Wallabag Reader vs Cute Count
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wallabag Reader
Save web pages for later reading with this self-hostable application. It offers a free and open-source solution for bookmarking content. Requires a separate wallabag instance to function.
- Save web pages
- Self-hostable
- Open source
- Free (as in freedom)
- Offline reading
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Save web articles and read them later—on your terms. Wallabag Reader is the open-source companion for wallabag. Connect to your self-hosted server or a compatible hosted wallabag account, sync your reading list, and keep your archive available on iPhone and iPad. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Send pages from Safari and other apps with the Share extension • Add a URL manually or from your clipboard • Sync article content to read without an internet connection READ COMFORTABLY • Enjoy a clean article reader with adjustable text size and light or dark themes • Highlight passages and create, edit, or delete annotations • Listen to articles with built-in text-to-speech • Open the original page or share it with others ORGANIZE YOUR ARCHIVE • Search and filter unread, archived, and starred articles • Sort by date, reading time, or identifier • Add and remove tags, mark articles as read, and favorite what matters • Rediscover short reads, random picks, and tags from the Discover tab YOUR WALLABAG, YOUR CHOICE wallabag is free and open source. This app connects to an existing wallabag instance; it does not create or host one for you. Self-host wallabag on your own server or use a compatible hosted provider. WALLABAG PLUS Core reading and organization features remain available without Plus. An optional auto-renewing wallabag Plus subscription unlocks AI-powered summaries and tag suggestions. Available plans, duration, price, and renewal terms are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy and terms of use: https://district-web.fr/wallabag-reader/privacy/
Cute Count
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Cute Count turns anything you want to count into a tappable pastel card: glasses of water, push-ups, coffees, pages read, prayers, rows of knitting. Tap the card and the number goes up. That is the whole idea, and it feels lovely. TAP FROM ANYWHERE • Home Screen widgets add to a counter without opening the app, in small, medium and large sizes • Siri: "Add to Water in Cute Count" • A little bounce and a haptic on every tap, and a bigger one at milestones MAKE IT YOURS • 16 soft pastel colors, or blend two into a gradient • Any emoji, a short label, or both • Genmoji: turn your own dog, mug or gym into the face of a counter (iOS 18 or later) • Count by 1, 5, 10 or any step you like COUNT TOGETHER • Share a counter with family or friends through iCloud • Everyone can tap, undo and edit, and every tap shows up on every device • Perfect for a household water goal, chores, a reading challenge or keeping score • Counters shared with you never use up your free slots EVERY TAP REMEMBERED • Daily and cumulative charts for 7, 30 or 90 days, or all time • Streak, best day, daily average, today, this week and this month at a glance • Undo the last tap, reset without losing history, archive a counter and restore it later PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Syncs between your iPhone and iPad through iCloud, with no account to create • Your counts live on your device and in your own iCloud, nowhere else • No ads, no tracking, no sign-in ONE PRICE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Your first two counters are free forever. A single small purchase unlocks unlimited counters. No subscription, no recurring charges, ever. Cute Count speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cute Count at every 8 days against Wallabag Reader's every 4 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Wallabag Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cute Count sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wallabag Reader ships an update every 4 weeks, Cute Count every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wallabag Reader | Cute Count |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | maxime marinel | Erik Jere |
In-app purchases
Wallabag Reader
- Wallabag Plus$2.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
- Tips$0.99
Cute Count
- Unlimited Counters$2.99
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