Comparison

Smart Counter vs VoluTap

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

Head to head
About

Smart Counter

Easily track and monitor anything with an unlimited number of customizable counters. Organize your tallies into groups, visualize your progress with charts, and receive audio or haptic feedback. Perfect for habit tracking, inventory, or scorekeeping.

Highlights
  • Unlimited counters and custom groups
  • Pie and bar charts for visual feedback
  • Customizable increments and limit alerts
  • Sound, vibration, and voice feedback
  • Dark and light themes
  • Offline use
Features
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Count smarter and stay organized. Smart Counter is a powerful multi-counter app that makes tracking anything simple and efficient. Use it to log workouts, inventory, habits, game scores, or event attendance — anything you want to count or monitor. Create unlimited counters and arrange them into custom groups for clarity and control. Each counter can be personalized with a name, color, and increment/decrement steps. View detailed count history and visual charts to see how your numbers change over time. **Key Features** • Unlimited counters and custom groups • Pie and bar charts for clear visual feedback • Drag & drop sorting and multi-select bulk counting • Custom increments, start values, and limit alerts • Sound, vibration, and voice feedback • Dark and light themes • Portrait and landscape support • Offline use — no account required • Quick sharing via clipboard or email **Perfect for** Habit tracking, inventory control, scorekeeping, survey tallies, attendance checks, event management, and anything else that needs accurate counting. Smart Counter helps you count smarter — not harder. Download now and take control of your counts today!

About

VoluTap

Features
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VoluTap - count by feel, not by sight. VoluTap makes fast, reliable counting simple. Its standout feature: use your phone’s volume buttons to tally while you look away - each press gives a short vibration so you get immediate tactile confirmation. Prefer tapping the screen? Big on-screen + / − buttons are available too - pick whichever works for the moment. Features • Volume-button counting with vibration feedback - press a volume key, feel a pulse, and trust the count updated without needing to stare at the screen. • On-screen controls - large + / − buttons for quick visual/touch input when you want to look at the device. • Large, easy-to-read display - high-contrast, big numerals for quick glances from a distance. • Save named counts - store and recall them instantly. • Multi-counter view - monitor and edit several counts at once. • Custom alerts - sound and/or vibration when a count reaches your target (one-off or repeating). • Lightweight & private - your counts live on your device; no signup required. • Offline-first - works without a network connection. Quick start 1. Open VoluTap. 2. Enable volume-button mode (optional). 3. Press a volume button to tally and feel a short vibration for each press - or tap the on-screen + / − buttons. 4. Save counts, name them, and set alerts as needed. Why people choose VoluTap Designed for speed and real-world use. The combination of tactile volume-button input and large on-screen controls means you can count reliably in noisy, busy, or hands-on situations - whichever method fits the task. Privacy & Support VoluTap keeps your counts on your device by default. No account needed. Download VoluTap - faster, clearer counting with the option to count by feel or by sight.

Screenshots

Smart Counter4 screens
VoluTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Counter at Free against VoluTap's $0.99. VoluTap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Smart Counter is free to download; VoluTap costs $0.99 up front. Smart Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VoluTap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Counter ships an update weekly, VoluTap every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Counter versus VoluTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart CounterVoluTap
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (312 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings312 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperL.droid AppsAndrew Stelmach

Bugs and requests

Smart Counter

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when tapping 'Remove Ads'
  • App crashes with large counts (e.g., 6000)
  • App freezes iPad
  • App skips counts for odd numbers
  • Sound/video playback stops when launching app
Show 3 more
  • Cannot rename groups from 'New Group 1'
  • Total group counter doesn't always total correctly
  • App crashes when trying to remove ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make sound/video playback not stop when launching app
  • Add iCloud support
  • More color options
  • Allow unlimited free counters

VoluTap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Counter

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$3.99
None

VoluTap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Counter free?
Smart Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoluTap free?
VoluTap costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Counter or VoluTap have ads?
Smart Counter shows ads; VoluTap does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Counter or VoluTap?
Smart Counter ships an update weekly, and VoluTap every 4 days. Most recently, Smart Counter was updated on November 7, 2026 and VoluTap on October 31, 2026.

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