Comparison

CountMeSilly vs Spool

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

Head to head
About

CountMeSilly

Features
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CountMeSilly is the only counting/tally app you will ever need! CountMeSilly has a beautifully simplistic interface that allows you to count anything with ease. Customisations can be made to the counter's name and colour, and you can even have your counters reset back to zero on a daily, weekly, monthly, or custom timeframe that suits you. CountMeSilly is also fully accessible using VoiceOver. CountMeSilly can be used to keep count/tally of anything you'd like, including: - Tracking the amount you've drunk that day. - Counting how many people are entering or leaving. - Logging your step count to compare daily trends. - Keeping score in board game matches. And much more, the possibilities are endless! The free version of CountMeSilly allows you to create 2 counters with limited customisation. CountMeSilly Premium (one-time purchase) unlocks the following features: - Full customisation including choosing when your counter auto-resets. - The ability to sync and back up all your data to iCloud which allows syncing between devices. - Export your counters in JSON format for easy backup on your own device or to restore your counters quickly and easily. - Support of a small Indie app developer like myself.

About

Spool

Manage your 3D printing filament inventory with detailed tracking of materials, costs, and stock levels. Log print details, monitor printer maintenance, and gain insights into your printing habits. Integrates with Bambu Lab printers for automatic data logging.

Highlights
  • Filament spool tracking
  • Cost and weight logging
  • Low-stock warnings
  • Print logging and analysis
  • Bambu Lab printer integration
  • Printer maintenance schedules
  • NFC/QR code spool tagging
Features
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You have 40 spools. You're about to start a 12-hour print. How much PETG do you actually have? Spool is precision filament inventory for 3D printing enthusiasts. Track what you have, what things cost, and what's running low. Built by a maker who got tired of guessing. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Lightning-fast spool entry with auto-fill from screenshots and product URLs. Material, brand, colour, weight, cost, purchase date, storage. Real remaining-weight tracking down to the gram. Low-stock warnings before you find out mid-print. THE HUB Tap the centre tab and a glass command centre opens over any screen. Every major action (add spool, log print, scan SpoolTag, analytics, printers) is two taps away. PRINT LOG & PRINT STORY Every print captures 24 process fields. 20 decoded automatically from your Bambu data: nozzle, layer height, infill, walls, speeds, temperatures, plate, adhesion, supports. Rate every print with 11 failure types, down to the exact layer. Tap any print and a full-screen story opens: costs, telemetry, spool gauges, and every previous attempt side by side. 19 insight cards surface temperature sweet spots, speed ceilings, drying impact, personal bests, and failure patterns. BAMBU LAB INTEGRATION Bambu printers log prints automatically via Bambu Cloud. Free for everyone, no manual entry. AMS multi-material tracked correctly. Smart spool matching learns and auto-selects on future imports. CATEGORIES 17 built-in, unlimited custom. Spool suggests one for every print and learns every override. Category Insights show success rates, costs, and trends so you see which kinds of prints are worth your filament. PRINTER MAINTENANCE Schedules from manufacturer guides for Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality, Anycubic, Elegoo, Artillery, Flashforge, Sovol, AnkerMake, Qidi Tech, RatRig, and Voron. A live health score per printer. Overdue tasks turn red. Complete one and watch it climb. SPOOLTAG Tap your iPhone to an NFC-tagged spool and everything opens instantly. QR codes work from any camera app. Scan, log print, spool pre-selected. Label Studio designs and prints labels to Dymo, Brother, sticker sheets, or A4. AR Inventory overlays live data above every tagged spool, with Searchlight filtering by brand, material, colour, or status. ANALYTICS & INTELLIGENCE Five dashboards: Pulse, Economics, Energy, Material, and Hardware. Add your electricity rate once and every print shows its true cost, materials and energy combined, to the penny. Nozzle breakdowns, plate comparisons, quality-weighted grades, and variant-aware palettes for matte and silk filaments. WORKSHOP MANAGEMENT Six storage types (shelf, dryer, AMS, box, airtight case, vacuum bag) with humidity and seal date tracking. Shopping list and batch management for multi-packs. START FREE 20 spools, 2 printers, 4 storage locations. 30 days of analytics. Bambu Cloud sync, SpoolTag, AR Inventory, Print Story, Categories, and Printer Maintenance included. No card required. Live counters show where you stand against your limits. GO PRO, £4.99/month or £49.99/year Unlimited spools, printers, and storage. Lifetime analytics. CSV import. Label Studio with thermal exports and sticker sheets. Print Queue for batch production. Plus: full cross-print insight tray, category customisation, maintenance notifications, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Live Activities. The annual plan works out at £4.16/month and pays for itself in the waste it helps you avoid. SPOOL PACKS Not ready to subscribe? A one-time Spool Pack permanently adds 10 slots to your free account. SUBSCRIPTION & PURCHASE INFO Spool offers a one-time Spool Pack and two auto-renewing subscriptions: Spool Pro Monthly and Yearly. Payment charged to iTunes Account at confirmation. Auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lance-studio.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

CountMeSilly4 screens
Spool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spool at every 2 weeks against CountMeSilly's every 24 months. CountMeSilly's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. CountMeSilly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountMeSilly ships an update every 24 months, Spool every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CountMeSilly versus Spool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountMeSillySpool
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNigel CollinsLucas Melo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CountMeSilly

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
3 purchases

Spool

Subscriptions2
  • Spool Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Spool Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • +10 Spool Capacity$0.99

Questions

Is CountMeSilly free?
CountMeSilly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spool free?
Spool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CountMeSilly or Spool have ads?
Neither CountMeSilly nor Spool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountMeSilly or Spool?
CountMeSilly ships an update every 24 months, and Spool every 2 weeks. Most recently, CountMeSilly was updated on September 23, 2026 and Spool on July 24, 2026.

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