Comparison

CountThings By Camera vs CountCam

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

Head to head
About

CountThings By Camera

This app uses AI and computer vision to automatically count items in photos. It offers a vast template library, supports both new photos and existing albums, and provides manual correction for accuracy. It can count various items simultaneously, even in complex backgrounds.

Highlights
  • AI-powered item counting
  • Extensive template library
  • Photo and album input
  • Area selection for accuracy
  • Manual correction
  • History records
  • Multi-item and multi-class statistics
Features
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【Introduction】 The precise point camera uses artificial intelligence combined with mobile apps, integrates computer vision capabilities into the mobile phone, can perform artificial intelligence analysis on the picture, and calculate the number of items in the picture. Compared with traditional image recognition, it has many advantages. 【Function】 1. Provide a constantly updated template library, users can select templates that meet their own requirements for statistics through the template library. 2. Provide two identification methods: taking pictures and selecting from albums 3. Provide area circle selection function to identify more accurately and quickly 4. Provide manual correction function, you can manually correct the results 5. Provide a history record function, you can save the results for later viewing 6. Provide a variety of items at the same time statistics function. 【Features/Advantages】 1. There is no requirement for the background of the picture. Traditional image recognition has very strict requirements on the background of the picture, and it can only be recognized under the background of a solid color. The precision point camera adopts a new generation of artificial intelligence counting, and there is no requirement for the background of the picture. 2. It has strong interference to the debris pit in the picture, the target object can be easily identified in the complex picture, and has a strong filtering effect on other debris interference. 3. There is no requirement for the size of the object, and items of various sizes can be counted, and there will be no wrong statistics due to size differences 4. Multi-class statistics, you can count a variety of classified items at one time, and calculate the number of each classified item. 5. Accurate statistics on complex items of various forms, and can count items with various forms, such as complex items such as people, can also be accurately counted. 6. Multi-classified nuanced statistics. It is possible to perform classification statistics on two very similar items, such as whether the medicine is defective. 【Currently supported items】 1. Agriculture and forestry: rice, red beans, black beans, soybeans, logs, Arabidopsis, peas 2. Breeding: small river shrimp, various sizes of fry, shrimp fry, fish eggs 3. Construction: steel bars, steel pipes 4. Biomedicine: bacterial colonies, cells 5. Society: people, bamboo sticks 6. More items are being supported, and you can also put forward your own needs in the software if necessary.

About

CountCam

Leverage AI to count objects in photos, from industrial materials to everyday items. This tool automates tedious counting tasks, saving significant time and reducing errors. Request custom object recognition for specialized needs.

Highlights
  • AI-powered object counting
  • Supports thousands of targets per image
  • Recognizes steel pipes, bars, timber, logs, cloth rolls
  • Applicable to building materials, industry, agriculture, medicine
  • Custom object recognition requests
  • Time-saving automation
Features
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Count anything in a photo — in seconds. CountCam uses AI to count objects from a single picture. Just snap or upload a photo, and CountCam detects and tallies every item for you. One image can count thousands of densely packed targets with high precision. WHO IT'S FOR • Pipes & tubes — PVC pipes, steel pipes, square & oval tubes, rebar • Scaffolding & construction — ringlock & cuplock poles, quick-release frames, steel boards • Manufacturing & hardware — batteries, pencils, bearings, bolts, nuts, screws, magnets • Food & catering — bamboo skewers, chopsticks, eggs, dumplings • Farming & aquaculture — seeds, corn, beans, shrimp & crab fry, silkworm cocoons, shellfish • Medicine & lab — pills, capsules, vials, blood cells, sampling tubes • Logistics & retail — coins, buttons, boxes, bottles, cartons • Anyone who needs to count a lot, fast KEY FEATURES • AI photo counting — point, shoot, done • 80+ built-in models across industry, construction, farming, medicine & more • High-precision detection with adjustable bounding boxes • Numbered labels to double-check every single item • Adjustable label shape, color, size & opacity • Manual add or remove to fine-tune the result • History records — save and revisit past counts • Export and share your results WHY COUNTCAM • Replace slow, error-prone manual counting • Get an accurate total in seconds, not minutes • Trusted for everything from PVC pipes to pills Download CountCam and turn your camera into a counter. Snap a photo and let AI do the counting.

Screenshots

CountThings By Camera4 screens
CountCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CountCam at none against CountThings By Camera's 11. CountThings By Camera's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CountThings By Camera sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. CountCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountThings By Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CountThings By Camera has 41 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of CountThings By Camera's written reviews are positive against 89% of CountCam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountThings By Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, CountCam every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CountThings By Camera versus CountCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountThings By CameraCountCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (41 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer长松 孙闪兔(北京)科技有限公司

Customer experience

CountThings By Camera

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.2%

CountCam

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

CountThings By Camera

One-time11
  • 10 times card$0.99
  • day card$1.99
  • 100 times card$4.99
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  • monthly card(30 times per day)$4.99
  • month card(100 times per day)$5.99
  • annual card(30 times per day)$14.99
  • month card(300 times per day)$19.99
  • 1000 times card$29.99
  • annual card(100 times per day)$29.99
  • monthly card$29.99
  • annual card(300 times per day)$79.99
None

CountCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CountThings By Camera free?
CountThings By Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountCam free?
CountCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CountThings By Camera or CountCam?
CountThings By Camera is rated higher. CountThings By Camera averages 4.5 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while CountCam averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do CountThings By Camera or CountCam have ads?
Neither CountThings By Camera nor CountCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountThings By Camera or CountCam?
CountThings By Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, and CountCam every 3 months. Most recently, CountThings By Camera was updated on October 16, 2026 and CountCam on October 10, 2026.

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