Bean – A Counting App

Bean – A Counting App

Easy as one, two, three!

15 ratings
63 reviews

Archived App (Last seen on 26 Nov 2025)

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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • November 14, 2012
  • June 19, 2019

Features

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This app provides a simple and beautiful way to count various items. Users can create multiple counters, customize their appearance, and bookmark them for easy access. It offers intuitive controls for incrementing and decrementing counts, with additional features like zooming and rearrangement.

Create multiple counters
Customize counter colors and names
Bookmark counters for quick access
Intuitive one-finger count up, two-finger count down
Zoom in/out with pinch gesture
Rearrange counters with tap and hold
VoiceOver and iMessage support
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What's New in Bean

3.2

June 19, 2019

Some pesky Bean bugs have been *accounted* for and thoroughly squished!

User reviews

Sweet!

You’ve got to love an app that has a single purpose, and does it so well. No distractions, masterful touch interface. Thank you, developers and designers!

Nice to see that this hasn’t been forgotten

I was pleasantly surprised to find an update for this app waiting to install. It had certainly been some time since the last one, but I stuck with this app because it managed to outperform the other counting apps in spite of the bugs. The updated version finally makes use of the extra screen space on newer devices, and it doesn’t act wonky when rearranging counters.
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Simple but needs work

1. More control of the beans. Locking 9 in a pod is clever for the bean metaphor but I want more control over my beans allowing for only 1 at first and then slowly building to 9 if I choose. But locking us at 9 and no less per screen is bad.

2. Allowing to have more than the description of the beam visible. Ha I g the date constantly visible and the ability to create more fields of info would also be cool. This way each bean is not only differentiated by color and title but also by date and other customizable fields.

I want one bean per day so I can keep track of daily habits. I would need at least the date field to be visible from the zoomed out view.

3. Copy and paste a bean. I will want most of my info the same on each bean, but the date to change essentially. So the ability to duplicate a bean would be awesome!

4. Work with the lock screen, so we can tap to add beans without opening Our phones up for even easier/faster counting.

EDIT: I was thinking a way to simply help with the #1 would be to have the zoom level saved as “last zoom” so when the app resets, or I close out of it and reopen, it will remember the zoom spot I was at and default to it. That way if I was zoomed in bean 2 in pod 2 I will be automatically in the same spot. Make sense? Cuz my needs are to only have one bean showing on my screen at a time. This zoom feature would solve that problem in a really cool and intuitive waY.
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Simple and beautiful

Does what it says it will do, I use it all the time to keep track of lots of things at once. Love it!

I love this counting app

I use it to track caffeine intake. But next time I’m selling tickets etc, I can count the different types of sales on the door. Very pleased - I had to look quite hard to find it. Takes a few goes to get used to it. You just have to play with it.

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FAQ

What does Bean – A Counting App do?

Bean is a simple and beautiful application designed for counting various items. It allows users to create and manage multiple counters, customize their appearance, and bookmark them for quick access. The app offers intuitive controls for incrementing and decrementing counts, making it easy to track quantities.

What are the key features of Bean?

Key features include the ability to create up to 81 individual counters organized into pods, customize counters with colors and names, bookmark counters for easy retrieval, and rearrange them with a tap and hold. It also supports zooming with a pinch gesture, VoiceOver for accessibility, and iMessage integration.

Is Bean – A Counting App free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, Bean – A Counting App is available for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements, suggesting a completely free user experience.

What devices is Bean – A Counting App compatible with?

The app is described as a "counting app for iPhone" and mentions features like "Today view" and "iMessage support," indicating it is designed for iOS devices, specifically iPhones. It also includes VoiceOver support, a feature common on Apple devices.

What are some common use cases for Bean?

This app is useful for anyone needing to track quantities, such as counting attendees at an event, inventory items, repetitions during exercise, or even just keeping track of how many times you've done something. Its simplicity and customization make it versatile for personal or professional tracking needs.