Comparison

Tally vs Tally

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

Tally

Manage project budgets and tasks collaboratively. Track expenses in real-time, prioritize purchases, and stay on budget. Ideal for personal finance, couples, or creators sharing affiliate links.

Highlights
  • Real-time budget tracking
  • Collaborative project management
  • Automatic total summation
  • Affiliate link integration
  • PDF export (Premium)
  • Template creation (Premium)
Features
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TALLY enables everyone to stay on budget and on task for your project! The app adds up a total amount with each new item/task you type in. The "Collaborate" feature ensures you and your spouse or client are on the same page. No more wondering if you have the updated PDF or the updated cost. Updates are INSTANT. Each project (TALLY) is given a name. Then as each item and price is added, the total is automatically summed and the amount stays on the screen. This helps you prioritize what you want to buy and stay on budget. Designers can use this specific TALLY links (a list) to their followers and each item in that list can have it's own URL buy link. Perfect for affiliate links! Easy for the follower to get all the items in the designers list (TALLY) and yet the creator of that TALLY gets all the kick-back affiliate money that comes in from users/followers clicking those affiliate links. Think of it as the perfect combination of 4 different apps. Subscription Details: - TALLY Premium offers a yearly subscription for $4.99 /yearly. -You will get template and export feature to create templates and export tally list as PDF respectively. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - You can manage or cancel your subscription in your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy Policy:- https://devtally.com/privacy TermsAndCondition:- https://devtally.com/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against Tally's 1. Tally's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). 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. Tally sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. 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 Tally. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update monthly, Tally every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tally versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAndrew BeemanJordan Biel

Customer experience

Tally

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

Tally

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions1
  • Tally yearly subscription$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Tally?
Tally and Tally are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tally or Tally have ads?
Neither Tally nor Tally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Tally?
Tally ships an update monthly, and Tally every 11 days. Most recently, Tally was updated on August 27, 2026 and Tally on June 4, 2026.

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