Custom Counter vs Gradient Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom Counter
Quickly tally or count anything with a simple tap. Track goals, habits, events, or inventory with customizable increments and a history of your tallies. Share your counts easily.
- Tap to count or tally
- Customizable increments
- Count history
- Share counts
- Customizable display
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The Custom Counter app lets you quickly tally or count anything with a simple tap on the count pad. Perfect for tracking goals, habits, events, inventory, and more. Features: Count or tally by 1, by 2, or decrease by 1 View a history of all counts — save or delete anytime Share your counts via text or notes Customize the display to fit your style Count anything, anywhere — fast, simple, and personalized.
Gradient Counter
Tap the screen to increment counters, with a dynamic background gradient that changes color as you count. Manage multiple counters with custom titles, reset options, and sound effects for an engaging experience.
- Multiple counter creation
- Customizable counter titles
- Reset and delete counters
- Lockable counters
- Sound effects
- Vibration feedback
- Font customization
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By tapping on the screen, you can count numbers on the counter. At the same time, the background gradient color changes as you count. This app also features the following: - Up to four counters can be created at the same time. - Ability to set a title for each counter. - A minus button. - Ability to reset or delete each counter. - Ability to lock each counter. - Sound effects during counting. - Vibration during counting. - Customization of title and count font.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Custom Counter at 5.0 against Gradient Counter's 4.5. Custom Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Gradient Counter's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Custom Counter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Custom Counter ships an update every 3 months, Gradient Counter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Counter | Gradient Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deep Blue Development LLC | takeshi ogawa |
Customer experience
Custom Counter
Gradient Counter
In-app purchases
Custom Counter
No in-app purchases
Gradient Counter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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