Comparison

Volumetric Method vs CountThings By Camera

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

Head to head
About

Volumetric Method

Features
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This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. This application uses the basic calculations of the Volumetric Method to control oil wells after the occurrence of kick during drilling operations on landing rigs (Onshore). - Starting on version 1.1, this app is optimized for horizontal and directional wells. It imports data files from our apps: (Driling Hydraulics, Drilling Simulators, Kick Tolerance, Kick Game, MPD Simulator and Well Control Simulators) available for sale in our portfolio on the App Store. It is can be applied on the oilfield and also help in the understanding of the Volumetric Method of well control. This app was developed based on existing spreadsheets. There is no comparison with any other software. Our goal was to create a low-cost application with the help of experts to share with drilling engineers, technicians, drillers, students and teachers of drilling engineering. There is no intention to replace the professional softwares. You can contribute with suggestions for improvements, correcting the translation to english, reporting bugs and spreading it to your friends. Thanks DISCLAIMER: These tools & materials are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Please verify the tools provided by this application by yourself before you use them. Ensure you understand the impact of using these tools. Any use you choose to make of these tools & materials is undertaken by you entirely at you own risk.

About

CountThings By Camera

This app uses AI and computer vision to automatically count items in photos. It offers a vast template library, supports both new photos and existing albums, and provides manual correction for accuracy. It can count various items simultaneously, even in complex backgrounds.

Highlights
  • AI-powered item counting
  • Extensive template library
  • Photo and album input
  • Area selection for accuracy
  • Manual correction
  • History records
  • Multi-item and multi-class statistics
Features
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【Introduction】 The precise point camera uses artificial intelligence combined with mobile apps, integrates computer vision capabilities into the mobile phone, can perform artificial intelligence analysis on the picture, and calculate the number of items in the picture. Compared with traditional image recognition, it has many advantages. 【Function】 1. Provide a constantly updated template library, users can select templates that meet their own requirements for statistics through the template library. 2. Provide two identification methods: taking pictures and selecting from albums 3. Provide area circle selection function to identify more accurately and quickly 4. Provide manual correction function, you can manually correct the results 5. Provide a history record function, you can save the results for later viewing 6. Provide a variety of items at the same time statistics function. 【Features/Advantages】 1. There is no requirement for the background of the picture. Traditional image recognition has very strict requirements on the background of the picture, and it can only be recognized under the background of a solid color. The precision point camera adopts a new generation of artificial intelligence counting, and there is no requirement for the background of the picture. 2. It has strong interference to the debris pit in the picture, the target object can be easily identified in the complex picture, and has a strong filtering effect on other debris interference. 3. There is no requirement for the size of the object, and items of various sizes can be counted, and there will be no wrong statistics due to size differences 4. Multi-class statistics, you can count a variety of classified items at one time, and calculate the number of each classified item. 5. Accurate statistics on complex items of various forms, and can count items with various forms, such as complex items such as people, can also be accurately counted. 6. Multi-classified nuanced statistics. It is possible to perform classification statistics on two very similar items, such as whether the medicine is defective. 【Currently supported items】 1. Agriculture and forestry: rice, red beans, black beans, soybeans, logs, Arabidopsis, peas 2. Breeding: small river shrimp, various sizes of fry, shrimp fry, fish eggs 3. Construction: steel bars, steel pipes 4. Biomedicine: bacterial colonies, cells 5. Society: people, bamboo sticks 6. More items are being supported, and you can also put forward your own needs in the software if necessary.

Screenshots

Volumetric Method4 screens
CountThings By Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CountThings By Camera at Free against Volumetric Method's $19.99. CountThings By Camera also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 38 months). Volumetric Method's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CountThings By Camera is free to download; Volumetric Method costs $19.99 up front. CountThings By Camera sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Volumetric Method asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volumetric Method ships an update every 38 months, CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Volumetric Method versus CountThings By Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolumetric MethodCountThings By Camera
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—32 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos Moura长松 孙

In-app purchases

None

Volumetric Method

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

CountThings By Camera

One-time11
  • 10 times card$0.99
  • day card$1.99
  • 100 times card$4.99
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  • monthly card(30 times per day)$4.99
  • month card(100 times per day)$5.99
  • annual card(30 times per day)$14.99
  • month card(300 times per day)$19.99
  • 1000 times card$29.99
  • annual card(100 times per day)$29.99
  • monthly card$29.99
  • annual card(300 times per day)$79.99

Questions

Is Volumetric Method free?
Volumetric Method costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CountThings By Camera free?
CountThings By Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Volumetric Method or CountThings By Camera have ads?
Neither Volumetric Method nor CountThings By Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volumetric Method or CountThings By Camera?
Volumetric Method ships an update every 38 months, and CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. Most recently, Volumetric Method was updated on September 10, 2026 and CountThings By Camera on September 23, 2026.

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