Comparison

Counters vs Tally

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

Head to head
About

Counters

Track and count any activity directly from your Home Screen. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Offers a free version with premium upgrade options for unlimited features and advanced charts.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Cross-device sync
  • Unlimited categories and counters (premium)
  • Photo support for widgets (premium)
  • Advanced widget types (premium)
  • Customizable charts (premium)
Features
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We've been waiting for this iOS update very long time! Today, we bring you a brand new option to track, count and follow any activity you like, directly from your Home Screen - from your iPhone, iPad and Mac - sync between all your devices using CloudKit - we're here! Just try and prepare to fell in love... Counters - Interactive Widgets is a freemium app, where you can try and enjoy the free version and also upgrade to the premium version and unlock all app premium features as follows - - Unlimited number of categories - Unlimited number of counters - All Counter Types available (Generic & Numeric) - Add Photos to your Widgets - Unlock all Widget types visibility (Large & Extra Large Widgets for Mac and iPad will be covered with an overlay premium view in the free version) - Unlock all available Widgets charts (Daily, Weekly and Monthly) - Family Sharing (Only on Lifetime plan) And of course... stay tuned for more! We really hope you'll love or app! We're really looking for your feedback! Many thanks, applicube.com team ********* By purchasing and subscribing to Counters - Interactive Widgets subscription program, payment will be applied to your iTunes account and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be managed and canceled anytime via your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our privacy policy and Apple End user agreement. Privacy Policy: https://applicube.com/counters/privacypolicy.html Apple End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tally

Features
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Tally is a fast, focused tally counter for anything you want to keep track of โ€” rows, stitches, reps, laps, pages, cups of water, inventory, people at the door. A clean grid of cards, giant +/- tap zones, and just enough customisation to make each counter yours. No accounts, no popups, no upsells. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Big-tap +/- buttons sized for one-handed use โ€ข Custom step sizes per counter (count by 1, 2, 5, 10, anything) โ€ข Optional targets with a progress ring and success haptic when you hit the goal โ€ข Per-counter colour, click sound and haptic feedback โ€ข 2-column card grid โ€” see every counter at a glance โ€ข Stats screen with total sum and per-counter progress โ€ข Local-only persistence โ€” your counts stay on your device DESIGNED FOR REAL TALLYING Whether you are knitting a row count, counting reps in the gym, tracking inventory on a clipboard, or running a door count at an event, Tally stays out of the way and just keeps score. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. No network calls. Your counters live on your device.

Screenshots

Counters4 screens
Tally3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against Counters's 3. Counters's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Counters sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Counters versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountersTally
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDudi Shani-GabayLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Counters

Subscriptions2
  • Counters Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Counters Yearly - Best Value7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Counters - Lifetime$14.99
None

Tally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counters free?
Counters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Counters or Tally have ads?
Neither Counters nor Tally shows ads.

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