OmniFocus 4 vs CountPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OmniFocus 4
This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.
- Unified interface across Apple devices
- Task creation and organization
- Perspectives Bar for navigation
- Focus mode for specific projects
- Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
- Universal cross-platform purchase
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.
CountPal
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CountPal makes counting things easy and fun. Whether you're tracking reps at the gym, glasses of water, pages read, or daily tasks, just tap and go. WHAT YOU GET • Flexible Counters: pick from over 25 unit types like reps, steps, calories, money, kilometers, and more. Set your own step size, starting value, and goal. • Groups: organize your counters into custom groups so things stay tidy. Sort them however you like. • History: every change is saved automatically, so you always know where you started and how far you've come. • Auto Reset: set counters to reset daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Great for recurring goals. • Works offline: all your data lives on your device. No account needed, no internet required. WHAT CAN YOU COUNT? Reps, steps, calories, glasses of water, pages, books, expenses, kilometers, tasks, and honestly, anything you can count. CountPal is for anyone who wants a quick, reliable way to count things throughout the day
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CountPal at none against OmniFocus 4's 10. CountPal also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). OmniFocus 4's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). On price 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
Both are free to download. OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CountPal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | OmniFocus 4 | CountPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (343 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 343 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Omni Group | Luan Albineli Pinto |
Bugs and requests
OmniFocus 4
Reported bugs
6 issues- View options button not working consistently
- Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
- App crashing on launch
- Drag and drop functionality issues
- Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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- Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates
Requested features
6 requests- Markdown support in notes
- Gantt view for projects
- Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
- Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
- Natural language processing for task creation
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- Board view for projects
CountPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OmniFocus 4
- Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
- Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
- Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
- Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
- Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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- Unlock Standard$74.99
- Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
- Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
- Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
- Unlock Pro$149.99
CountPal
No in-app purchases









