Big Tap Counter vs Counter Widget 26
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Tap Counter
Easily tally items by tapping your screen. Customize the display with various colors and fonts, and choose between landscape or portrait views. The app saves your previous counts and offers an auto-clicker function.
- Tap to count
- Customizable display
- Saves previous counts
- Auto clicker function
- Start count from custom number
- Screen lock prevention
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Big Tap Counter makes it effortless to count things by tapping any part of the screen. Fully customizable display with 6 Background Colors, 6 Text Colors and 8 available Fonts. With both Landscape and Portrait displays it is easy to see the counter display easily. App Features - Large Landscape and Portrait Displays - Saves Previous Counts - Auto Clicker function - Restore previous Counts - Ability to start count from custom number - Saves Previous 10 Counts - 8 Different Fonts - 6 Background Colors - 6 Text Colors - Just Tap the Screen to Increase the Count Tally - Prevent the Screen from Locking while App is Open Privacy Policy - https://inspired-apps.co.uk/big-tap-counter-privacy-policy/ T & C's - https://inspired-apps.co.uk/big-tap-counter-terms-conditions/
Counter Widget 26
This app provides a versatile tally counter widget and application for tracking various counts, from daily habits to fitness goals. Customize your counters with different colors, fonts, and backgrounds, and integrate with other systems using HTTP requests. View history logs and utilize iOS lock screen widgets for convenient access.
- Tally counter widget and app
- Customizable counter appearance
- Automatic timer-based reset
- HTTP request integration
- History log of calculations
- iOS lock screen widgets
- Multiple counters support
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Tally counter widget and app to count numbers of any kind. Count: The water you drink, Push-ups, Cups of coffee, Steps ..... ∞ • One click on plus or minus button in the widget to update the value. • Automatic change and reset of counter values using a timer. • Shortcut application supported. Use it to work with Siri or Apple Watch. • Use HTTP requests to integrate with third-party habit systems. • View a history log of all the calculations you make. • Use iOS lock screen widgets to count. • Change color, fonts, layout for each counter. • Use images as the background of the widget. • Rename each counter however you want. • Supports several counters. • iOS light and dark mode support. • Select the step size for your count +1, -21, 3.141592, or any number you need! _____________________________________ The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/privacyPolicy.html and Terms of Use link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/termsOfUse.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Counter Widget 26 at none against Big Tap Counter's shown. Counter Widget 26 also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 74%). Big Tap Counter's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Big Tap Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Counter Widget 26 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Big Tap Counter against 4.6 for Counter Widget 26. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 525 and 205 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Big Tap Counter's written reviews are positive against 83% of Counter Widget 26's.
Big Tap Counter ships an update weekly, Counter Widget 26 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Tap Counter | Counter Widget 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (525 ratings) | 4.6 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 525 — better | 205 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Dempsey | Vitaliy Alekseev |
Customer experience
Big Tap Counter
Counter Widget 26
Bugs and requests
Big Tap Counter
Reported bugs
3 issues- App glitches so much
- App goes back to zero (0) when closing the app
- Doesn’t remember previous count
Requested features
6 requests- Add autoclickers
- Bring back old design
- Make everything free
- Run on computer or TV screen (Mac/PC program)
- Add a minus button
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- App remembers previous count
Counter Widget 26
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Tap Counter
- Premium Version$9.99
Counter Widget 26
- PRO Features3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- PRO Features3 Days trial$2.991 Year
- PRO Version$3.99
Questions
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