Comparison

Counter vs Visual Multi Timer

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

Head to head
About

Counter

A straightforward tally counter designed for quick and easy tracking of any items. Its large tap area allows for effortless counting without needing to constantly view your screen. The app automatically saves your progress and offers options to clear or undo counts.

Highlights
  • Large tap targets
  • Increase and decrease count
  • Autosaves tally
  • Clear and undo functionality
  • No ads
Features
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Need to count something? Use this app as a simple tally for all your counting needs. With its large tap area, you won't even need to look at your phone to tally. Features: + Large tap targets for easy and quick use + Increase and decrease count + Autosaves your previous tally + Ability to Clear and Undo + No ads!

About

Visual Multi Timer

This app helps you manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. It offers pre-made templates for various activities like cooking, workouts, and productivity, along with extensive personalization options. Stay on track with features like Live Activities and widgets.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Multi-step timer creation
  • Extensive template gallery
  • Customizable timer appearance
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Shortcut Actions support
Features
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Manage your time better with Timus. Cook your favorite dish with the help of cooking timers, become more productive with a Pomodoro timer, stay healthy by working out with HIIT or Tabata timers or even create custom timers to help you throughout the day MULTIPLE TIMERS AND MULTIPLE STEPS Create separate timers for every task you need and run them all at once. Easily create timers with multiple steps, it can be useful for sport, cooking, productivity or some other types of tasks HUGE TEMPLATE GALLERY Speaking of types of tasks! We prepared 20 templates for you so it would be even easier to start managing your time in a better way. Sport, Productivity, Health, Parenting, Cooking – we have it all. EASY CUSTOMIZATION Give timers your own personal touch. Choose titles, icons, colors, signals. Reorder or delete timers with dragging or swiping APPLE FEATURES ON FULL POTENTIAL See active timers in Live Activities and Dynamic Islands, use Homescreen widgets to manage your timers and start timers with Shortcut Actions without even opening the app Meet Timus, your new buddy in the kitchen, your workout partner at the gym, your teammate on the field, and your sidekick at the office. With its quick timer settings, you can focus on what matters most, whether it's work, exercise, or your daily routines. Timus has your back! Download Visual multi timer: Timus today and start making everything on time.  Have any questions? Please contact us at support@happus.co Privacy Policy: https://happus.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://happus.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Counter1 screens
Visual Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counter at none against Visual Multi Timer's 13. Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Visual Multi Timer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (142 vs 29). On price and rating 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. Visual Multi Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Counter against 4.7 for Visual Multi Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 142 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Counter's written reviews are positive against 83% of Visual Multi Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update every 32 months, Visual Multi Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Counter versus Visual Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterVisual Multi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings) — better4.7 (142 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerence WilliamsHAPPUS LLC

Customer experience

Counter

All ratings50 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Multi Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Multi Timer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No vibration when set to silent

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch
  • macOS app
  • Ability to view timer as progress bar on lock screen
  • More free programs
  • Visual and vibratory alerts separately or combined
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  • Mac OS version

In-app purchases

None

Counter

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Visual Multi Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime v2$39.99

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Multi Timer free?
Visual Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counter or Visual Multi Timer?
Counter is rated higher. Counter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Visual Multi Timer averages 4.7 from 142 ratings.
Do Counter or Visual Multi Timer have ads?
Visual Multi Timer shows ads; Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Visual Multi Timer?
Counter ships an update every 32 months, and Visual Multi Timer monthly. Most recently, Counter was updated on September 28, 2026 and Visual Multi Timer on September 30, 2026.

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