Comparison

Counter + vs Game Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Counter +

This app allows users to easily track multiple values simultaneously with customizable options. Personalize your experience with color themes and manage your counts efficiently with a history log and exportable reports.

Highlights
  • Multiple counter support
  • Customizable counters
  • Vibrant color themes
  • Comprehensive history log
  • Exportable reports
  • Left-handed mode
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Counting more than one thing at once? Counter+ puts all your counters on one screen. Tap to count, review every change in the history log, and export a report when you're done. Counter+ is a simple, intuitive, and powerful counter app designed to help you track multiple values with ease. Whether you are managing daily habits, work tasks, classroom activities, event attendance, inventory, workouts, scores, or personal goals, Counter+ gives you a clean and reliable way to keep everything organized. Key Features: - Multiple Counter Support: Manage several counters at the same time, perfect for tracking people, scores, tasks, progress, activities, or item quantities. - Vibrant Color Themes: Choose from a variety of color themes to make your counters easier to recognize and more enjoyable to use. - Customizable Counters: Set unique names, values, and increments for each counter to match your exact tracking needs. - Comprehensive History Log: Keep a clear record of your counting activity, making it easy to review previous changes and monitor progress over time. - Multi-Counter View: View all your counters on a single page for quick comparison, easier monitoring, and faster decision-making. - Exportable Reports: Generate and share reports of your counter values and history, ideal for work, study, teaching, events, and personal records. - iPhone and iPad Support: Enjoy a redesigned interface with support for larger screens, making it more comfortable to view and manage multiple counters. - Left-Handed Mode: Built for lefties, too. - Interactive Feedback: Every tap feels like a real clicker. - Flexible Reset Options: Reset individual counters or all counters at once whenever you need a fresh start. - Clean and Focused Experience: Designed to be easy to use from the moment you open it, without unnecessary complexity. Whether you are tracking habits, recording classroom activities, counting attendance, managing inventory, logging workouts, or setting personal goals, Counter+ is your reliable companion for clear and organized counting. Download Counter+ today and start counting with confidence!

About

Game Notebook

Easily track scores for any board game or card game. Customize player names, starting points, and increments. Maintain a history of past games and easily set up rematches.

Highlights
  • Customizable player names and colors
  • Adjustable starting and increment values
  • Drag-and-drop player rearrangement
  • Sort players by score
  • Game history and rematch functionality
  • Easy player deletion
Features
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Key features: - Press and hold to add/subtract many points. - Set custom starting values. - Set custom increment values. - Rearrange players with press and hold on the right side. - Sort by score - Easy deletion of players from detail view - Custom colors and names for each player - Maintain a history of games. - Copy a game to do a rematch. - Reset the scores in a game. Tested with: - Qwirkle - Scrabble - Taboo - Star Realms - Sushi Go - Pass The Pigs - Dutch Blitz - Scopa - Party Bridge - Take 5 - Land v Sea - Trails - Doomlings - And more… got a good game? Let me know!

Screenshots

Counter +4 screens
Game Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Game Notebook at 4.7 against Counter +'s 4.2. Game Notebook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Counter +'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (393 vs 7). On price 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. Counter + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Game Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Game Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter + has 393 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Counter +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Game Notebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter + ships an update fortnightly, Game Notebook every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Counter + versus Game Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounter +Game Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (393 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings393 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1812.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYan Kin LEUNGPaul Rolfe

Customer experience

Counter +

All ratings391 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative17.7%

Game Notebook

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Counter +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Counters not resetting properly
  • Crashing or freezing issues
  • Inability to change counter names in multi-counter view

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to count in decimals
  • Implement dark mode or more color options
  • Allow for more than 12 counters
  • Add ability to delete or rearrange counters
  • Implement sync across devices
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  • Add a widget for quick access

Game Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Counter +

One-time1
  • Counter+ Remove Ads$2.99
None

Game Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counter + free?
Counter + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Game Notebook free?
Game Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counter + or Game Notebook?
Game Notebook is rated higher. Counter + averages 4.2 out of 5 from 393 ratings, while Game Notebook averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Counter + or Game Notebook have ads?
Counter + shows ads; Game Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Counter + or Game Notebook?
Counter + ships an update fortnightly, and Game Notebook every 17 months. Most recently, Counter + was updated on November 6, 2026 and Game Notebook on November 3, 2026.

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