Instant Counter vs GP Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant Counter
Easily count items and events with customizable touch and sweep gestures. Categorize counts with distinct colors and review detailed histories with timestamps. Undo or redo mistakes to ensure accuracy.
- Customizable touch and sweep gestures
- Categorize items with color coding
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Detailed event history with timestamps
- Blind operation support
- Multi-finger operation
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Simple counting of items and events. Measuring the intervals between events. Categorizing the events and items. This is the main purpose of this application. The counting session begins with the selection of your desired input method. Accordingly to your upcoming task you can choose between different touch and sweep gestures. Depending on this selection you can operate the application with several fingers or even blindly with just a single thumb. The application allows you to distinguish between three different kinds of counted items and events. These are indicated with the colors red, green and blue. If you make a mistake during the counting session, simply use the Undo/Redo buttons in the upper-right corner to drop the last input. You can interrupt the counting at any time and see an overview of how many items or events have been counted in the meantime. An additional details view provides you the exact history of all recorded items and events together with their corresponding timestamps.
GP Counter
This multi-counter app allows you to record timestamps for various events simultaneously. View individual counters in full screen, compare count timestamps, and export your data to a file. It also displays today's counts using tally marks.
- Multiple simultaneous counters
- Full-screen counter display
- Timestamp recording for counts
- Comparison of counter timestamps
- Export count timestamp data to file
- Tally marks for today's counts
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"GP counter" is a general-purpose multi-counter that records the time stamp. Features of GP Counter * You can use multiple counters at the same time. * It is also possible to display one counter in full screen. * Since the time stamp of the count-up is recorded, it can be compared with the time stamp of other counters. * You can output the count time stamp data to a file. * Apart from the total counts, today's counts are displayed in tally marks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Instant Counter at none against GP Counter's 1. Instant Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.4 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. GP Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Instant Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Instant Counter against 5.0 for GP Counter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant Counter | GP Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Banach | Yasuyoshi Ota |
Customer experience
Instant Counter
GP Counter
In-app purchases
Instant Counter
No in-app purchases
GP Counter
- Allow unlimited counting$2.99









