Comparison

Train Counter vs Chip Tally!

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

Head to head
About

Train Counter

This utility app streamlines the process of tallying train scores for the board game 'Ticket to Ride'. It offers fast, error-free counting with a validation feature to prevent re-counts and audible feedback for easy input verification.

Highlights
  • Fast train score counting
  • Error-free tallying
  • Validation check for re-counts
  • Distinct audible button sounds
  • Tracks total train cars used
Features
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A utility for quickly counting up your train scores in the board game 'Ticket to Ride'. If you play the game like we do, then you're probably used to tallying up everyone's trains at the end of the game to get the final score. This app allows you to do that super-fast, and error-free. Includes a validation check that allows you to avoid re-counts (by comparing the train cars counted, to those used), and distinct audible sounds for each button making it simple for the person doing the counting — and those around them — to validate the input as it's happening. Together these features mean you'll never have to do a re-count. --- How to use the validation check (completely optional): once you're done counting, the app tells you the total number of train cars used in addition to your score (e.g. 44 cars). On the standard board each person has 48 cars. Simply deduct the number counted (in this example, 44), from the starting number (i.e. 48), and compare the result with how many cars you didn't use (so in this example, there should be 4 unused car). If the number doesn't match, you need to count it up again (or, your set is missing a piece!). Please Note: neither the app Train Counter, nor the publisher is affiliated with Days of Wonder or Ticket to Ride in any way. This is just an app made by one fan, to help all the other fans out there.

About

Chip Tally!

Features
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ChipTally is a free chip tracking app for board games, poker, and any chip-based game. Set up players and initial chips, record chip transfers, and review transaction history at a glance. Reset the session anytime and start a new game quickly.

Screenshots

Train Counter1 screens
Chip Tally!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chip Tally! at none against Train Counter's 1. Train Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence 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. Train Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chip Tally! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Counter ships an update every 2 months, Chip Tally! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Train Counter versus Chip Tally!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain CounterChip Tally!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeospike Pty LtdMijin Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Train Counter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Chip Tally!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Counter free?
Train Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chip Tally! free?
Chip Tally! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Train Counter or Chip Tally! have ads?
Chip Tally! shows ads; Train Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Counter or Chip Tally!?
Train Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Chip Tally! every 3 months. Most recently, Train Counter was updated on October 21, 2026 and Chip Tally! on October 10, 2026.

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