Counting vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counting
This utility app provides a simple and user-friendly interface for manual counting. It features increment, decrement, and reset buttons, and can also auto-count at set intervals. Counts are saved with details like name, date, and time.
- Manual increment/decrement/reset
- Auto-counting in seconds
- Save counts with details
- Multiple counts on one screen
- User-friendly UI
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Counting App is the easiest to use user friendly UI counter app to count things. Simply tap the plus (+) button to increase your count to help you count things with the clicker counter. Tap the negative (-) button to reduce your count for your clicker counter. Tap the reset (x) button to reset your count back to zero to start a new option to clicker counter. * Simple easy to use counter to count things with clicker counter * Awesome UI * + Increment, - Subtraction buttons * Reset back to zero * Count will get saved until reset * Also three counts on one screen * Auto counts in seconds * Saved and display counts with count, name, date and time for all of your clicker counter If you need a simple to use user friendly app to perform counts then this is the app for you. Please download now and start your counting! Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stevevsoftware.com/privacypolicy/
Tally
This app provides a straightforward way to keep track of various counts, from knitting stitches to daily habits. Its simple interface allows for one-tap increments, and counts are clearly displayed and automatically synced via iCloud.
- Effortless one-tap counting
- Clear, bold count display
- Seamless iCloud sync
- Track stitches, scores, reps, habits, and more
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Never lose count again! Whether you're tracking knitting stitches, dart scores, baby kicks, tasbih beads, gym reps, or daily habits — Tally is the simple, reliable tally counter app for your iPhone and iPad. One tap, one count, every time. Here's what makes Tally the perfect counter app: - Effortless Counting: Just tap the largest button to keep track of anything — stitches, laps, scores, kicks, beads, you name it! - At-a-glance view: The clear, bold display shows your current count. - Seamless iCloud Sync: Never worry about losing your counts, automatically saves your data to iCloud across all your devices. Download Tally today and experience the joy of effortless counting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against Counting's 2. Tally also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Counting sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tally holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 31 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Counting ships an update every 2 months, Tally every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counting | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Veloudos | Fawkes Wei |
Customer experience
Counting
Tally
In-app purchases
Counting
- Weekly Premium Counts3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Monthly Premium Counts7 Days trial$2.991 Month
Tally
No in-app purchases








