Comparison

Kounters vs Penna

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

Head to head
About

Kounters

Quantify and track your daily activities, habits, and goals with customizable counters. Log events with notes, images, and locations, and visualize your progress with detailed graphs. Offers flexible counting methods and export options.

Highlights
  • Customizable counters (auto/manual)
  • Event logging with notes and images
  • Progress visualization with graphs
  • Shake and sound to count options
  • Data export to PDF/CSV
  • Categorization and favorites
Features
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Track your life, reach goals, quantify. Kounters is an application that will let you count user defined events. Use it to count/quantify/track progress on different day to day tasks like: - workouts - habits - expenses - sales - weight - scores - goals Each counter has it's own event log, to let you track when they happen. You can even add an image and/or a text note to each event. Features: • 2 different types of counters: a) Auto: you specify the incremental amount b) Manual: you enter the count amount for each event • Favorites: 8 spots where you can assign any counter. • Categories: let’s you organize your counters into collections • Counters: - counter information: name, type, count amount, thumbnail - add, delete - thumbnails: use your Photo Library or camera to assign a thumbnail to any counter
 • Graphs: shows a Graph for each counter to let you quickly see your progress: - day counts: active/inactive, first/last event dates - inactivity feedback - Landscape Graph: rotate your device to landscape to see a detailed bar graph with 
 totals for up to 3 years, max count, average count
 • Events: - event information: date, time, location (optional), image, note - edit Events: lets you change any of the above - add, delete events - shake to count: count by shaking your device ‣‣‣ preference to turn on/off ‣‣‣ shake sensitivity - sound to count: count when sound above a user defined level is detected ‣‣‣ preference to turn on/off ‣‣‣ sound sensitivity - Event location: save the latitude and longitude of each event ‣‣‣ preference to turn on/off - Export list of all the events for a counter as PDF or CSV ‣‣‣ iTunes ‣‣‣ email - reset Events: deletes all events in a counter Please contact us to report any bugs or suggestions. Requires iOS18 or later

About

Penna

This offline planner uses on-device AI to break down large tasks into smaller steps and organize your thoughts visually. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts, cloud storage, or data collection, offering encrypted backups and export options.

Highlights
  • On-device AI task breakdown
  • Visual snap-grid board
  • Offline functionality
  • Brain Dump for thoughts
  • Smart text input
  • Encrypted backups
  • Pomodoro focus timer
Features
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Requires a Pro subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. New users can start with a free trial. Penna is the ADHD planner that shows you time: your day as a visual board, a countdown for the task you're on, and AI that runs on your iPhone. 100% offline, no account, no one watching. SEE TIME (new in 1.4) • Estimated duration on every tile — 15, 30, 45, 60 min or your own • A countdown ring on the task you're doing right now • Countdown widget on the Home and Lock Screen: what's now, what's next, how long is left • Morning check-in in 3 taps: your energy today → a day that fits it • Start with a free trial ON-DEVICE AI (Apple Intelligence) • Magic Breakdown — a big scary task becomes 3–7 tiny first steps, each under 15 minutes • Organize — your Brain Dump sorts itself into tiles with dates and tags, you approve every change • Smart input understands "call mom tomorrow evening" — in English and Russian AI runs entirely on your iPhone. No cloud, no account — Data Not Collected stays true. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer with Apple Intelligence; everything else works on any iPhone with iOS 18. Most planners want your email and your data. Penna wants neither. Everything lives on your device. Your backups are encrypted and yours to keep. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline — no account, no servers, no ads, no trackers • Data Not Collected — nothing leaves your device • Face ID lock on individual notes • AES-256 encrypted backups • Export to Markdown, JSON, PDF or calendar (.ics) PLAN VISUALLY • Snap-grid board — arrange note tiles in any cell, like icons on a home screen • Drag tiles between days on a collapsible week/month calendar • Timeline view for hour-by-hour day blocking CAPTURE THE WAY YOU THINK • Brain Dump — drop a thought in one tap, schedule it later • Smart text input — type “call mom tomorrow 6pm” and Penna sets the day and reminder • Checklists, photos, file attachments, tags, 10 colors STAY ON TRACK • Reminders with repeat (daily/weekly/monthly) and snooze • Habits grid with daily streak · Pomodoro focus timer • Home-screen & Lock Screen widget · Share extension PENNA PRO • Unlimited notes, Brain Dump and attachments • Repeating reminders and calendar events on your board • iCloud Sync — your data stays in YOUR private iCloud; we never see it Penna Pro: a yearly subscription, a weekly subscription with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Penna--Privacy-Policy-06-07

Screenshots

Kounters4 screens
Penna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Penna at Free against Kounters's $0.99. Penna also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). Kounters's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Penna is free to download; Kounters costs $0.99 up front. Penna sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kounters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kounters against 5.0 for Penna. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kounters ships an update every 7 months, Penna every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kounters versus Penna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKountersPenna
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiPinsoftNTSAUTOSIGA LLC

Customer experience

Kounters

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Penna

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kounters

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Penna

One-time1
  • Penna Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Kounters free?
Kounters costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penna free?
Penna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kounters or Penna?
Kounters and Penna are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Kounters or Penna have ads?
Neither Kounters nor Penna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kounters or Penna?
Kounters ships an update every 7 months, and Penna every 4 days. Most recently, Kounters was updated on October 15, 2026 and Penna on October 8, 2026.

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