Comparison

WordCount Plus vs Tally

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

Head to head
About

WordCount Plus

This utility allows users to count words, newlines, characters, and whitespace. It provides a simple way to analyze text content, similar to command-line tools.

Highlights
  • Count words
  • Count newlines
  • Count characters
  • Count whitespace
  • Command-line utility simulation
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WordCount Free is a simple utility that lets you count the number of words, newlines, characters, and whitespace similar to the wc command line utility. The app is ad supported so that I can offer it for free. Enjoy!

About

Tally

Features
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Tally is a fast, focused tally counter for anything you want to keep track of — rows, stitches, reps, laps, pages, cups of water, inventory, people at the door. A clean grid of cards, giant +/- tap zones, and just enough customisation to make each counter yours. No accounts, no popups, no upsells. KEY FEATURES • Big-tap +/- buttons sized for one-handed use • Custom step sizes per counter (count by 1, 2, 5, 10, anything) • Optional targets with a progress ring and success haptic when you hit the goal • Per-counter colour, click sound and haptic feedback • 2-column card grid — see every counter at a glance • Stats screen with total sum and per-counter progress • Local-only persistence — your counts stay on your device DESIGNED FOR REAL TALLYING Whether you are knitting a row count, counting reps in the gym, tracking inventory on a clipboard, or running a door count at an event, Tally stays out of the way and just keeps score. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. No network calls. Your counters live on your device.

Screenshots

WordCount Plus4 screens
Tally3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: WordCount Plus at 3 against Tally's 1. WordCount Plus also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WordCount Plus versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordCount PlusTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSLOBrewer.comLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

Bugs and requests

WordCount Plus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Work deleted when app crashes or is closed
  • Work deleted when switching apps
  • HTML formatting not absorbed correctly
  • Overestimates word count (rare)
  • Ellipses counted as words

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a 'review here' button
  • Counts for selected portion of text
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Clear button
  • Multiple pages/documents
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  • Dark mode option

Tally

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WordCount Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordCount Plus free?
WordCount Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WordCount Plus or Tally have ads?
Neither WordCount Plus nor Tally shows ads.

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