Picture Calendar vs Counter Widget 26
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picture Calendar
This app allows you to create visual journals using images organized by date. Track progress on personal goals, document changes over time, or create photo diaries. Features include camera overlays, weekly reminders, and the ability to export your journal as a PDF or GIF.
- Create image-filled calendars
- Track changes over time
- Camera overlay for consecutive photos
- Weekly photo addition reminders
- Export as PDF or animated GIF
- Mark repeating events
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Picture Calendar is a visual journal. You create calendars filled with images easily find them back by date and keep track of changes over time. For instance keep track of: your body while trying to lose weight, dinners you eat, results of your too expensive eye cream and teeth whitening, skin trouble, cracks in your walls, your bonsai or your child growing up to adulthood. Or take a photo every week of your changing body shape while pregnant, take photos of your interior, receipts or document skin trouble and moles. Enable the camera overlay in de calendar settings to take matching consecutive photos. Set an alert to receive a weekly notification to add a photo to your calendar. Create a PDF document containing all events or an animated GIF. Add color and progress to dates by tapping and holding on a date, or mark it as a repeating event. Picture Calendar is free to try out and limited to 15 events. Upgrade to the Pro version to create as many events as you like and to unlock all features!
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
Picture Calendar and Counter Widget 26 both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Counter Widget 26's written reviews are positive against 45% of Picture Calendar's. Picture Calendar's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Picture Calendar 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.
Counter Widget 26 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Picture Calendar's written reviews are positive against 83% of Counter Widget 26's.
Picture Calendar ships an update monthly, Counter Widget 26 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picture Calendar | Counter Widget 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (106 ratings) | 4.6 (210 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 | 210 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Hein van Cleef | Vitaliy Alekseev |
Customer experience
Picture Calendar
Counter Widget 26
Bugs and requests
Picture Calendar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Counter Widget 26
Reported bugs
7 issues- In-app purchases fail
- Reset counter setting doesn't work
- Widget stopped working after update
- Widget shows 0 on home screen, but correct number in app
- Widget doesn't work for HTTP requests
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- Widget can be buggy, slightly expands app
- CSV export bug with invalid characters
Requested features
10 requests- Count down functionality
- Apple Watch app/complication
- CSV bug fix for invalid characters
- Option to reposition items in list
- Timestamp for each tally
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- History functionality (separate counters, comparisons by day/week/month/year)
- New app logos
- Custom sound for button presses
- Ability to choose which counter appears in widget
- Full-screen '+' button
In-app purchases
Picture Calendar
- Picture Calendar Pro$5.99
Counter Widget 26
- PRO Features3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- PRO Features3 Days trial$2.991 Year
- PRO Version$3.99
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