Comparison

Ian’s Awesome Counter vs Labs

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

Head to head
About

Ian’s Awesome Counter

This utility app helps users improve focus and self-awareness with customizable prompts. Set intervals, start/end times, and track your progress over time to stay on task. Ideal for individuals or parents assisting with attention management.

Highlights
  • Customizable prompt intervals
  • Set daily start and end times
  • Track successful focus periods
  • View historical performance
  • Optional notification alerts
Features
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Ian's Awesome Counter is a utility designed to help you be more focused and aware of yourself. My son, Ian, can sometimes have difficulty with regulation and management of his attention. We’ve tried several different strategies for helping him with this. One of the strategies that we found most successful was giving him regular prompts throughout the day and ask whether he thought he was on task and staying focused. Initially this took the form of a repeating countdown timer and a hand clicker, but after a while this became rather onerous to keep up with, so instead he and I worked together to design an Apple Watch app that would make this easier to do. The result is this app. You configure how often you want to be prompted, when the prompts should begin and end each day, and what your goal for successful periods is. Then Ian’s Awesome Counter does the rest. If you turn on notifications you’ll get an alert at the end of every period asking how you did and the values are recorded in the app. You can see your last week’s performance in the History view. This app is provided completely free of charge. I’ve found it really helpful for my family and my hope is that by sharing it, other families will find similar help from it. It can be worn either by the person working on their focus or by a parent/carer who can then relay the prompts.

About

Labs

Features
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Take control of your farming operations with our advanced environmental monitoring and irrigation management app! Stay on top of local weather conditions with real-time updates. Our app automatically calculates your irrigation data based on your watering patterns, ensuring full visibility of the water your crops receive, every time. With remote control capabilities and real-time notifications, you can monitor your farm from anywhere, at any time. Download our app now and experience the power of Labs: Environmental Monitoring and Control! Designed to work with devices provided by Labs: EMC.

Screenshots

Labs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Labs at every 4 weeks against Ian’s Awesome Counter's every 33 months. Labs also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ian’s Awesome Counter ships an update every 33 months, Labs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ian’s Awesome Counter versus Labs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIan’s Awesome CounterLabs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCross Forward Consulting, LLCLoftus Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Ian’s Awesome Counter

No in-app purchases

None

Labs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ian’s Awesome Counter free?
Ian’s Awesome Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Labs free?
Labs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ian’s Awesome Counter or Labs have ads?
Neither Ian’s Awesome Counter nor Labs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ian’s Awesome Counter or Labs?
Ian’s Awesome Counter ships an update every 33 months, and Labs every 4 weeks. Most recently, Ian’s Awesome Counter was updated on November 3, 2026 and Labs on October 27, 2026.

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