Counter + vs Vivid Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Vivid Counter
This application serves as a digital tally counter with a unique visual element. Each tap increments a count while dynamically changing the background color, offering a more engaging experience than traditional counters. It includes options for resetting, subtracting, sound effects, and disabling auto-lock.
- Full screen count-up button
- Reset and subtract buttons
- Animated background
- Sound effects for taps
- Disable Auto-Lock option
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Vivid Counter is a tally counter app for iPhone and iPod touch. Tap anywhere on the screen. The app not only counts, but also changes its background color. Features: - Full screen count-up button. - Reset and subtract buttons. - Animated background. - Sound effects for taps. - Option for disabling Auto-Lock. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vividcounter Twitter: https://twitter.com/vividcounter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vivid Counter at 4.7 against Counter +'s 4.2. Vivid Counter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Counter +'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Counter + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vivid Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vivid Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 391 and 150 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Counter +'s written reviews are positive against 96% of Vivid Counter's.
Counter + ships an update fortnightly, Vivid Counter every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counter + | Vivid Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (391 ratings) | 4.7 (150 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 391 — better | 150 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yan Kin LEUNG | Mamoru Sato |
Customer experience
Counter +
Vivid Counter
User reviews
Counter +
From 391 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and efficient to use
- 👍 Customizable counters
- 👍 Helpful for specific use cases (e.g., shiny hunting, counting exercises, etc.)
- 👍 Simple and straightforward design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional missed taps or delayed response
- 🐛 Inability to go above 100,000
- 🐛 Ads appearing over buttons
- 🐛 Inability to delete or rearrange counters
Vivid Counter
From 150 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 🎨 Beautiful and elegant design
- 🆓 Free with no ads or in-app purchases
- 💾 Saves count when app is closed
- 👆 Tap anywhere to count
Room to improve
- 🤏 Small reset button can be accidentally tapped
- 👆 Accidental count increase when swiping to leave app
- 🔊 Click sound inconsistency
- 🔄 Restart button is small and can be hit by accident
- 👆 Screen sometimes registers accidental taps
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
Vivid Counter
Reported bugs
2 issues- Count randomly goes up without touching the screen
- Click sound sometimes does not go, but counter increases
Requested features
14 requests- Option to hide decrement button
- Option for dark background or custom wallpaper
- Small timer (time past since count started)
- History of past counts
- Version for Apple Watch
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- Option to keep sound and haptics on during presses/taps
- Custom sounds
- Transfer past counts from other apps
- Adjustable sound loudness
- Option to choose background color when color change is off
- Vibrate as a sound option
- Adjustable number size and background color
- Auto counting function with adjustable speed
- VoiceOver compatibility
In-app purchases
Counter +
- Counter+ Remove Ads$2.99
Vivid Counter
No in-app purchases
