Comparison

Counter vs Happy Habits

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

Head to head
About

Counter

Easily create and manage counters for anything you want to track. Monitor progress with custom goals, detailed statistics, and interactive home screen widgets. Export your change history as a CSV file.

Highlights
  • Create and manage custom counters
  • Set custom goals for each counter
  • Track progress with detailed graphs
  • Export history as CSV
  • Organize counters into categories
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Automate counters with shortcuts
Features
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With Counter, you can easily create and manage counters for anything you want to track and monitor. Whether it's tracking the progress of your book reading, your daily water intake, or a project, Counter makes it simple and intuitive. With a clean and user-friendly interface, you can quickly create new counters and set custom goals for each one. To change the count, press the plus button or enter a new value from the keyboard. You can then easily track your progress and view detailed graphs and statistics that show your progress over time. The history of changes can be exported as a CSV file. For a better overview, the counters can be divided into categories. Use interactive Widgets on your Home-Screen so your goals are always in sight. With the Shortcuts, counters can be automated. Whether you're looking to make positive changes in your daily habits or simply stay organized, Counter is the perfect app for you. Download Counter today and start making progress towards your goals! Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/progresstrackerios/privacy Terms of Use: https://zipoapps.com/progresstrackerios/terms

About

Happy Habits

Master daily, weekly, or monthly habits with this easy-to-use tracker. Build positive routines with helpful statistics, reminders, and streak tracking. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience with all features included.

Highlights
  • Streak tracking
  • Rich Notifications
  • Today Widget
  • Watch App support
  • Automatic iCloud Backup
  • Daily, Weekly, and Monthly habits
  • Reminders
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No ads. Free to use. All features included. Happy Habits is all about mastering habits that make us happy. Whether they're daily, weekly, or monthly habits, you can achieve them with Happy Habits. Easy to use, helpful stats about the habits your building, and more. You can do this, let's make some habits! Main Features: - Streak tracking - Rich Notifications - Today Widget - Watch App - Automatic iCloud Backup - Forever Ad-Free - Daily, Weekly, and Monthly habits - Color Customization - Overview of your habits - Reminders for all habits - Many more to come!

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Happy Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Happy Habits at free against Counter's free with in-app purchases. Happy Habits also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days and Happy Habits sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happy Habits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Counter's written reviews are positive against 91% of Happy Habits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update monthly, Happy Habits every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Counter versus Happy Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterHappy Habits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (69 ratings)4.7 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better43
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsAkash Kundu

Customer experience

Counter

All ratings58 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative15.5%

Happy Habits

All ratings42 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Counter

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
One-time1
  • Counter Pro$7.99
3 purchases

Happy Habits

One-time3
  • Happy Habits Premium$4.99
  • Happier Habits Premium$6.99
  • Happiest Habits Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy Habits free?
Happy Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counter or Happy Habits?
Happy Habits is rated higher. Counter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Happy Habits averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do Counter or Happy Habits have ads?
Neither Counter nor Happy Habits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Happy Habits?
Counter ships an update monthly, and Happy Habits every 9 days. Most recently, Counter was updated on November 11, 2026 and Happy Habits on November 3, 2026.

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