Comparison

FlowTimer(without touching) vs CountUp

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

Head to head
About

FlowTimer(without touching)

Features
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When starting an application, it is a timer which can perform a setup and stop of time by holding up a hand. - Please taste a slightly wonderful operational feeling. - It is convenient also in a timer when you do not want to touch iPhones, such as under cooking, directly. [Usage] - Hold up a hand etc. To right and left on about 1 inch from iPhone. 1. Hold up to right and left and set up a time. If it holds up repeatedly before a yellow bar is lost, time will increase. 2. If START/RESET is displayed, and it holds up to right and left, it can choose by turns. 3. If it holds up during subtraction of a timer, stop. - There are four presets (eight by add-on) which sets timer time beforehand. - Since the proximity sensor by the side of the superior extremity of a screen is used, even if it is not a hand, react. If -> proximity sensor has the hold-up a long time, a screen will disappear. Although a problem is not in operation, it is as good touch as holding up to the right from the left from the right, or the left. - The model (iPod, iPad) without a proximity sensor chooses "Use tap" from "Info", and can operate by a tap it.

About

CountUp

Easily track anything with a simple tap. This utility app offers customizable counters for various activities, from gym reps to inventory. Access your tallies on your iPhone, Home Screen, and Apple Watch, with offline syncing and group organization.

Highlights
  • Tap to count
  • Customizable counters
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • Counter groups
  • Offline counting
  • Goal tracking
Features
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Tap anywhere to count. Reps at the gym, people through a door, laps in the pool, prayer beads on a commute: CountUp is a tally counter that stays out of your way, on your iPhone, your Home Screen and your Apple Watch. START FROM A TEMPLATE Pick a starting point and CountUp sets it up for you: Workout, Inventory, Habit, Baby, Sports, Classroom, Warehouse, Prayer or Gardening. Each template fills in the name, color and goal, so you are counting in one tap. Templates are free, on first launch and every time you add a counter. COUNT FROM YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app is included for everyone. Tap to add, count with your phone in your bag, and your counts sync back to your iPhone in seconds. It keeps counting offline. A COUNTER ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the small CountUp widget and tap plus without opening the app. Pick the counter from a list, pick its look, choose plus and minus or just plus, choose what a tap adds, and show the goal ring or hide it. CountUp Pro adds the medium and large sizes, the Lock Screen, a widget for a whole group, and a CountUp button in Control Center on iOS 18. COUNTER GROUPS Keep related tallies together and give each group an emoji you recognize at a glance. All your lifts in Push Day. Your whole class in Class 4B. Home and away in one match. The combined total is the big number, and each counter sits underneath it with its own plus button, so you can tally a whole session without opening a thing. WHAT PEOPLE COUNT - Gym: reps, sets and laps - Faith: tasbih, dhikr, rosary and mantra repetitions - Events and classrooms: headcount, attendance, people through a door - Work: stock counts and quick inventory tallies - Everything else: golf strokes, knitting rows, scores, glasses of water WHAT YOU CAN DO - Unlimited named, color-coded counters - Start from a free template or a blank counter - Group counters, give the group an emoji, and see the combined total - Tap anywhere in the lower half of the screen to add, long-press minus to subtract - Set a goal per counter and watch the progress ring fill - Every counting session logged with net change and peak value - Count on Apple Watch, offline, syncing back in seconds BUILT TO BE SAFE Reset and delete sit behind a confirmation with an undo window, never next to the count button. Your counts do not disappear by accident. ACCESSIBILITY FIRST VoiceOver announces every count out loud. The counting zone is the whole lower half of the screen. Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and full light and dark support throughout. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up and no login. Your counters and history are stored on your device. FREE AND PRO Free gives you unlimited counters and groups, every template, goals, sessions, the Apple Watch app, the last 30 days of history, and the small Home Screen widget. CountUp Pro is a one-time unlock, not a subscription, and adds: - Medium and large Home Screen widgets - Every Lock Screen widget, including a whole group above the clock - The group and multi-counter widgets - The Control Center button on iOS 18 - Watch-face complications - Your full history, with charts and CSV export - Custom step sizes - Custom sounds: pick a count sound for each counter and preview it first Restore Purchases is always available in Settings. Small team. Fair prices. Apps that do one thing well.

Screenshots

FlowTimer(without touching)4 screens
CountUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FlowTimer(without touching) at none against CountUp's shown. FlowTimer(without touching) also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). CountUp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 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. FlowTimer(without touching) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CountUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowTimer(without touching) ships an update every 2 months, CountUp every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
FlowTimer(without touching) versus CountUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowTimer(without touching)CountUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeietsu YasuharaTien Dat Nguyen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FlowTimer(without touching)

One-time1
  • Advertisement deletion$0.99
1 purchases

CountUp

One-time1
  • CountUp Pro$1.99

Questions

Is FlowTimer(without touching) free?
FlowTimer(without touching) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountUp free?
CountUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlowTimer(without touching) or CountUp have ads?
CountUp shows ads; FlowTimer(without touching) does not.
Which is updated more often, FlowTimer(without touching) or CountUp?
FlowTimer(without touching) ships an update every 2 months, and CountUp every 3 days. Most recently, FlowTimer(without touching) was updated on October 11, 2026 and CountUp on October 14, 2026.

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