Comparison

Word Tracker vs Word Counter

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

Head to head
About

Word Tracker

This app helps writers monitor their progress towards daily word count goals for projects. It calculates the necessary daily output to meet deadlines and offers detailed statistics on progress and remaining time. Projects sync automatically across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Daily word count goal setting
  • Project deadline calculation
  • Multiple project tracking
  • Progress statistics and charts
  • Automatic iCloud sync
  • No account required
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Word Tracker helps you keep track of your writing progress, right on the main screen, so you always know how close you are to reaching your goal. Set a target word count and a deadline for your writing project, and the app works out exactly how many words you need to write each day to hit your deadline. Track as many projects as you like, and switch between them whenever you want. Dive into the statistics screen to see a chart of your progress against your target, your outstanding word count, and how many days you have left until your deadline. Your projects sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud, so your progress is always up to date wherever you write. No account or sign-in required — just open the app and start tracking.

About

Word Counter

This tool helps you analyze text by counting words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs. It also estimates reading time, displays file size, and identifies word frequency. Share your analyzed text easily with others.

Highlights
  • Word counting
  • Character counting
  • Sentence and paragraph counting
  • Reading time estimation
  • Word frequency analysis
  • Text sharing
Features
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Count words easily with Word Counter. Perfect for students, writers, or anyone who wants to keep track of their text. Feature: • Counts Words: Tells you how many words are in your text. • Counts Characters: Tells you how many letters and symbols are in your text. • Counts Sentences and Paragraphs: Tells you how many sentences and chunks of text are there. • File Size (UTF-8): Shows how big the text file is. • Reading Time: Gives you an idea of how long it will take to read the text. • Word Frequency Counter: This special feature shows you which words you're using a lot. • Share Your Text: You can easily send your text to friends or other apps. Word Counter is free. You can use it forever, at no cost. However, Word COunter does offer premium features for its subscribers. If you decide to purchase an upgrade, you can unlock additional features, i.e. remove ads and enable Word Frequency Conter feature. Terms of Use: https://kociapp.github.io/Word-Counter/term-of-use Privacy Policy: https://kociapp.github.io/Word-Counter/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Word Tracker4 screens
Word Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Word Tracker at none against Word Counter's shown. Word Tracker also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 57%) and ratings volume (271 vs 38). Word Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Word Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Word Counter sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Word Tracker against 4.7 for Word Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Tracker has 271 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Word Tracker's written reviews are positive against 57% of Word Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Word Counter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Word Tracker versus Word Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord TrackerWord Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (271 ratings) — better4.7 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings271 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarek LooseAndy Sutanto

Customer experience

Word Tracker

All ratings271 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

Word Counter

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Word Tracker

One-time6
  • The First Word$0.99
  • The First Chapter$2.99
  • Cloud sync$4.99
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  • Halfway Through the Manuscript$4.99
  • The Bestseller$9.99
  • The Published Masterpiece$19.99
5 purchases

Word Counter

Subscriptions4
  • Word Counter Pro$0.997 Days
  • Word Counter Pro - 1 Month$1.491 Month
  • Character Counter - 6 Months$5.996 Months
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  • Sentence Counter Pro - 1Y$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Char Counter Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Word Tracker free?
Word Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Counter free?
Word Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Word Tracker or Word Counter?
Word Tracker is rated higher. Word Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while Word Counter averages 4.7 from 38 ratings.
Do Word Tracker or Word Counter have ads?
Word Counter shows ads; Word Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Tracker or Word Counter?
Word Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Word Counter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Word Tracker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Word Counter on October 25, 2026.

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