Comparison

5ive vs Counters

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

Head to head
About

5ive

Easily capture and compile short video clips into a unique montage. Arrange, reverse, and secure your creations with Touch ID. Export your memories directly to your photo library.

Highlights
  • Record 5-second video clips
  • Merge clips into a unique video
  • Arrange video order
  • Reverse video clips
  • Local video storage
  • Export to photo library
  • Touch ID protection
Features
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5ive - 5 Second Every Day -- 5IVE SECONDS EVERY TIME -- Each time you can easily record 5 seconds video. Just one simple click to record your life. Enjoy it. Enjoy life. Enjoy 5ive. -- SUPER AWESOME FEATURE -- Now you can create your unique video by merge 5 seconds videos. You can arrange the order of the videos. You can also reverse your video. Enjoy the new awesome feature. -- KEEP YOUR VIDEO PRIVATE -- 5ive will save your videos in ViCap's local storage. No one will see your videos before you export them. 5ive also let your export your videos to photo library. -- KEEP YOUR VIDEO SAFE -- 5ive provide you to use Touch ID to unlock videos. Enable Touch ID to protect your videos. No one will see your videos before your authentication.

About

Counters

Track and count any activity directly from your Home Screen. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Offers a free version with premium upgrade options for unlimited features and advanced charts.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Cross-device sync
  • Unlimited categories and counters (premium)
  • Photo support for widgets (premium)
  • Advanced widget types (premium)
  • Customizable charts (premium)
Features
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We've been waiting for this iOS update very long time! Today, we bring you a brand new option to track, count and follow any activity you like, directly from your Home Screen - from your iPhone, iPad and Mac - sync between all your devices using CloudKit - we're here! Just try and prepare to fell in love... Counters - Interactive Widgets is a freemium app, where you can try and enjoy the free version and also upgrade to the premium version and unlock all app premium features as follows - - Unlimited number of categories - Unlimited number of counters - All Counter Types available (Generic & Numeric) - Add Photos to your Widgets - Unlock all Widget types visibility (Large & Extra Large Widgets for Mac and iPad will be covered with an overlay premium view in the free version) - Unlock all available Widgets charts (Daily, Weekly and Monthly) - Family Sharing (Only on Lifetime plan) And of course... stay tuned for more! We really hope you'll love or app! We're really looking for your feedback! Many thanks, applicube.com team ********* By purchasing and subscribing to Counters - Interactive Widgets subscription program, payment will be applied to your iTunes account and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be managed and canceled anytime via your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our privacy policy and Apple End user agreement. Privacy Policy: https://applicube.com/counters/privacypolicy.html Apple End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

5ive4 screens
Counters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 5ive at 12.0 against Counters's 17.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. 5ive sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Counters sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5ive ships an update every 2 weeks, Counters weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
5ive versus Counters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5iveCounters
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWei Hsiang ChenDudi Shani-Gabay

Customer experience

5ive

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Counters

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

5ive

One-time2
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Remove ADs$9.99
3 purchases

Counters

Subscriptions2
  • Counters Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Counters Yearly - Best Value7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Counters - Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is 5ive free?
5ive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counters free?
Counters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 5ive or Counters have ads?
Neither 5ive nor Counters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5ive or Counters?
5ive ships an update every 2 weeks, and Counters weekly. Most recently, 5ive was updated on October 8, 2026 and Counters on October 11, 2026.

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