Comparison

Shared Counter vs People Counter

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

Head to head
About

Shared Counter

This tool helps manage people flow for events, businesses, and religious functions by allowing real-time, synchronized counting across multiple devices. Set capacity limits and share counters via links or QR codes for easy monitoring.

Highlights
  • Real-time synchronized counting
  • Multi-device support
  • Capacity setting
  • Shareable counters via link/QR code
  • Event and business visitor tracking
  • Church-specific features and statistics
Features
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Shared Counter is the simple and effective tool for counting visitors to events, local businesses, religious functions and much more, even with multiple entrances. To begin, create a new counter, optionally specifying the capacity. You can then share the counter with other devices, for example to monitor multiple entrances at the same time, via a simple link or QR code. You will always have under control the total count of all devices, synchronized in real time. The service was created in particular for monitoring access to the churches, but is now freely available. If you are in charge of a church you can access the "Reserved area for churches", to benefit from usage statistics and other useful services on the DinDonDan Web Services. Shared Counter is an open source project offered and maintained by the DinDonDan App association.

About

People Counter

Easily track the number of people entering or leaving a space. Set a maximum capacity and receive a visual alert when it's reached. Supports customizable input methods and can be used for various counting tasks.

Highlights
  • Set maximum target value
  • Left and right-hand input support
  • Vibrate option for input signal
  • Visual alert when target is met
  • Versatile counting for various scenarios
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People Counter is a quick way to keep tally + Set maximum target value + App supports both left and right-hand input + Vibrate option to signal input + Turns RED when target/maximum value is met Use the App to: * monitor the maximum number of people allowed in a shop/pub/resturant/venue etc * maximum capacity counter * just count sheep! * count cars * count pedestrians * count animals * store capacity * lap counter === Support the App by removing the Ads with the In-App purchase Features, bugs? Please email us at support@xappsios.com We're happy to help! Support: https://xappsios.com/support Privacy: https://xappsios.com/privacy Terms: https://xappsios.com/terms

Screenshots

Shared Counter4 screens
People Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shared Counter at none against People Counter's 1. Shared Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown). People Counter's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. People Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shared Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Counter ships an update monthly, People Counter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shared Counter versus People Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared CounterPeople Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (816 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—816 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinDonDan AppMARK MANSER

Customer experience

Shared Counter

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

People Counter

All ratings816 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Shared Counter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

People Counter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Shared Counter free?
Shared Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is People Counter free?
People Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shared Counter or People Counter have ads?
People Counter shows ads; Shared Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Shared Counter or People Counter?
Shared Counter ships an update monthly, and People Counter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shared Counter was updated on July 18, 2026 and People Counter on September 20, 2026.

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