Comparison

Counter≜ vs CalcMate

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

Head to head
About

Counter≜

Easily track anything with this user-friendly counting app. It offers customizable sound and vibration feedback, with spoken updates at set intervals. Save, share, and resume your counts seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Save counted records
  • Share saved records
  • Vibrates every count
  • Sound notification on click
  • Speaks every 25 counts
  • Count up and down
  • Resume count after closing app
  • Cross-device counting (phone/watch)
Features
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This application lets you keep track anything. It has user-friendly design easy to use. I gives sound and vibration notification also gives talks every 25 count. Features: - You can save the counted records - You can share the saved counter records - It vibrates every count - It gives sound ever sound as click - It speaks every 25 count - You can count down and up - It save last counted number even you close the app - You can start count on your phone and continue on your watch or vise versa

About

CalcMate

Features
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【功能介绍】 计算过程:进行加法、减法、乘法和除法的基础运算。 历史记录:记录你的计算历史,这样你可以回顾之前的计算过程,并进行备注。 多国语言:让你选择不同的语言,这对于不同语言环境下的用户来说非常有用。 主题皮肤:可以改变计算器的外观,使其适应你的个人喜好。 音效功能:给你按下按钮时播放一些声音效果,让你有一种物理按键的感觉,同时也增加了一些乐趣。 字体大小:帮助你调整计算器上的数字和文字的大小,以适应你的视力需求。 【联系我们】 期待您来吐槽,采纳后有奖励哦! 产品交流QQ群:465429609 联系邮箱:product@doudoubird.com

Screenshots

Counter≜4 screens
CalcMate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Counter≜ at Free against CalcMate's $2.99. CalcMate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Counter≜ is free to download; CalcMate costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter≜ ships an update every 8 months, CalcMate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Counter≜ versus CalcMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounter≜CalcMate
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom Technologydoudoubird

Bugs and requests

Counter≜

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard covers save button on small screens
  • Counter resets when app is minimized on watch
  • Buttons not accessible in horizontal iPad mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to count with volume buttons
  • Implement 10,000+ counting
  • Allow multiple counters and naming of counters
  • Add confirmation prompt before clearing counter

CalcMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Counter≜

No in-app purchases

None

CalcMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counter≜ free?
Counter≜ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalcMate free?
CalcMate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Counter≜ or CalcMate have ads?
Counter≜ shows ads; CalcMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Counter≜ or CalcMate?
Counter≜ ships an update every 8 months, and CalcMate every 4 days. Most recently, Counter≜ was updated on September 25, 2026 and CalcMate on August 17, 2026.

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