# Combo Counter — Count a programme's pathways

> Count a programme's pathways (iPhone/iPad app by Paul Brierley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/combo-counter/id1566395444 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Paul Brierley](https://appshunter.io/developer/340793158)
- Category: Business, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-05-08
- Data updated: 2026-01-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/combo-counter/id1566395444/reviews.md

## What is Combo Counter?

This is a tool to support staff when planning their curriculum.

Many degree programmes are structured as a series of choices, where students will choose either a certain number of modules (or course units), or select a number of modules to meet a pre-determined number of credits.

These rules often hide a surprising level of complexity, and even simple programmes can have hundreds if not thousands of possible pathways which can make timetable planning incredibly hard.

This tool will calculate the number of pathways through a programme, and by adjusting the rules you can see the impact on the number of possible pathways.

The tool also calculates the number of contact hours for each pathway, thereby helping you identify any pathways which cannot be scheduled in a teaching week.

The resulting pathways can be exported a spreadsheet which may be useful to timetable staff planning a timetable.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.1 — 2023-04-07

Minor bug fix – when building a choice, the list of options now correctly displays module/unit codes rather than their descriptive titles (which were sometimes blank).

### 2.0 — 2021-09-27

- Support for multiple programmes at the same time.
- Programme choices now support ranges for credit values or number of modules.
- Combinations update automatically – no manual refreshing required.
- Updated to use Swift Algorithms for faster performance.
- Improved look and feel and new app icon.

### 1.3 — 2021-06-13

General improvements to look and feel of the app.

### 1.2 — 2021-06-06

You can now edit an existing choice by selecting it in the list of choices.

### 1.1 — 2021-05-23

When creating a new module, providing a description and number of contact hours is now optional.
The list of modules can now be sorted by module code.

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