uTime Universal vs Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uTime Universal
This utility app helps you track the time remaining until future events. It synchronizes timers across your devices, ensuring consistency between your iPhone and iPad. Easily add new timers and manage them from the main screen.
- Countdown to future events
- Cross-device synchronization
- Add and manage timers
- View current time and date
- In-app support access
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Welcome to uTime! uTime is a brand new App that will allow you to see how much time there is left until an event in the future. uTime syncs between devices so the timers on your iPhone are the same as they are on your iPad! Support can be found by hitting the support button in the information section. It is the best way to keep up to get support with either problems or upcoming features. To add another timer hit timers and then the plus button OR hit the add timer button on the main screen. The current time and date will be added to the list and then you can change it from the home-screen!
Counter
Create and manage custom counters with ease. Track progress with daily counters and access them via widgets or watch complications. Synchronize your counters across all your Apple devices.
- Customizable counters
- Quick value editing
- iCloud synchronization
- Custom step and unit
- Daily progress tracking
- Widgets and watch complications
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Counter let you create customizable counters with quick access to edit their value easily. The counters are automatically synchronized between all your device using iCloud You can set a custom step, values up to 9 decimals, and a custom unit, even and emoji Daily counters let you track your progress on a counter Widgets are available (as well as complications for your watch!) You can request a new feature in app reviews Available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: uTime Universal at Free against Counter's $0.99. uTime Universal also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18). On ads, in-app purchases 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
uTime Universal is free to download; Counter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
uTime Universal ships an update every 2 months, Counter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uTime Universal | Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | uApps | Guillaume Claverie |
Customer experience
uTime Universal
Counter
In-app purchases
uTime Universal
No in-app purchases
Counter
No in-app purchases
