Comparison

Check vs Useful Counters & Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Check

Features
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Do you want to better yourself? Check offers real-time habit tracking to make that a reality. Its simplistic design makes it easier to track habits and reach goals. Specific functionalities include color organization, real-time tracking, and the ability to track past days. Please see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ for Check's Terms of Use (EULA).

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Useful Counters & Countdowns

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Count anything, follow your habits and watch the days go by. Useful Counters keeps it simple: create the counters you need, give them an icon and a color, and read everything at a glance on a single screen. THREE TYPES OF COUNTERS • Simple button counter The simplest one. Tap to add, subtract or reset. Perfect for keeping the score of a game, counting leaflets handed out, people at the door or rows of stitches. • Daily button counter The same buttons, but every tap is stored with its date. You immediately see the total for the day, the week, the month and the year. Ideal for glasses of water, workouts, medication, remaining holidays or anything you want to follow over time. • Countdown Pick a date and a time and see the years, months, days, hours and minutes left before the event, or elapsed since it happened. It can repeat every week, month or year for birthdays and anniversaries, and be added to your calendar. GOALS, STATISTICS AND REMINDERS • Set a goal: at least 8 glasses of water a day, at most 3 coffees, per day, week or month • Follow your progress bar and your streak of days in a row • History charts by day, week or month, with the total, the average and your best period • A daily reminder when you have not counted yet, and a notification on the day of a countdown • Made a mistake? Undo right after a tap, or long-press a counter to type its value FAST AND CLEAR • Decimal values, custom increment step and number of decimals • Optional vibration and beep on each tap • Hide the buttons you do not use • Reorder your counters by dragging them • Screen reader friendly: every button says what it does • Available in more than 80 languages YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored on your device, in a local database • Export and import your data as a JSON file and share it anywhere • Export to CSV to open your counters in a spreadsheet FULL VERSION SUBSCRIPTION • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel the subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://www.usefulcounters.com/eula Privacy policy: https://www.usefulcounters.com/privacy

Screenshots

Check4 screens
Useful Counters & Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Check at none against Useful Counters & Countdowns's shown. Useful Counters & Countdowns's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Check sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Useful Counters & Countdowns sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check ships an update weekly, Useful Counters & Countdowns fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Check versus Useful Counters & Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckUseful Counters & Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerjustncode LLCAlexandre Thil

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Check

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$11.991 Year
1 purchases

Useful Counters & Countdowns

Subscriptions1
  • Useful Counters Full Version$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Check free?
Check is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Useful Counters & Countdowns free?
Useful Counters & Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Check or Useful Counters & Countdowns have ads?
Useful Counters & Countdowns shows ads; Check does not.
Which is updated more often, Check or Useful Counters & Countdowns?
Check ships an update weekly, and Useful Counters & Countdowns fortnightly. Most recently, Check was updated on October 12, 2026 and Useful Counters & Countdowns on October 24, 2026.

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