Comparison

Tally vs Pollmachine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tally

This app provides a simple yet powerful way to track multiple counts and scores using interactive widgets. Customize counters with colors, notes, and sound feedback. Premium features include unlimited counters and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Home Screen interactive widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts
  • Notes for counters
  • Counting history
  • Customizable counter colors
  • Sound and haptic feedback
Features
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Tally: Clicker & Score Counter is simple enough to pick up and use immediately, and powerful enough to tweak it just as you want. Key Features: - Simple interface - Home Screen interactive widgets - Lock Screen widgets - Siri Shortcuts - Dark mode - Notes - Auto-reset - Counting history - Context menu for counters - Hotkeys for external keyboard - Mouse right-click support - Total counters value - Last change timer - A lot of sorting options - Assigning different colors to counters - Sound confirmation of counts - Haptic feedback on supported devices Multiple counters, as many as you need. To delete, reset, or edit the counter, swipe left on it. Swipe right or use touch and hold gestures in the middle of the counter to add/edit a note or open a quick change popup. Notes can also be added/edited in the History tab like in the Counters tab. To increase or decrease the counter value, tap at any point on the ​left or right side. Use touch and hold gestures in the middle of the counter to reveal the context menu. Long press on the sides of the counter to reorder. Tally Premium benefits: - Unlimited counters - iCloud sync - Export to CSV/Excel - Support Indie Development If you decide to get a Tally Premium subscription, your purchase will be charged to your iTunes account. One month costs $4.99 and 1 year costs $29.99. Active subscriptions will be auto-renewed 24 hours before the expiry date. You can manage subscriptions from an Account in iTunes after subscribing, and you’ll also be able to cancel the auto-renewing subscription from there at any time. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription to Tally Premium before your trial expires. Terms & Conditions: https://yahenskyi.dev/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://yahenskyi.dev/privacy-policy/

About

Pollmachine

Features
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Do you want to create a quick poll to get the opinion of your audience? With Pollmachine you can do exactly this, Pollmachine has also a website, so your audience is not needing the Pollmachine app to vote on your polls. First create a poll, you can decide if it's public or private. Private polls can be only access via the link and public polls can access by anybody using the explore tab in the app. You are also able to send an end date for the polls and a custom image that is displayed on the poll site.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Pollmachine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pollmachine at none against Tally's 10. Pollmachine also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Tally's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Tally sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pollmachine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update every 2 weeks, Pollmachine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tally versus Pollmachine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyPollmachine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr YahenskyiManuel Schuler

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly plan$2.997 Days
  • Monthly plan2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly plan$6.991 Month
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  • Annual1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Tally Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly plan$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Lifetime plan$9.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Pollmachine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pollmachine free?
Pollmachine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tally or Pollmachine have ads?
Neither Tally nor Pollmachine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Pollmachine?
Tally ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pollmachine every 2 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pollmachine on November 3, 2026.

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