Count Things App vs The Counter++
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Count Things App
Easily and quickly count items on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Track laps, reps, inventory, or use it for research. Offers unlimited counters, reports, and accessibility adjustments.
- Unlimited counters
- Apple Watch support
- Count reports
- Adjustable fonts
- Rename counters
- Reset counters
- Decrement count
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Sometimes you just need to Count Things. Count Things allows you to easily and quickly start counting things on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch - Count laps at the track - Count reps and sets while weightlifting - Count inventory items - Use it for research - Count using your Apple Watch Features - Now Unlimited counters - Apple Watch Support - View a report of All Counts - Fonts will adjust with Accessibility Settings - Easily Change the name of each counter - Reset counters to zero - Reduce count by one No ads and just a one time purchase to use Count Things on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch Make it Count
The Counter++
A versatile counter application that synchronizes data across all Apple devices via iCloud. It offers widget and shortcut support for quick updates and automations, along with detailed statistical information.
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Widget and Standby support
- Shortcut integration for automations
- Statistical information display
- Support for all Apple platforms
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The Counter++ is a simple, but powerful counter app. The app is available everywhere, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS macOS, tvOS and visionOS. All data are synched via iCloud. Features: - Widget and Standby Support: You can update the count by taping the widget. - Shortcut Support: The app provides several primitive operations, and you can make a shortcut and automation for yourself. - Statistical information - All Platforms Support: The app is available on all of your devices. - iCloud Sync: Your counts are synchronized across all devices, effortlessly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Counter++ at every 3 weeks against Count Things App's every 26 months. The Counter++ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (6 vs 4). Count Things App's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Counter++ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Things App has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Count Things App ships an update every 26 months, The Counter++ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Count Things App | The Counter++ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OH BOY Labs, LLC | Junnosuke Matsumoto |
Customer experience
Count Things App
The Counter++
In-app purchases
Count Things App
No in-app purchases
The Counter++
No in-app purchases
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