Comparison

Tally vs AncesTREE

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

Head to head
About

Tally

This app streamlines lumber inventory management by allowing users to tag, measure, and price wood products. It supports custom species, grades, and thicknesses, with features for pack management and chain grading. The system provides real-time totals and reporting for efficient operations.

Highlights
  • Barcode pack tagging
  • Customizable species, grades, and thicknesses
  • Real-time board count and volume totals
  • Dynamic pricing based on wood characteristics
  • Pack management and creation
  • Chain grading and end tallying
Features
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TALLY-I/O - LUMBER TALLY APP - FEATURES PACK TAGGING When a pack is finished you can barcode tag it and know every board in the pack Tags can be typed in, entered using the scanner of your device, or you can buy separate equipment Our forestry & lumber tally system can automatically iterate the barcode tags and you can use any tag type or number you like Tags are optional but if you don't use barcode tags you can enter your own numbers in their place or take advantage of our easy LIFO / FIFO system MEASUREMENTS See a running total of the board count and volume while entering the lumber from a separate device Supports all known thicknesses and ability to customize Grade Lumber by Log/Load/Vendor Specifically Tally Cants/Timber Mat Blocks/Ties alongside your other lumber No matter what your sawmill saws, we've got you covered PRICES Set your prices ahead of time based on the Species/Grade/Thickness and change them by each combination in Decimal or MBF format Add 'bonus' monetary quantities to the load and the app divides it into each board based on that Board's value towards the overall load Change individual Species/Grade/Thickness combination prices for the load and it will change it for all Boards matching those Species/Grade/Thicknesses in that load Be the Tally Master and change Board prices as you grade or edit the prices after SPECIES / GRADE / THICKNESS Our forestry system supports all Species/Grades/Thicknesses and ability to custom add, update, and delete Species / Grades / Thicknesses based on your needs Species / Grades / Thicknesses persist from the previous board entry for simple repeated entries or you can overwrite them Customize Species, Board Grades, Thicknesses and anything else specifically to what your company buys/sells/uses/creates PACK MANAGEMENT Creates individual packs based on a setup you design (Lengths/Species/Grades/Thicknesses/etc.) Boards are automatically added to those packs as you scale/tally them These packs can be marked as complete as they're finished with new packs automatically created using the same sorting specs When a pack is finished you can tag and scan the barcode for it into the system With our Lumber Tally system your packs can be edited easily CHAIN GRADING / END TALLY Create an individual pack or several packs based on a setup you design (Lengths/Species/Grades/Thicknesses/etc.) Speed enter boards for chain grading with minimal information (surface/grade) or full detailed entry of boards for End Tallying Boards auto sort into the available 'open' packs This allows for a real time view of your grading information as you tally with totals etc. and lets you see reports of production through any time period as well as saves each grader's boards for you to compare DIMENSION / PACK TALLY Enter the standard information such as Barcode, Species, Grade (only one per dimension pack), Board Thickness range, Location and Vendor (also only one per dimension pack) Enter a board count for the pack and the board foot (estimate if needed) and our tally system will create a pack with the correct amount of equally sized boards This system is ideal for pack tallying, dimension lumber, Truck / Crane Mats, Blocking, Dunnage, Pallet and any other equal sized board pack or pack that you don't want the full details CLOUD BACKUP While offline your device creates a list of items that need to be created, updated, and deleted You can see the list as you go so you always know where you left off in the sync process When you go online the system syncs all items and pulls down any information since the last time you were online

About

AncesTREE

Manage your wood inventory with this app designed for urban wood producers. Track the history and origin of your lumber, making it ideal for sawmills and wood businesses.

Highlights
  • Inventory tracking
  • Wood history management
  • Urban wood producer focus
  • Portable sawmill support
  • Log source tracking
Features
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AncesTREE™ is an innovative and easy to use inventory management app that is designed specifically for urban wood producers. Users can track the backstory or history of the wood that is so important to the urban lumber story. This forward-looking inventory management system app is a great option for any wood or lumber producer or portable sawmill owner, regardless of the source of the logs.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
AncesTREE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against AncesTREE's 2. Tally also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. AncesTREE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tally against 5.0 for AncesTREE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update monthly, AncesTREE every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tally versus AncesTREE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyAncesTREE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew BeemanUrban Lumber Network, Inc.

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AncesTREE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AncesTREE

Subscriptions2
  • Professional$29.991 Month
  • Trailblazer$49.991 Month

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AncesTREE free?
AncesTREE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or AncesTREE?
Tally and AncesTREE are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tally or AncesTREE have ads?
Neither Tally nor AncesTREE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or AncesTREE?
Tally ships an update monthly, and AncesTREE every 4 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on August 27, 2026 and AncesTREE on September 9, 2026.

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