Comparison

Visual Counter vs CountThings By Camera

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

Head to head
About

Visual Counter

Easily count objects in photos by marking them directly on the image. Zoom in and out to accurately count small or numerous items. Save your progress and customize mark colors for clarity.

Highlights
  • Count objects in photos
  • Mark items directly on image
  • Zoom in/out for detail
  • Add/delete marks
  • Change mark color
  • Save current count
Features
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Have you ever needed to count something on a photo or image? Want to count how many stars on the sky, coins on the table or people on a group photo? Now it is much easier to do! Just take a picture of what you want to count, load it to the Visual Counter app and start counting! You never loose your current count -- it is always on the screen. You can add or delete marks as well as change mark color. It doesn't matter how big or small your picture is. You can always zoom it in and out to count small elements on it and see what you didn't count yet.

About

CountThings By Camera

This app uses AI and computer vision to automatically count items in photos. It offers a vast template library, supports both new photos and existing albums, and provides manual correction for accuracy. It can count various items simultaneously, even in complex backgrounds.

Highlights
  • AI-powered item counting
  • Extensive template library
  • Photo and album input
  • Area selection for accuracy
  • Manual correction
  • History records
  • Multi-item and multi-class statistics
Features
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【Introduction】 The precise point camera uses artificial intelligence combined with mobile apps, integrates computer vision capabilities into the mobile phone, can perform artificial intelligence analysis on the picture, and calculate the number of items in the picture. Compared with traditional image recognition, it has many advantages. 【Function】 1. Provide a constantly updated template library, users can select templates that meet their own requirements for statistics through the template library. 2. Provide two identification methods: taking pictures and selecting from albums 3. Provide area circle selection function to identify more accurately and quickly 4. Provide manual correction function, you can manually correct the results 5. Provide a history record function, you can save the results for later viewing 6. Provide a variety of items at the same time statistics function. 【Features/Advantages】 1. There is no requirement for the background of the picture. Traditional image recognition has very strict requirements on the background of the picture, and it can only be recognized under the background of a solid color. The precision point camera adopts a new generation of artificial intelligence counting, and there is no requirement for the background of the picture. 2. It has strong interference to the debris pit in the picture, the target object can be easily identified in the complex picture, and has a strong filtering effect on other debris interference. 3. There is no requirement for the size of the object, and items of various sizes can be counted, and there will be no wrong statistics due to size differences 4. Multi-class statistics, you can count a variety of classified items at one time, and calculate the number of each classified item. 5. Accurate statistics on complex items of various forms, and can count items with various forms, such as complex items such as people, can also be accurately counted. 6. Multi-classified nuanced statistics. It is possible to perform classification statistics on two very similar items, such as whether the medicine is defective. 【Currently supported items】 1. Agriculture and forestry: rice, red beans, black beans, soybeans, logs, Arabidopsis, peas 2. Breeding: small river shrimp, various sizes of fry, shrimp fry, fish eggs 3. Construction: steel bars, steel pipes 4. Biomedicine: bacterial colonies, cells 5. Society: people, bamboo sticks 6. More items are being supported, and you can also put forward your own needs in the software if necessary.

Screenshots

Visual Counter4 screens
CountThings By Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CountThings By Camera at 4.8 against Visual Counter's 3.6. CountThings By Camera also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 48%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months). Visual Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. CountThings By Camera sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountThings By Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Visual Counter's written reviews are positive against 81% of CountThings By Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Counter ships an update every 10 months, CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Visual Counter versus CountThings By Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual CounterCountThings By Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (18 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1832 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSlaVanya LLC长松 孙

Customer experience

Visual Counter

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%

CountThings By Camera

All ratings32 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

None

Visual Counter

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

CountThings By Camera

One-time11
  • 10 times card$0.99
  • day card$1.99
  • 100 times card$4.99
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  • monthly card(30 times per day)$4.99
  • month card(100 times per day)$5.99
  • annual card(30 times per day)$14.99
  • month card(300 times per day)$19.99
  • 1000 times card$29.99
  • annual card(100 times per day)$29.99
  • monthly card$29.99
  • annual card(300 times per day)$79.99

Questions

Is Visual Counter free?
Visual Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CountThings By Camera free?
CountThings By Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visual Counter or CountThings By Camera?
CountThings By Camera is rated higher. Visual Counter averages 3.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while CountThings By Camera averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Visual Counter or CountThings By Camera have ads?
Neither Visual Counter nor CountThings By Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Counter or CountThings By Camera?
Visual Counter ships an update every 10 months, and CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. Most recently, Visual Counter was updated on August 20, 2026 and CountThings By Camera on September 23, 2026.

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