Comparison

Tally vs Log

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

Head to head
About

Tally

This app helps you track anything, from habits and medications to spending and moods. It offers customizable trackers, detailed statistics, and helpful reminders to identify patterns and achieve your goals. Integrates with Apple HealthKit for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Track anything (habits, money, symptoms, etc.)
  • Customizable trackers (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Progress statistics and pattern analysis
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Widget and Apple Watch support
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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TALLY is a simple tool to help you track absolutely anything. Some uses for TALLY: • Tracking habits • Tracking medications / vitamins • Daily planner / to-do list • Tracking daily/weekly/monthly spending • Budgeting or saving money • Pain journal • Symptom tracking • Mood tracking • Finding patterns in your life Whether you’re trying to track how many times you ate vegetables this week, how many cups of coffee you drank, or whether or not you took your vitamins today, TALLY can help you get where you want to go. With its simple and encouraging interface, logging activity is a delight. Each TALLY box will tell you the current tracker count and how long it's been since you last logged activity. Each tracker is fully customizable. Set your tracker to reset every day, week, month, year or never. Use TALLY's charts, calendars, and notes to analyze activity and detect any progress or patterns. The main screen will display all of your trackers. You can use a filter to display your trackers in a way that makes sense to you. TALLY is FREE for up to 3 trackers. For more than 3, upgrade to the Premium Version or subscribe to the Growth Bundle. TALLY Features: • Quick logging with a Widget and Apple Watch app • Enter custom values • Tracking on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or never basis • Easily view progress with statistics • Multiple reminders for each tracker • Fun color options let you customize your list • Easy to edit activities in the past • Backup to Dropbox and iCloud • Shortcuts and Siri Integration TALLY also integrates with Apple HealthKit. This lets you set and track tallies automatically based on your activity. Ex. if you want to track how many steps you take every day, our HealthKit integration will help you with this by attributing your steps data from HealthKit directly in the app. Building amazing new habits has never been easier! TALLY contains optional annual subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, for the chosen plan's price. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes/App Store Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://kodeon.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://kodeon.ai/terms-of-use

About

Log

This minimalist application helps you monitor any activity, habit, or objective. Easily mark tasks as complete via widgets and view your progress on a calendar. It offers seamless syncing across Apple devices and supports both dark and light modes.

Highlights
  • Track daily or monthly tasks
  • Mark completion from widgets
  • Calendar view of past completion
  • Syncs automatically via iCloud
  • Dark and light mode support
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac
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A minimalist app to track any activity, habit, or goal. Key features: - Track any daily or monthly task - Mark completion from widgets, without opening the app - See a calendar of past completion - Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac - Data is synced automatically over iCloud - Dark and light mode support - It’s free! Download Log today and get ready to crush your habits and goals! Privacy policy: https://jstehlik.cz/#ws-block-text-0gSnrhwn Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Log at 100% against Tally's 33%. Log also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). Tally's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. Tally sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Log holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tally has 4.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tally's written reviews are positive against 100% of Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update every 2 months, Log every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tally versus Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodeon, Inc.Jan Stehlik

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings4,102 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral13.5%
Negative53.7%

Log

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tally

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Tallies not syncing correctly across devices
  • Timestamp issues and incorrect date/time display
  • Inability to restore previous purchases
  • Broken or non-functional support/feedback channels

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit or remove individual tallies
  • Improved Apple Watch integration and complications
  • Export options for data backup and analysis
  • More color and customization options
  • Easier navigation and organization of tallies

Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions9
  • Tally Growth Bundle: Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$14.991 Year
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  • Tally Growth Bundle: Yearly$18.991 Year
  • Tally Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Tally Premium - Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Tally Growth Bundle: Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Tally Premium - Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Tally Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Upgrade$6.99
None

Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Log free?
Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Log?
Log is rated higher. Tally averages 4.4 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Log averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tally or Log have ads?
Neither Tally nor Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Log?
Tally ships an update every 2 months, and Log every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 17, 2026 and Log on September 17, 2026.

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