Comparison

Smart Counter vs Bookworm Library

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

Bookworm Library

Features
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Never buy the same book twice again. Bookworm is a simple and powerful personal library app for iPhone and iPad that helps you track the books you own and the books you want. Whether you’re browsing a bookstore, visiting a book fair, or hunting through a garage sale, Bookworm lets you check your collection in seconds. Just scan the ISBN barcode to instantly see if a book is already in your library or on your wish list. No more guessing, no more duplicate purchases. Bookworm is ideal for readers, book collectors, and anyone who wants an organised, always available digital record of their book collection. Key Features • Scan ISBN barcodes to quickly look up books • Search for titles and add them to your collection • Mark books as Owned or Wanted • Import your library from a CSV file • Export your lists to CSV for backup or sharing • Create PDFs for Owned books, Wanted books, or your full library Bookworm is the perfect companion for managing your personal library—simple, fast, and always with you.

Screenshots

Smart Counter4 screens
Bookworm Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bookworm Library at none against Smart Counter's 1. Bookworm Library also leads on ads (none vs shown). Smart Counter's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Counter ships an update weekly, Bookworm Library every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Counter versus Bookworm Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart CounterBookworm Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (311 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings311 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperL.droid AppsAlphaworks

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
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  • 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

Bookworm Library

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Counter

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$3.99
None

Bookworm Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Counter free?
Smart Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookworm Library free?
Bookworm Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Counter or Bookworm Library have ads?
Smart Counter shows ads; Bookworm Library does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Counter or Bookworm Library?
Smart Counter ships an update weekly, and Bookworm Library every 8 months. Most recently, Smart Counter was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bookworm Library on October 31, 2026.

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