Comparison

Counter vs Nextly Focus

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

Nextly Focus

This productivity app helps you organize tasks and plan your day based on your energy levels. It offers features like guided check-ins, focus sessions, and progress tracking to reduce overwhelm and build momentum.

Highlights
  • Energy-based task planning
  • Guided energy check-ins
  • Distraction-free focus sessions
  • Task prioritization and scheduling
  • Progress tracking
  • Flexible routine building
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Nextly is a personal productivity app that helps users focus on what matters most, organize tasks, and plan their day around their available energy. Users can quickly capture tasks, select a daily priority, assign schedules, categories, and energy levels, and manage work through Today, Upcoming, and Someday views. The app includes guided energy check ins, distraction free focus sessions, task editing, progress tracking, reminders, profile preferences, and integrated help and support. Nextly combines simple planning with flexible routines, helping users reduce overwhelm, maintain focus, and build consistent daily momentum.

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Nextly Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nextly Focus at 5.0 against Counter's 4.4. Nextly Focus also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Counter's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Nextly Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nextly Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter ships an update monthly, Nextly Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Counter versus Nextly Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterNextly Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (69 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsTunde Sobowale

Customer experience

Counter

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

Nextly Focus

All ratings1 ratings
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
1 purchases

Nextly Focus

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$17.99

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nextly Focus free?
Nextly Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counter or Nextly Focus?
Nextly Focus is rated higher. Counter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Nextly Focus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Counter or Nextly Focus have ads?
Neither Counter nor Nextly Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Nextly Focus?
Counter ships an update monthly, and Nextly Focus fortnightly. Most recently, Counter was updated on November 4, 2026 and Nextly Focus on October 8, 2026.

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