Comparison

Counter vs Swipe Counter

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

Swipe Counter

Easily track multiple items with unlimited counters, customizable themes, and detailed history. Set goals, receive feedback, and organize your counts into groups for efficient management. Supports values up to 100 million.

Highlights
  • Unlimited counters and groups
  • Customizable dark and light themes
  • Set goals with progress bar
  • Detailed counter history and graphs
  • Selectable increment sounds
  • Automatic daily reset option
Features
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Simple counter application, as known as Clicker. Premium features for free. Unlimited number of counters, organised in groups. Dark and light themes are fully customisable! Video description here: https://youtu.be/Xgm84Be4eIs Features: - 100 million values supported per counter - nice and easy controls - set increment step - set goals and see progress bar - configurable light and dark themes - history and graphs for each counter - many counter details: * creation date and time * run time * last reset date and time * last change date and time * last value, etc. - selectable sounds on increment - haptic feedback - easy switch between dark and light theme - set feedback on goal achieved - automatically reset every day, for daily record keeping - organise counters in groups for better management - store the count after closing the app - countless counters and groups Thank you!

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Swipe Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swipe Counter at none against Counter's 2. Swipe Counter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (69 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Swipe Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Counter against 4.3 for Swipe Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter has 69 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Swipe Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update monthly, Swipe Counter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Counter versus Swipe Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterSwipe Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (69 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsStefan Ciprian Ciobotaru

Customer experience

Counter

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

Swipe Counter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Counter

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
One-time1
  • Counter Pro$7.99
None

Swipe Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swipe Counter free?
Swipe Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counter or Swipe Counter?
Counter is rated higher. Counter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Swipe Counter averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Counter or Swipe Counter have ads?
Swipe Counter shows ads; Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Swipe Counter?
Counter ships an update monthly, and Swipe Counter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Counter was updated on November 4, 2026 and Swipe Counter on November 3, 2026.

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