch companion app for live holdem tournaments. It helps you manage the tournament clock, blinds, antes, stack information, average stack, remaining players, and distance to ITM on your iPhone, then check the key numbers quickly on Apple Watch. Key features - Track the current level, remaining time, current/next blinds, and antes - Calculate your stack in big blinds and next-level big blinds - Track average stack, stack-vs-average ratio, remaining players, and distance to ITM - Start instantly or from a saved tournament preset - Create, edit, save, and organize tournament presets - Quickly edit stack, average stack, player count, ITM places, and level time during a run - Manually sync the app clock to the real tournament clock - Use a fixed 5-row Apple Watch dashboard - Choose Default or Strict Tournament watch mode - Receive alerts for 5 minutes remaining, 1 minute remaining, level end, and break start - Keep the watch display focused on the live tournament state AI preset creation - Create draft presets from tournament poster images, structure PDFs, and public website URLs. - AI results are not saved automatically. You review, edit, and save the draft yourself. - This feature helps enter tournament structures faster. It is not for hand analysis or strategy advice. Free mode - Use the core clock, instant start, preset start, live editing, and Apple Watch dashboard. - Save up to 3 user presets. - Ads may appear in the iPhone app. Ads are not shown on Apple Watch. PRO Lifetime Unlock - Available as a one-time purchase. - Removes iPhone app ads. - Unlocks unlimited user preset storage. - Enables cloud backup and restore. - Includes 100 bonus AI Credits on the first purchase. AI Credits - Separate consumable credits used for image, PDF, and website-based AI preset draft creation. - Managed separately from PRO. The first PRO purchase includes bonus AI Credits. Watch modes - Default mode: check the clock, blinds, stack, average stack, and field information quickly. - Strict Tournament mode: reduces information that could be mistaken for a personal HUD, such as personal stack, BB count, and average stack details, and keeps the watch focused on the tournament clock and event status. Not included - Real-money betting - Buy-in payment or prize payout handling - Strategy recommendations, charts, hand analysis, solver output, or AI coaching - Opponent tracking or HUD features Useful for - Players who want quick access to the live tournament clock and blind structure - Players who want key tournament information on Apple Watch - Players who often join events with reusable blind structures - Players who want stack, average stack, remaining player, and ITM context in one place HWatch is built around a simple principle: the iPhone manages the live run, and Apple Watch keeps the important numbers readable at a glance. The app prioritizes clear information structure and stable sync for small screens.

Screenshots

Poker Blind Timer4 screens
Holdem Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Holdem Watch at every 2 days against Poker Blind Timer's monthly. Holdem Watch also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Poker Blind Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Holdem Watch sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poker Blind Timer ships an update monthly, Holdem Watch every 2 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Poker Blind Timer versus Holdem Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoker Blind TimerHoldem Watch
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFumihiro KawasakiTAEHYUNG GOO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poker Blind Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Plan$19.99
7 purchases

Holdem Watch

One-time7
  • AI Credits 50$0.99
  • AI Credit Starter 150$1.99
  • AI Credits 180$2.99
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  • AI Credits 500$6.99
  • Pro Lifetime Unlock$9.99
  • AI Credits 1,500$19.99
  • AI Credits 3,000$34.99

Questions

Is Poker Blind Timer free?
Poker Blind Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Holdem Watch free?
Holdem Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Poker Blind Timer or Holdem Watch have ads?
Both Poker Blind Timer and Holdem Watch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Poker Blind Timer or Holdem Watch?
Poker Blind Timer ships an update monthly, and Holdem Watch every 2 days. Most recently, Poker Blind Timer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Holdem Watch on September 22, 2026.

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