Tally Counter vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tally Counter
This app provides a straightforward and visually appealing way to keep track of counts. It offers extensive customization for buttons, resets, and limits, with convenient access via Apple Watch and Today extensions.
- Apple Watch app integration
- Today extension for quick access
- Large, easy-to-use count buttons
- Customizable button types (plus/minus only)
- Reset and undo functionality
- Manual digit adjustment
- App icon badge count display
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A simple attractive tally counter. Features: - Apple Watch app, change your counter on your Apple Watch. - Today extension, change your counter from your lock screen or notification center. - Increasing and decreasing a count with large, easy to hit buttons. - Counters can be changed to only have a plus button or minus button. - Resetting the count with undo. - Setting a custom reset value. - Setting a custom limit value. - Setting the value of the counter manually by flicking the individual digits. - Option to turn sound effects on and off. - Option for left handed operation. - Option for displaying the count on the app icon. - Option to speak the tally. - Option to keep your device from sleeping while Tally Counter is active.
Tally
Easily track any count with intuitive gesture controls. Perfect for scorekeeping, habit tracking, or monitoring event attendance. Offers customizable feedback and widget support for quick updates.
- Gesture-based counting
- Unlimited tallies
- Count up/down with custom steps
- Set progress targets
- Event tracking histories
- Widgets and Live Activities
- Apple Watch support
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Tally is the quick, easy way to keep track of any counts, from habit tracking and fitness, to scorekeeping, inventory, and attendance. Tally’s gesture-based interface keeps your eyes free while counting. ## COMMON USES ## * Scorekeeping - Board games or out on the pitch! * Habit Tracking - Keep up with your exercise, coffee intake, medications, whatever! Daily, weekly, monthly reset options. * Event Attendance * Inventory ## FEATURES ## * Easy gesture support. Tap to count up, swipe down to count down * Unlimited tallies * Quick tally set creation with natural language, just describe your set like "Score a game with Jim, Jill, and Jenn" * Each tally can count up or down and have a “step” increment -- to count by twos, fives, tens * Set targets on tallies to track progress * Create decimal (0.00) tallies * Event tracking histories for all tally changes * Configure daily, weekly, monthly resets * Visual, audio, and haptic feedback for counts * Quick reset to starting values for individual tallies or whole tally sets * Adjustment options to add, subtract, or set tallies to arbitrary values – great for scoring games with varied score values * Widgets! Add, subtract, or keep up with your favorite tallies and tally sets right on your Home or Lock Screen * Live Activities. Pin a tally set to your Lock Screen with Live Activity support * Shortcuts support. Extensive support for automation. Add to, subtract from, or reset counts–even create and query tallies and tally sets * Use Tally on your Apple Watch for easy updates on the go * Sync with iCloud across devices ## TALLY PRO ## Tally is always free to use, but you can get more out of Tally with a Tally Pro: * Tally for Apple Watch! * Unlimited tally sets * Customize accent colors and app icons * Choose alternate sound effects * Advanced automation with Shortcuts Tally Pro is available as a reasonable annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally Counter at none against Tally's 2. Tally Counter also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.5). Tally's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, 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. Tally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Tally Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tally holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 499 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Tally Counter's written reviews are positive against 61% of Tally's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tally Counter ships an update every 4 months, Tally fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tally Counter | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (499 ratings) | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better | 60.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 499 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Research Labs, Inc. | Agile Tortoise |
Customer experience
Tally Counter
Tally
Bugs and requests
Tally Counter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Counter not accurately registering taps
- Inability to reset or subtract from the counter
- Disappearing Apple Watch app
Requested features
5 requests- Multiple counters or tracking options
- Haptic feedback when tapping the counter
- Ability to sync data across devices
- Apple Watch app support
- Custom sounds or vibration options
Tally
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tally Counter
No in-app purchases
Tally
- Tally Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Tally Pro - Lifetime$39.99






