Pro Tip vs Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Tip
Effortlessly split bills and calculate tips with a clean, single-screen interface. Enjoy fast, single-touch adjustments for all calculations, including intelligent automatic rounding. Supports multiple color themes and a comfortable Night Mode.
- Single screen layout
- Single touch adjustments
- Automatic rounding
- Night Mode
- Customizable color themes
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Never any ads, popups, or distractions. Features: -Simple: Minimalist, single screen layout for maximum ease of use -Fast: Single touch adjustments for setting the bill, tip, number of payers, and resetting -Intelligent: Performs sophisticated automatic rounding instantly -Useful: Round to the nearest dollar and see how the % is changed -Comfortable: Easier on the eyes with darker Night Mode -Free: Every calculator function is enabled upon downloading - you can support the app by leaving a review and purchasing visual customizations -Customizable: Choose between 4 color themes
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 review sentiment: Pro Tip at 98% against Counter's 25%. Pro Tip also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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
Pro Tip is free to download; Counter costs $0.99 up front. Pro Tip sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pro Tip ships an update every 4 months, Counter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Tip | Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (154 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Moore | Guillaume Claverie |
Customer experience
Pro Tip
Counter
In-app purchases
Pro Tip
- Regal Red Theme$1.99
- Bay Blue + Regal Red Themes$3.99
- VIP Gold Edition$5.99
Counter
No in-app purchases
