Comparison

Counter vs Planscope

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

Planscope

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When everything feels like it needs doing, Planscope helps you decide what fits. Capture what is on your mind, turn it into a short plan, and get one clear place to start. Your available time, energy and focus help shape the plan, and you can change its priorities whenever you need to. CAPTURE IT FIRST Save a thought, idea or task in seconds, without stopping to make a plan. It stays in Captured until you are ready to bring it into a brain dump. HOW A WEEK GOES 1. Put everything on your mind into one brain dump, in any order. 2. Get a short plan back, with the reason behind each choice. 3. Open the first task and make the first move smaller when you need to. 4. Work in Focus with one task, a timer and the next step ready. 5. Close the week by choosing Done, Parked or Removed for each task. WHAT FREE INCLUDES • Capture thoughts, ideas and tasks for later • One clear first task and the reason it was chosen • Make the first task smaller with connected steps • Focus with one task, a timer and the next step ready • Ask for another task from your plan whenever the current one does not fit • Done, Parked and Removed recorded with each plan • Up to 3 new plans each month, with 24 hours between each one WITH PRO • Keep one weekly plan and one Today plan open at the same time • Adjust a live week when your time, energy or focus changes, and review the suggested changes before accepting them • Make any task smaller, and divide a difficult step again when you need to • Return to your full Archive and older Journey city districts • Copy your last plan when you want to begin from it again • Make up to 15 plans each month HOW YOUR PLAN IS MADE Planscope uses a language model to turn what you enter into a short plan. It shows why tasks were chosen, and the priorities remain yours to change. PRICE Free costs nothing and needs no card. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription at the price shown in the app before you buy. It renews until cancelled. You can manage or cancel Pro in your Apple ID settings.

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Planscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Counter at monthly against Planscope's every 3 months. Planscope's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 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 Planscope sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update monthly, Planscope every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Counter versus Planscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterPlanscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsEveryday Arc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Counter

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

Planscope

Subscriptions4
  • Pro$7.991 Month
  • Pro Plus$14.991 Month
  • Planscope Pro Annual$79.991 Year
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  • Pro Plus - Annual$149.001 Year

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planscope free?
Planscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Counter or Planscope have ads?
Neither Counter nor Planscope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Planscope?
Counter ships an update monthly, and Planscope every 3 months. Most recently, Counter was updated on October 11, 2026 and Planscope on October 19, 2026.

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