Comparison

Money Counter vs Institutional Forex Meter

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

Head to head
About

Money Counter

This app simplifies currency counting for notes and coins across 34+ global currencies. It's ideal for personal finance, business, and professional cash handling, offering detailed reports and optimized views for major currencies.

Highlights
  • Counts notes and coins
  • Supports 35+ global currencies
  • Generates shareable reports
  • Optimized views for major currencies
  • Available in 10 languages
  • Simple and intuitive design
Features
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Easily count currency notes and coins across multiple denominations and 34+ global currencies. Whether you’re managing personal finances, running a business, or handling professional cash operations, Money Counter is your go-to solution. Key Features: • Supports 35 major global currencies • Generate detailed, shareable reports • Perfect for billing counters, banks, retail, and collection centers • Optimized dedicated views for top currencies: • US Dollar (USD) •. Euro (EUR) • British Pound (GBP) • Australian Dollar (AUD) • Canadian Dollar (CAD) • Indian Rupee (INR) • Japanese Yen (JPY) • Chinese Yuan (CNY) • Swiss Franc (CHF) • Swedish Krona (SEK) • Brazilian Real (BRL) • Russian Ruble (RUB) • Mexican Peso (MXN) • South African Rand (ZAR) • Singapore Dollar (SGD) • Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) • New Zealand Dollar (NZD) • Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) • And many more: CUP, PHP, CLP, SAR, THB, COP, KWD, ARS, MAD etc. Global Experience: • Available in 10 major languages • Simple and intuitive design • Lightweight and fast performance Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/moneycounterpremium/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/moneycounterpremium/privacy-policy

About

Institutional Forex Meter

This app analyzes the strength and correlation of major global currencies. It provides visual data over various timeframes to help traders identify opportunities like strong/weak pairs and divergences.

Highlights
  • Currency strength measurement
  • Decorrelated and normalized data
  • Selectable time periods (today, week, month, year)
  • USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD, JPY, CHF analysis
  • Identify strong/weak currency pairs
  • Detect trading divergences
Features
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The Forex Strength Meter measures the decorrelated and normalized strength of the major currencies USD (US Dollar), CAD (Canadian Dollar), EUR (Euro), GBP (British Pound), AUD (Australian Dollar), NZD (New Zealand Dollar), JPY (Japanese Yen), and CHF (Swiss Franc). Each currency is shown over a selectable time period (today, last 24 hours, this week, this month, this year, ...). Forex strength can be used for instance for trading strong/weak pairs (to maximize profits due to volatility or ranges), divergences, etc.

Screenshots

Money Counter4 screens
Institutional Forex Meter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Institutional Forex Meter at none against Money Counter's 3. Institutional Forex Meter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Money Counter's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (444 vs 11). On price, review sentiment 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. Money Counter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Institutional Forex Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Money Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Money Counter has 444 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Money Counter ships an update every 2 months, Institutional Forex Meter every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Money Counter versus Institutional Forex Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoney CounterInstitutional Forex Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (444 ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings444 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperV PUGAZHENTHIHarald Meyer

Customer experience

Money Counter

All ratings443 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative20.0%

Institutional Forex Meter

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Money Counter

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • All bank data reset to $0 after update
  • App is slow and doesn't input numbers after paying to remove ads
  • Data deleted when closing app
  • Data erased when leaving app and returning later
  • Error in Brazilian coins: 0.20 (non-existent) instead of 0.25
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  • Missing UK 2p coin and incorrect 25p coin entry

Requested features

18 requests
  • Easier coin value recognition (picture)
  • Free premium membership
  • Add TTD currency
  • Add CUC currency
  • Add goal function
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  • Add dark mode
  • Add widgets
  • Add 200 reais note
  • Add photos of banknotes
  • Add Kuwait Dinars
  • Add 1 centavo, 25 centavos, 1 real coins
  • Add 2 Cts in euros
  • Add UK 2p coin
  • Add 25p coin (UK)
  • Landscape view
  • Add more accounts
  • Track accounts month-to-month
  • Add splash of color

Institutional Forex Meter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Money Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Money Counter - Premium7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Money Counter - Pro7 Days trial$0.993 Months
One-time1
  • Upgrade to Money Counter Plus$7.99
None

Institutional Forex Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Money Counter free?
Money Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Institutional Forex Meter free?
Institutional Forex Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Money Counter or Institutional Forex Meter?
Money Counter is rated higher. Money Counter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 444 ratings, while Institutional Forex Meter averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Money Counter or Institutional Forex Meter have ads?
Money Counter shows ads; Institutional Forex Meter does not.
Which is updated more often, Money Counter or Institutional Forex Meter?
Money Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Institutional Forex Meter every 3 days. Most recently, Money Counter was updated on October 23, 2026 and Institutional Forex Meter on October 23, 2026.

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