Comparison

Useful Counters & Countdowns vs Maicro Vault

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

Head to head
About

Useful Counters & Countdowns

Features
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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

About

Maicro Vault

Securely store and manage your sensitive information with a robust, encrypted vault. Access your data across devices using your preferred cloud storage, all without requiring accounts or relying on external servers.

Highlights
  • AES-256-GCM encryption
  • Single encrypted file storage
  • Sync via Google Drive/Dropbox
  • No account registration
  • Biometric unlock
  • Auto-lock and clipboard clearing
Features
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Maicro Vault is a secure, encrypted credential manager that keeps your sensitive data locked in a single encrypted file — with no accounts, no cloud login, and no recovery. Your vault is protected by AES-256-GCM encryption with a master secret only you know. Sync your encrypted vault file across devices using your own Google Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV server. We never see your data. Features: - AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption - Single encrypted .safe file - Sync via your own Google Drive or Dropbox - No accounts or registration required - Biometric unlock (Face ID / Touch ID) - Auto-lock after inactivity - Clipboard auto-clear after 30 seconds - No recovery by design — your secret, your responsibility

Screenshots

Useful Counters & Countdowns4 screens
Maicro Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Useful Counters & Countdowns at Free against Maicro Vault's $4.99. Useful Counters & Countdowns also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Maicro Vault's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Useful Counters & Countdowns is free to download; Maicro Vault costs $4.99 up front. Useful Counters & Countdowns sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Maicro Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Useful Counters & Countdowns ships an update fortnightly, Maicro Vault every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Useful Counters & Countdowns versus Maicro Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUseful Counters & CountdownsMaicro Vault
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlexandre ThilMaicro Machines Holdings, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Useful Counters & Countdowns

Subscriptions1
  • Useful Counters Full Version$1.991 Month
None

Maicro Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Useful Counters & Countdowns free?
Useful Counters & Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maicro Vault free?
Maicro Vault costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Useful Counters & Countdowns or Maicro Vault have ads?
Useful Counters & Countdowns shows ads; Maicro Vault does not.
Which is updated more often, Useful Counters & Countdowns or Maicro Vault?
Useful Counters & Countdowns ships an update fortnightly, and Maicro Vault every 3 weeks. Most recently, Useful Counters & Countdowns was updated on October 30, 2026 and Maicro Vault on October 31, 2026.

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