picocalc vs Tap Tap Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
picocalc
This app displays a single number on your home screen badge, which can be set, added to, or subtracted from. It's a minimalist tool for quick numerical reminders. Negative numbers and zero are not displayed on the badge.
- Set a number
- Add to number
- Subtract from number
- Home screen badge display
- Hides zero and negative numbers
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picocalc is a tiny number memo which can be set, added and subtracted. The number is show as an application badge in the home screen. Zero and a negative number won't be shown in the badge.
Tap Tap Counter
This app allows you to easily count and track multiple items with simple tap and subtract functions. Customize your counters with different backgrounds and titles, and manage multiple counting pages. Expand your counter capacity by watching ads.
- Tap to increment count
- Subtract count
- Customizable background and title
- Reset counter
- Add, rearrange, and delete counters
- Manage counter pages
- Expand counter capacity
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It is a simple counter application. It is convenient when you want to count the number with cranes. Easy inventory control, record, challenge count, Shopping quantity notes Since subtraction is also possible, also in the countdown It has the following functions. * Tap +1 * -1 with -1 button * Change background color and title * Counter reset * Adding, rearranging, deleting counters * Add / delete counter page # About adding counters * Counter can be created up to counter stock number. * The first counter stock is three. * Counterstock can be added by watching advertisement video once. When the advertisement video is not displayed, please display it several times. * If you delete the counter, you can create it again. * Please understand that counter stock and data are all deleted when uninstalling. icons from icon8.com (https://icons8.com/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tap Tap Counter at every 5 weeks against picocalc's every 16 months. picocalc's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (66% vs 50%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. picocalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tap Tap Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
picocalc ships an update every 16 months, Tap Tap Counter every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picocalc | Tap Tap Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Hiroshi Nomura |
Customer experience
picocalc
Tap Tap Counter
In-app purchases
picocalc
- Remove Ads$0.99
Tap Tap Counter
- Add unlimited counters$0.99
Questions
Is picocalc free?
Is Tap Tap Counter free?
Do picocalc or Tap Tap Counter have ads?
Which is updated more often, picocalc or Tap Tap Counter?
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