Comparison

Counter vs Simple Progress 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

Simple Progress Tracker

Features
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Simple Progress Tracker is an app that lets you add tasks and the desired value goal for each one. You can easily and simply increase or decrease your task progress to reach your goal! It's great for tracking courses and books. Features: ◽Add tasks and the value to reach ◽View tasks and easily modify their value ◽Enable progress percentage ◽View the added date for each task ◽Multiple themes ◽Sort tasks by time, value, max value, and name (pro) ◽View the total of all progress (pro) All Tasks are stored locally on each device. Here's the link to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy: https://qookie-privacy.carrd.co/#progresstracker

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Simple Progress Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Progress Tracker at weekly against Counter's monthly. Simple Progress Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

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 Simple Progress Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update monthly, Simple Progress Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Counter versus Simple Progress Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterSimple Progress Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsCarlos Saoud

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Counter

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

Simple Progress Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Service$0.691 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Progress Tracker free?
Simple Progress Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Counter or Simple Progress Tracker have ads?
Neither Counter nor Simple Progress Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Simple Progress Tracker?
Counter ships an update monthly, and Simple Progress Tracker weekly. Most recently, Counter was updated on August 20, 2026 and Simple Progress Tracker on September 15, 2026.

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