Mini Counter vs WatchType
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Counter
Effortlessly track and manage counts for any activity on your Apple Watch. Seamlessly syncs with its companion iOS app for easy management across devices. Perfect for tallying items, keeping score, or any counting need.
- All-in-one counting hub
- Sync between Apple Watch and iPhone
- User-friendly interface
- Track multiple counting sessions
- Manage counts on the go
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Introducing Mini Counter, the ultimate counter for your Apple Watch! Effortlessly track and manage counts for any activity, whether it's tallying apples or keeping score in a board game. Elevate Your Counting Experience Discover Mini Counter, the perfect counting companion that's always by your side. The seamless integration with the Mini Counter Companion iOS app ensures easy count management across devices, so you can focus on the task at hand. Top Reasons to Choose Mini Counter: Collecting apples? Keep track of the total mass without breaking a sweat. Playing a board game? Never lose track of your score again. Engaged in a staring contest with your cat? Gain a competitive edge with real-time counting. Key Features of Mini Counter: All-in-one counting hub: Organize and manage multiple counting sessions effortlessly. Sync like a pro: Seamless synchronization between your Apple Watch and iPhone keeps your counts updated and easily accessible. User-friendly design: Simple and intuitive interface makes managing your counts a breeze. One-up your feline friend: Stay ahead in the game, even when facing the fiercest kitty stare-down.
WatchType
This app provides a full QWERTY keyboard for Apple Watch, enabling faster and more familiar text input. It supports multiple languages, extended characters, custom fonts, and GIFs, making messaging on your wrist more efficient and expressive.
- Full QWERTY keyboard on Apple Watch
- Multi-language keyboard support
- Extended Latin character support
- Customizable fonts and color themes
- Inclusion of GIFs and Emojis
- Support for custom short text
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WatchType allows you to use the missing QWERTY keyboard on Apple Watch, including old models. FEATURES: - Sending a message via Messages - Full QWERTY keyboard on your wrist - Easy typing on Apple Watch, including old models - Language-specific keyboard layouts: Native layouts for each language, including AZERTY (French) and QWERTZ (German) - Multi-language keyboard support: Select multiple languages and switch between them freely while typing - Support 162 extended Latin characters, including the following: à, á, â, ä, å, æ, ç, è, é, ê, ë, ì, í, î, ï, ð, ñ, ò, ..., for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish, Vietnamese. - 60+ Awesome Fonts included - 40+ Color Themes on the keyboard - 700+ Cool GIFs included - Numbers, Symbols - Full Unicode Emojis - Support custom short text (abbreviation) - Support watch complications to launch the app on the watch face quickly (It's useful when sending a reply message) (watchOS 9 or higher) - Double-tapping the space bar adds a dot(.) to the text. - Pressing the backspace button for 2+ seconds clears all text. - All configurations are stored on iCloud You can send messages quickly using the familiar QWERTY keyboard on your wrist without speaking in a quiet place or using the scribble keyboard. Privacy Policy: https://watchtype.app/pp/ Terms & Conditions: https://watchtype.app/tnc/ Support: https://support.bitsbaker.com/watchtype
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Counter at none against WatchType's 3. Mini Counter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WatchType's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (168 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. WatchType sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Mini Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
WatchType holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchType has 168 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Mini Counter's written reviews are positive against 56% of WatchType's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mini Counter ships an update every 6 weeks, WatchType every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mini Counter | WatchType |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (168 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 168 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Arden | Bitsbaker LLC. |
Customer experience
Mini Counter
WatchType
In-app purchases
Mini Counter
No in-app purchases
WatchType
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99









