SimpleTally vs PDFCensor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
PDFCensor
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Protect sensitive information in your PDF documents with PDFCensor. PDFCensor is a simple and secure PDF redaction tool designed to help you permanently remove sensitive information from PDF documents. All PDF processing happens directly on your device. Your documents never need to be uploaded to a server, and PDFCensor can be used offline. Key Features • Redact sensitive information from PDF documents • Permanently remove confidential content • Process PDFs directly on your device • Works offline • No account or registration required • Keep your documents private • Export your redacted PDFs Designed for Privacy PDFCensor processes your documents locally on your device. Your PDF files are not uploaded to our servers, giving you greater control over sensitive documents. Use PDFCensor for contracts, legal documents, business files, personal records, financial documents, and any PDF containing information you don't want others to see. Premium Upgrade to PDFCensor Premium to unlock additional features and remove usage limitations. Monthly and yearly subscription options are available. PDFCensor is built with privacy in mind, giving you a simple way to redact sensitive information without sending your documents to the cloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://pdfcensor.onrender.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleTally at none against PDFCensor's 2. PDFCensor's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PDFCensor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SimpleTally asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleTally ships an update every 3 weeks, PDFCensor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleTally | PDFCensor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Robison | AHMET SEZER FIDANCI |
In-app purchases
SimpleTally
No in-app purchases
PDFCensor
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year









