Counter vs Chronote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counter
Create and manage custom counters with ease. Track progress with daily counters and access them via widgets or watch complications. Synchronize your counters across all your Apple devices.
- Customizable counters
- Quick value editing
- iCloud synchronization
- Custom step and unit
- Daily progress tracking
- Widgets and watch complications
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Counter let you create customizable counters with quick access to edit their value easily. The counters are automatically synchronized between all your device using iCloud You can set a custom step, values up to 9 decimals, and a custom unit, even and emoji Daily counters let you track your progress on a counter Widgets are available (as well as complications for your watch!) You can request a new feature in app reviews Available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac
Chronote
Capture thoughts and events instantly with automatic timestamps. Organize your notes chronologically by custom topics for easy review. Perfect for journaling, activity logging, and idea tracking.
- Automatic timestamps on every note
- Chronological timeline view
- Customizable topics for organization
- Quick and clean note entry
- Ideal for journaling and activity logging
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Never forget when it happened. Chronote captures your thoughts instantly — with automatic timestamps on every note. Quick, clean, and chronological: perfect for journaling moments, logging activities, tracking ideas, or building a reliable daily log. Jot down anything in seconds: a fleeting idea, meeting takeaway, symptom, habit, or random memory. Chronote adds the exact date & time automatically — no manual entry needed. Review your notes in a beautiful timeline view, organized by time and grouped into custom topics. Whether you're reflecting on life, documenting projects, or simply never wanting to wonder "when did I write that?", Chronote keeps your thoughts dated, organized, and always accessible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chronote at 100% against Counter's 25%. Chronote also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Chronote is free to download; Counter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Counter ships an update every 3 months, Chronote every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counter | Chronote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Claverie | Martin Pietrowski |
Customer experience
Counter
Chronote
In-app purchases
Counter
No in-app purchases
Chronote
No in-app purchases
