Comparison

SimpleTally vs DigitalCounter

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

Head to head
About

SimpleTally

This utility app allows you to easily track multiple counts simultaneously with a unique linking feature. Navigate counts with simple gestures and customize your experience with themes and feedback options. Share your results effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Tap to count up, swipe down to count down
  • Unlimited counters
  • Link counters together
  • Customizable counter themes
  • Haptic and audio feedback
  • Prevent display sleep
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SimpleTally is an easy to use tally counter with a twist. What's the twist? You can link counters together so you can count multiple things at the same time. Keep your eyes on what you're counting and not on your device with simple counting gestures. It's available for your iPhone or iPad. Key Features: - Simple intuitive interface, just tap to count up and swipe down to count down. - Unlimited counters - Supports dark mode - Counter color themes - Create up or down counters with initial value, step size, and reset value - Lock counter to avoid value being changed - Create one-way links between counters so that changing one changes them all - Easily share results with others for a single counter or all counters - Simple reset of a single counter or all counters - Enable haptic feedback on supported devices - Enable audio feedback with tap sound or voice - Enable to prevent display from sleeping when SimpleTally is active - No ads to interrupt your experience

About

DigitalCounter

This app allows you to create and manage multiple digital counters for various projects. Features include grid and list views, auto-counting, and voice announcements for accurate item tracking. Keep detailed count records specific to different places or dates.

Highlights
  • Multiple project counters
  • Grid and List counter views
  • Simple fullscreen counting
  • Auto-count functionality
  • Voice selection for announcements
Features
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This app is a multi-counter app with voice announcements that lets you manage multiple items. You can use it for inventory and supply management, event attendance counting, sports score tracking, and many other purposes. The Auto Count Up and Auto Count Down features are also useful for steady-paced activities, such as step exercises and other training. All features are completely free and no sign-in is required. Features - Grid Counter - List Counter - Simple Fullscreen Counter - Auto Count Up & Down (e.g. automatically count from 1 to 100 every 10 seconds) - Voice Announcements You can create multiple projects for each counter, making it easy to keep separate count records for different places, dates, or events. Voice announcements can read both the current number and the counter item name, so you always know what you are counting.

Screenshots

SimpleTally4 screens
DigitalCounter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SimpleTally at none against DigitalCounter's shown. SimpleTally also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DigitalCounter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleTally holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 20 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleTally ships an update every 3 weeks, DigitalCounter fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SimpleTally versus DigitalCounter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTallyDigitalCounter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18 ratings) — better4.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1820 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDouglas RobisonMotoki Takahashi

Customer experience

SimpleTally

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DigitalCounter

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTally

No in-app purchases

None

DigitalCounter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleTally free?
SimpleTally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DigitalCounter free?
DigitalCounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleTally or DigitalCounter?
SimpleTally is rated higher. SimpleTally averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while DigitalCounter averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do SimpleTally or DigitalCounter have ads?
DigitalCounter shows ads; SimpleTally does not.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTally or DigitalCounter?
SimpleTally ships an update every 3 weeks, and DigitalCounter fortnightly. Most recently, SimpleTally was updated on October 24, 2026 and DigitalCounter on October 24, 2026.

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