Vice Protocol vs VI Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vice Protocol
Track game release dates with live countdown widgets and customizable neon styles. Access news and trackers in a dark, high-energy hub. Includes HD wallpapers for your Lock Screen.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable neon styles
- HD Lock Screen wallpapers
- Game news and trackers
- Dark, high-contrast UI
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Count down to launch day, every second, on your Home Screen. Live widgets in small, medium and large, with neon styles you tune. HD wallpapers built for your Lock Screen. Free. No account needed. Vice Protocol is your neon command center for the wait. News and trackers in one dark, high-energy hub. Features: • Live countdown widgets (small, medium, large) • Neon colors and styles you can tune • Wallpaper gallery made for widgets and Lock Screen • Home hub with news and trackers • Dark, high-contrast UI built for hype Vice Protocol is an independent app. Not affiliated with any game publisher.
VI 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 ads: VI Countdown at none against Vice Protocol's shown. VI Countdown also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Vice Protocol's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vice Protocol against 5.0 for VI Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Vice Protocol ships an update every 8 days, VI Countdown every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Vice Protocol | VI Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luanderson Santos | Baptiste Penel |
Customer experience
Vice Protocol
VI Countdown
In-app purchases
Vice Protocol
No in-app purchases
VI Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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