Counterby vs The Counter++
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counterby
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Simple Counter is... a simple counter! - Do you want to keep track of how many people enter/exit from a place? - How many points you receive every day in your favorite game? - You want to keep track of the school grades? Or maybe the university ones? - You want to track the storage of your business? - How many order you received You got it. Simple Counter allows you to easily enter a number and store it in a custom category you can define. You can also easily see the evolution (or involution!) of the data with a custom and easy to understand chart. Simple Counter is available for iOS/iPad OS and MacOS, and it uses iCloud to synchronize your data among your devices. For any question or feature request you can contact us in our website.
The Counter++
A versatile counter application that synchronizes data across all Apple devices via iCloud. It offers widget and shortcut support for quick updates and automations, along with detailed statistical information.
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Widget and Standby support
- Shortcut integration for automations
- Statistical information display
- Support for all Apple platforms
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The Counter++ is a simple, but powerful counter app. The app is available everywhere, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS macOS, tvOS and visionOS. All data are synched via iCloud. Features: - Widget and Standby Support: You can update the count by taping the widget. - Shortcut Support: The app provides several primitive operations, and you can make a shortcut and automation for yourself. - Statistical information - All Platforms Support: The app is available on all of your devices. - iCloud Sync: Your counts are synchronized across all devices, effortlessly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Counter++ at every 3 weeks against Counterby's every 4 months. The Counter++ also leads on device support (6 vs 4). Counterby's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Counterby ships an update every 4 months, The Counter++ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counterby | The Counter++ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SkinSoftware GmbH | Junnosuke Matsumoto |
In-app purchases
Counterby
No in-app purchases
The Counter++
No in-app purchases









