Comparison

DigitalCounter vs Screen Time Next

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

Head to head
About

DigitalCounter

This app allows you to create and manage multiple digital counters for various projects. Features include grid and list views, auto-counting, and voice announcements for accurate item tracking. Keep detailed count records specific to different places or dates.

Highlights
  • Multiple project counters
  • Grid and List counter views
  • Simple fullscreen counting
  • Auto-count functionality
  • Voice selection for announcements
Features
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This app is a multi-counter app with voice announcements that lets you manage multiple items. You can use it for inventory and supply management, event attendance counting, sports score tracking, and many other purposes. The Auto Count Up and Auto Count Down features are also useful for steady-paced activities, such as step exercises and other training. All features are completely free and no sign-in is required. Features - Grid Counter - List Counter - Simple Fullscreen Counter - Auto Count Up & Down (e.g. automatically count from 1 to 100 every 10 seconds) - Voice Announcements You can create multiple projects for each counter, making it easy to keep separate count records for different places, dates, or events. Voice announcements can read both the current number and the counter item name, so you always know what you are counting.

About

Screen Time Next

This app helps manage children's screen time by providing a visible countdown and a calm transition to the next activity. It allows parents to set limits on apps and web browsing, with clear warnings before time expires. Children are prompted to choose their next activity, making screen time endings more predictable and less confrontational.

Highlights
  • Visible countdown timer
  • App and web browsing limits
  • Customizable next activities
  • Parent dashboard
  • Earned time additions
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Screen time doesn't have to end in a fight. ScreenTimeNext gives that moment a countdown your child can see, a warning before the end, and a screen that asks one question: what are we doing next? Choosing is what closes the screen — so the ending has a destination, not just a stop. HOW IT WORKS 1. You pick what to limit. Apps, categories, or all web browsing — chosen with Apple's own Screen Time picker, so your child's app list never leaves their device. 2. You set the time. Start a session from the dashboard and a countdown begins, with a live timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. 3. A warning arrives before the end. Not a wall — a full-screen message inside the app they are using, telling them how long is left. 4. Your child chooses what's next. Family time, outside, free time, clean up, or a meal. Choosing is what closes the screen, so the ending has somewhere to go. FOR THE PARENT - One dashboard: how much time is left, what your child chose, and a tap to add or take back minutes - Add time when it's earned. Taking minutes back also shortens today's budget, so a longer session doesn't quietly become a longer day - Decide what's next yourself when the day calls for it, instead of asking - Add your own activities — piano, the dog walk, Nana's house - Slide to remove every restriction for the rest of the day — one deliberate gesture, never a stray tap - A parent PIN, with Face ID if you want it PRIVACY ScreenTimeNext uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your child's app selections are handled by iOS as opaque tokens: the app cannot read which apps they are, and never stores, logs, or transmits them. There are no accounts, no servers, and no analytics. Nothing leaves the device. WHAT YOU NEED - Screen Time permission, granted once by a parent - ScreenTimeNext limits the device it is installed on ScreenTimeNext is not a monitoring tool. It doesn't report where your child goes or what they type. It does one thing: it makes the end of screen time predictable, and gives it somewhere to go.

Screenshots

DigitalCounter4 screens
Screen Time Next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Screen Time Next at none against DigitalCounter's shown. Screen Time Next also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DigitalCounter's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Screen Time Next holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigitalCounter has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DigitalCounter ships an update fortnightly, Screen Time Next weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DigitalCounter versus Screen Time Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigitalCounterScreen Time Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotoki TakahashiXIACHEN GUO

Customer experience

DigitalCounter

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screen Time Next

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

In-app purchases

None

DigitalCounter

No in-app purchases

None

Screen Time Next

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DigitalCounter free?
DigitalCounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Time Next free?
Screen Time Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DigitalCounter or Screen Time Next?
Screen Time Next is rated higher. DigitalCounter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Screen Time Next averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DigitalCounter or Screen Time Next have ads?
DigitalCounter shows ads; Screen Time Next does not.
Which is updated more often, DigitalCounter or Screen Time Next?
DigitalCounter ships an update fortnightly, and Screen Time Next weekly. Most recently, DigitalCounter was updated on October 12, 2026 and Screen Time Next on October 1, 2026.

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