Comparison

Counters 2 vs Tally

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Counters 2

Track personal goals and objectives with customizable counters. Visualize progress over time with insightful graphs and easily correct past entries. Ideal for monitoring habits, achievements, or any quantifiable activity.

Highlights
  • Create custom counters with icons
  • Define targets and tracking periods
  • Visualize progress with graphs
  • Edit past entries
  • Real-time recalculations
Features
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Counters let you track everything that is important to you, and see how you respect your objectives and goals over time ! - Create your own counters with nice icons - Define your targets (or not) - Define a tracking period (day, week, month) - Exclusive : See how you perform over time with nice graphs - Exclusive : Change old values in case of errors or forgetting Examples : - Eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables per day - Do not smoke more than 3 cigarettes a day - Go twice a week at the swimming pool - Track my kids sickness - Count my sport achievements - Etc. You can modify your counters and everything is recalculated in real time ! And most important : see how you respect your objectives over time, only this app let you track that ! New improvements soon : iCloud sync, Apple watch app, ... Stay tuned!

About

Tally

Easily track and log anything with this simple counter app. Customize your tallies with a colorful palette and choose to count up, down, or by intervals. Ideal for events, inventory, scores, and more.

Highlights
  • Tap to count
  • Edit tally names
  • Customizable color palette
  • Count up, down, or by intervals
  • Quick reset/delete
  • Dark theme
Features
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Tally counter is a simple counter app. It is designed with colorful palette to help you count easily with beautiful palette. It can be used as a clicker for events to count people, as an inventory counting tool, sports scores, industrial step counting, workouts, or a myriad of other use cases. Tally features: - Easy to use., tap to count. - Tap on the name to edit tallies - Pick your own color or choose from the palette to make your tallies look good. - Configurable tallies count up or down or by step intervals. - Quick reset or delete your tallies - Dark theme for counting at night Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y2U9bIuyXfucWvDCNixR7-nB3QGFdU_4Fjw217rSbpE/edit?usp=sharing Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ With our exclusive auto-renewing yearly subscription plan priced at just $9.99 USD/year, please let me know if this works and if you have any suggestions please leave a review.

Screenshots

Counters 24 screens
Tally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tally at 4.1 against Counters 2's 2.6. Tally also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 7). Counters 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Counters 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tally sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tally holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Counters 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tally's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counters 2 ships an update every 20 months, Tally monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Counters 2 versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounters 2Tally
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings)4.1 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings731 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBegoodiEdwin Chan

Customer experience

Counters 2

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral18.6%
Negative27.9%

Tally

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Counters 2

One-time1
  • unlimited counters$1.99
6 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time5
  • Upgrade to Pro$0.99
  • Small Tip$4.99
  • Amazing Tip$6.99
Show 2 more
  • Generous tip$9.99
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Counters 2 free?
Counters 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counters 2 or Tally?
Tally is rated higher. Counters 2 averages 2.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Tally averages 4.1 from 31 ratings.
Do Counters 2 or Tally have ads?
Tally shows ads; Counters 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Counters 2 or Tally?
Counters 2 ships an update every 20 months, and Tally monthly. Most recently, Counters 2 was updated on September 29, 2026 and Tally on September 26, 2026.

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