Make It Big vs Counter Tally Count
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Make It Big
Display large, customizable text messages that fill your entire screen. Easily edit text, switch between portrait and landscape modes, and even flash your message with a shake. Store recent messages for quick access.
- Full-screen text display
- Customizable fonts and colors
- Portrait and landscape support
- Shake to flash message
- Lock Screen Widgets
- Recent message storage
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Say it without speaking. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen message with Make It Big. Type what you want to say, then tap to display it in large text that automatically fits your screen. Show a message across a room, communicate in a noisy place, or hold up a name at an airport. Make It Big is also a simple way for Deaf, hard-of-hearing and nonverbal people, and anyone who cannot or prefers not to speak, to share a written message. No ads. No tracking. No account needed. Works offline. TYPE, TAP, SHOW Tap to edit your message, then tap again to hide the keyboard and show it full screen. Short messages make the biggest impression. FOR EVERYDAY MOMENTS Order in a busy café, share a note at a concert, show a pickup sign or communicate somewhere quiet without saying a word. WIDGETS, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Keep your latest message handy with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Use Siri or the Shortcuts app to display a message, or open Make It Big from Control Center. PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE Hold your device whichever way works best. Your message automatically resizes when you rotate the screen. YOUR MESSAGE, YOUR STYLE Choose a font and set your text and background colours. Swap the colours whenever you like, and turn haptic feedback on or off. SHOW IT AGAIN Find previous messages in Recents so you can display them again without retyping. Share individual messages as text, or share all your saved messages at once. OPTIONAL FLASH MODE Shake your device to flash between your text and background colours. Adjust the flash speed or turn off shake to flash in Settings. WARNING: Flashing screens may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Use flash mode responsibly.
Counter Tally Count
This digital tally counter app allows you to create and manage an unlimited number of counters. Customize each counter with unique names and colors, and adjust the increment/decrement step size. It offers optional sound feedback and detailed logging for each count.
- Unlimited counters
- Customizable counter names and colors
- Adjustable step size
- Audible count confirmation
- Counter logging and CSV export
- Widget support
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Counter is a simple yet powerful tally counter for iPhone and iPad. Features: + Simple interface with unlimited counters + Rename each counter and choose a preset or custom color + Count up or down with a custom step size from -100 to 100 + Optional tick sound or spoken confirmation for each count + Lock counters to prevent accidental changes + Schedule reminders for selected days and times + View Today, 7-day, 30-day, weekly, and monthly statistics + Review a timestamped history and add or remove previous counts + Export individual counters or all counter data as CSV + Reorder counters manually or sort by name, creation date, update time, or color + Configure widgets to display multiple counters + Sync your counters across devices with iCloud Please send your suggestions and issues to feedback@mikrasya.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make It Big at none against Counter Tally Count's 1. Make It Big also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Tally Count sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Make It Big asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Make It Big against 4.8 for Counter Tally Count. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.6K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Make It Big's written reviews are positive against 87% of Counter Tally Count's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make It Big | Counter Tally Count |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.6K ratings) | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better | 87.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | An Trinh | Tevfik Yucek |
Customer experience
Make It Big
Counter Tally Count
User reviews
Make It Big
From 6.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, easy to use
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Helps communicate with deaf/hard of hearing
- 👍 Convenient for noisy environments
- 👍 Useful for signaling to friends
Room to improve
- 🐛 Text input box is too small for editing
- 🐛 Font size decreases with more text
- 🐛 No option to save/recall frequently used messages
- 🐛 No option to mirror/reverse text
Counter Tally Count
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Customizable counters
- 👍 Reliable and consistent
- 👍 Helpful for tracking daily activities
- 👍 Useful for various purposes (workouts, prayers, etc.)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes after updates
- 🐛 Lost data after updates
- 🐛 Slow performance and lag
- 🐛 Accidental deletion of counters
- 🐛 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
Make It Big
Reported bugs
2 issues- Text input box is too small for editing
- Font size decreases with more text
Requested features
7 requests- Option to resize/adjust text input box
- Ability to save and recall frequently used messages
- Mirror/reverse text option
- Support for right-to-left scripts and cursive languages
- Text-to-speech functionality
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- Option to justify text left/right
- More font and color customization options
Counter Tally Count
Reported bugs
4 issues- Counters disappearing after updates
- Delayed response when switching between counters
- Issues with data migration after iOS updates
- Incorrect counting at high speeds
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to create folders or groups for counters
- Option to set a starting number for counters
- Sync data across devices
- Import/export data functionality
- Apple Watch support
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- Ability to add notes or comments to counters
- Countdown timer feature
- Customizable home screen widget
In-app purchases
Make It Big
No in-app purchases
Counter Tally Count
- Remove Ads$12.99
Questions
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