Comparison

Counter vs Word Tracker

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

Word Tracker

Monitor your writing journey with this app. Set goals and deadlines to receive daily word count targets, ensuring you stay on track to complete your projects.

Highlights
  • Track writing progress
  • Set target word counts
  • Set project deadlines
  • Daily word count targets
  • View project statistics
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Word Tracker helps you keep track of your writing progress, right on the main screen, so you always know how close you are to reaching your goal. Set a target word count and a deadline for your writing project, and the app works out exactly how many words you need to write each day to hit your deadline. Track as many projects as you like, and switch between them whenever you want. Dive into the statistics screen to see a chart of your progress against your target, your outstanding word count, and how many days you have left until your deadline. Your projects sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud, so your progress is always up to date wherever you write. No account or sign-in required — just open the app and start tracking.

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Word Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Word Tracker at 4.8 against Counter's 4.6. Word Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (268 vs 62). On price, review sentiment, 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 Word Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 268 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Counter's written reviews are positive against 81% of Word Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update monthly, Word Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Counter versus Word Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterWord Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (62 ratings)4.8 (268 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62268 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsMarek Loose

Customer experience

Counter

All ratings58 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative13.2%

Word Tracker

All ratings268 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Counter

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

Word Tracker

One-time6
  • The First Word$0.99
  • The First Chapter$2.99
  • Cloud sync$4.99
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  • Halfway Through the Manuscript$4.99
  • The Bestseller$9.99
  • The Published Masterpiece$19.99

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Tracker free?
Word Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counter or Word Tracker?
Word Tracker is rated higher. Counter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Word Tracker averages 4.8 from 268 ratings.
Do Counter or Word Tracker have ads?
Neither Counter nor Word Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Word Tracker?
Counter ships an update monthly, and Word Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Counter was updated on October 11, 2026 and Word Tracker on October 9, 2026.

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