Counter vs Progress Checker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Progress Checker
Monitor remaining time for tasks directly on your home screen. This productivity tool offers a simple way to visualize time left for ongoing activities.
- Home screen time tracking
- Visualize remaining time
- Task management aid
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You can check the rest of time in your home screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Counter at 79% against Progress Checker's 25%. Counter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.8) and ads (none vs shown). Progress Checker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Progress Checker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter has 62 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Counter's written reviews are positive against 25% of Progress Checker's.
Counter ships an update monthly, Progress Checker every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counter | Progress Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (62 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZipoApps | Takahiko Nakade |
Customer experience
Counter
Progress Checker
In-app purchases
Counter
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
- Counter Pro$7.99
Progress Checker
No in-app purchases
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