Comparison

Countap vs Photo Holder

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

Head to head
About

Countap

Track and manage various aspects of your life, from work and study to meals and habits. Visualize your progress with customizable tags and images, and review your history using an integrated calendar. This tool aids in improvement and continuation by providing insights through counting.

Highlights
  • Count multiple times per day
  • Tag items for management
  • Set images for tags
  • Calendar for record review
  • Track habits, meals, work, and study
Features
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This app helps you to count anything. e.g. work, study, meals, sports, habits, and so on. You can grasp the situation by counting, it is useful for improvement and continuation. - Can count on same day as many times - Can tag to manage the things - Can set an image to the tags and things - Can use calendar to check the records

About

Photo Holder

This utility prevents accidental screen changes when viewing a single image. It keeps a chosen photo displayed without reacting to taps or swipes, ideal for maps, memos, or as a static photo frame. The app offers customizable background colors and display settings.

Highlights
  • Display a single, fixed photo
  • Prevent accidental screen changes
  • Keep screen on
  • Customizable background colors
  • Zoom on/off
  • Status bar display on/off
Features
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This app fixes only “One” photo, This app is useful when you want to display only “One” photo. When displaying a photo in Photos app, Tapping or Swiping the screen will cause the photo to go to another photo. It is surprisingly difficult to fix a photo so that nothing happens when you tap on it. Photos displayed with this app do not easily move to other screens even if you Tapping or Swiping the screen with your finger. So, for example, if you put a photo in your pocket or bag with the photo displayed, it will keep that screen all the time. +++ This may be useful in the following situations +++ * When you want to display the map image on the map while you are traveling. * When you are working with a photo for the time being. * When you want to work on various tasks while displaying the image of a memo all the time. * When you want to display photos as a photo frame at all times. * For drawing and sketching. +++ Advantages +++ * You can see the same picture every time when you start up the app. * Nothing happens even if you touch the screen. * Screen does not turn off by itself. +++ Detailed settings +++ * Zoom on / off * Statusbar display on / off * Change background color White / Black / Gray / Blur +++ How to use +++ Press and hold anywhere on the screen for 2 seconds to bring up the settings screen. From the settings screen, you can set the photo to be fixed and change the display settings, The following system-related items will be displayed even while the app is running. - Control Center - Swipe from the bottom to return to the home screen - Volume button - Side button - Home bar when the screen is touched - Notification and call dialogs - Notification when the battery is low etc.... There are many uses, aren't there? We hope you will make use of it!

Screenshots

Countap4 screens
Photo Holder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countap at fortnightly against Photo Holder's every 2 months. Photo Holder's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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. Countap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Photo Holder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countap ships an update fortnightly, Photo Holder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countap versus Photo Holder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountapPhoto Holder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyosuke SasakiRyusuke Uchida

Customer experience

Countap

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral14.8%
Negative20.4%

Photo Holder

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countap

One-time1
  • Hide Ads$5.99
1 purchases

Photo Holder

One-time1
  • Pro Version$1.99

Questions

Is Countap free?
Countap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Holder free?
Photo Holder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countap or Photo Holder have ads?
Both Countap and Photo Holder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countap or Photo Holder?
Countap ships an update fortnightly, and Photo Holder every 2 months. Most recently, Countap was updated on November 1, 2026 and Photo Holder on November 4, 2026.

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