Comparison

Tap Tap Counter vs MessageVault AI

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

Head to head
About

Tap Tap Counter

Easily track large quantities discreetly with a simple tap. This utility allows forward or backward counting, resetting to zero, and is ideal for guest lists, financial tracking, surveys, or monitoring speech patterns.

Highlights
  • Discreet counting
  • Forward and backward counting
  • Reset to zero
  • Tap anywhere to increment/decrement
  • Track large quantities
Features
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This is an excellent app for keeping track of something/someone in large quantities without having to remember which number you are on, with the added benefit of doing so discreetly. Examples of uses may be: making a guest list, counting large amounts of money/change, gathering test samples for experiments/surveys, listening for the number of times something is uttered (for correction of speech impediments/frequent use of a conversation tic, ex: "um", "uh"), counting votes, or counting heads at a gathering. A sleek counter that enables keeping track of counts forward or backwards, and allows you to start over to zero. Tapping the screen anywhere triggers the counter to increase (or decrease).

About

MessageVault AI

Features
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Your favorite posts are scattered everywhere — recipes on Instagram, travel ideas on TikTok, how-tos on YouTube. MessageVault brings them together in one private, searchable vault. Share any post to MessageVault from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, or X, and it's saved instantly. AI then tags what's actually in each post — the food, the place, the animal, the product — so you can find anything by what you remember, not which app you saved it from. Type "waterfall" and get the waterfall video. Type "recipe" and get the cooking posts. No folders, no manual tagging, no scrolling through five different apps' saved tabs hoping to spot it. DID YOU KNOW MessageVault notices patterns in what you save — topics you're saving more of lately, topics you haven't touched in months, and your biggest themes — so the posts you meant to come back to find you again. Tap Not Viewed to see everything you saved but never opened. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your vault lives on your device — not on our servers - No account required, ever - Excluded from iCloud backup - AI tagging sends only a short public snippet and thumbnail — never your messages, contacts, or identity - Delete everything with one tap, any time HOW IT WORKS 1. See a post you want to keep? Tap Share → MessageVault 2. It's saved and tagged automatically 3. Search by what's in it, whenever you need it PUT MESSAGEVAULT ONE TAP AWAY Save even faster by putting MessageVault at the front of your Share Sheet: 1. Tap Share in any app, then scroll the app row to the end 2. Tap "More," then "Edit" at the top 3. Add MessageVault to Favorites and drag it to the top Tip: iOS also moves apps you use often nearer the front automatically. FREE TO START Saving is free for your first 4 weeks — no credit card, no account. After that, MessageVault Pro ($1.99/month) keeps unlimited saving going. Browsing, searching, and deleting everything you've already saved stays free forever. Your vault is always yours. MessageVault is for anyone whose saved posts are a graveyard: recipes you meant to cook, places you meant to visit, products you meant to buy, videos you wanted to show someone. Save it once. Find it when it matters. Privacy Policy: https://fpalmaii.github.io/messagevault-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tap Tap Counter4 screens
MessageVault AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MessageVault AI at none against Tap Tap Counter's shown. MessageVault AI also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Tap Tap Counter's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tap Tap Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MessageVault AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap Tap Counter ships an update every 6 months, MessageVault AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tap Tap Counter versus MessageVault AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap Tap CounterMessageVault AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (192 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings192 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonia AslamFEDERICO AMISTOSO PALMA

Bugs and requests

Tap Tap Counter

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Freezes up
  • Nothing works after payment
  • Does not work on iPhone 12
  • New version makes clicker invisible
  • Crashes before 100
Show 15 more
  • Keeps resetting to 0
  • Doesn't save counts
  • Deletes tally when app is closed
  • New version crashes so much
  • Counter doesn't hold count after update
  • Paid version loses count when closed
  • Can't rename counters
  • Lost previous counts after update
  • Loses last count position when sent to background
  • Disconnects on its own
  • Zeros count on notification
  • Lost all 6 counters after update
  • Ads back after update
  • Counter limit reduced
  • Bug when closing app, counters reset

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add 5 digits instead of 4
  • One-click reset to 0
  • Ability to add and remove counters
  • Volume buttons as counters
  • Save count between uses
Show 9 more
  • Sound effect for each click
  • More clickers
  • Special recount button on counter
  • Two side-by-side counters
  • Two counters in landscape/portrait
  • Leaderboards for tap count/speed
  • Enter starting number with keyboard
  • Option to choose increment level (.5)
  • Toggle plus and minus easier

MessageVault AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tap Tap Counter

One-time1
  • Multiple Counters and Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

MessageVault AI

Subscriptions1
  • MessageVault Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Tap Tap Counter free?
Tap Tap Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MessageVault AI free?
MessageVault AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tap Tap Counter or MessageVault AI have ads?
Tap Tap Counter shows ads; MessageVault AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Tap Tap Counter or MessageVault AI?
Tap Tap Counter ships an update every 6 months, and MessageVault AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tap Tap Counter was updated on October 23, 2026 and MessageVault AI on October 9, 2026.

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