Custom Counter vs Countdown Stopwatch
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.
Countdown Stopwatch
This utility app provides a customizable stopwatch with a countdown start feature. Users can adjust the countdown duration and the starting phrase. It also keeps a history of recent timing sessions.
- Adjustable countdown start duration
- Customizable start phrase
- Recent history list
- Stopwatch functionality
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The countdown start can be adjusted to the desired length and the start phrase can be changed. View recent times in the recent history list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Custom Counter at Free against Countdown Stopwatch's $1.99. Countdown Stopwatch's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.6). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Custom Counter is free to download; Countdown Stopwatch costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Custom Counter against 5.0 for Countdown Stopwatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Custom Counter ships an update every 3 months, Countdown Stopwatch every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Counter | Countdown Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deep Blue Development LLC | Kristofer Shamloo |
Customer experience
Custom Counter
Countdown Stopwatch
In-app purchases
Custom Counter
No in-app purchases
Countdown Stopwatch
No in-app purchases
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