M's Counter vs Hemocytometer Sidekick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
M's Counter
This utility app assists users in classifying and counting leukocytes while observing them through a microscope. It provides auditory feedback for button presses and calculates real white blood cell counts based on user input. The upper bound for counting can be adjusted.
- Leukocyte classification
- Microscope observation aid
- Auditory feedback for counting
- Real-time white blood cell calculation
- Adjustable counting upper bound
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Please classify leukocytes up to the number of upper bounds while looking through the microscope in this application and count. It is not necessary to take one's eyes off the microscope because to which button it touched can be distinguished by the difference of the sound. The end sounds it if it counts to the upper bound. When the real number of the white blood corpuscle is input, the real number of various white blood corpuscles is calculated. The counted upper bound can be changed though sets to 100.
Hemocytometer Sidekick
Streamline cell counting with a hemocytometer. This app automates calculations, offers eyes-free operation with large buttons and sound feedback, and saves your data for easy recording. It supports various chamber types and differential blood counts, making lab work more efficient.
- Automated cell counting
- Eyes-free operation
- Supports multiple chamber types
- Differential blood counting
- Data saving and email results
- Adjustable chamber depth
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Make cell counting with a hemocytometer effortless! You know the drill--time to count cells for your experiment. Get out the hemocytometer and squeaky mechanical counter, prepare your dilution, fill the chamber, then look under the scope and start pushing the lever. Get to the end of a square, write down the count, reset the counter, and repeat. Finally, try to remember the right calculation, then write down the result. What if you didn't need the squeaky counter? The scrap paper? A manual calculator? Sure, you *could* get an expensive, fancy cell counter with wasteful disposables. But why do that when a $5 app is nearly as good? Hemocytometer Sidekick eliminates those annoyances. Record one or two counters for all samples with automatic calculations (including viability, blood counter), and use the full grid or the center square. Data is saved for you, so you can record it in your notebook at your convenience. Hemocytometer Sidekick, designed from the ground up by a biologist, will make your life in the lab so much easier, that I'm giving you 10 measurements for free! Features: - Optimized for eyes-free operation (large buttons, sounds, vibration) - Use both chambers and zoom in to inner grid - Chamber types: Basic, Improved Neubauer, Bürker-Türk/Thoma, Fuchs-Rosenthal, Jessen, Spiers-Levy, Malassez, Makler - One or two counters available, plus viability and blood (RBC, WBC, Platelet) counter - Differential blood counter for many white blood cell types - Pause and sound every 100 blood cells counted - Automatic calculations - Adjustable chamber depth - Email results - Prompt support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hemocytometer Sidekick at 4.6 against M's Counter's 3.3. Hemocytometer Sidekick also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 4). M's Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). 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. Hemocytometer Sidekick sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. M's Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hemocytometer Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hemocytometer Sidekick has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of M's Counter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hemocytometer Sidekick's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
M's Counter ships an update every 23 months, Hemocytometer Sidekick every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | M's Counter | Hemocytometer Sidekick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maki System, Inc. | Nicholas Bauer |
Customer experience
M's Counter
Hemocytometer Sidekick
In-app purchases
M's Counter
No in-app purchases
Hemocytometer Sidekick
- Purchase$4.99
- Purchase Version 2$4.99
- Purchase Version 3$4.99
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- Purchase Version 4$4.99
- Purchase Version 5$4.99
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