Comparison

CountFlow vs Sofa

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

Head to head
About

CountFlow

Manage your time and events with this versatile tool. Create countdowns, keep score with a customizable scoreboard, and use a simple tap counter. It also features a smart calendar and time unit conversion.

Highlights
  • Countdown timers
  • Customizable scoreboard
  • Simple tap counter
  • Smart calendar view
  • Time unit converter
Features
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Take control of your time and events with this all-in-one productivity tool. This app lets you: • Create countdowns for special events, showing the remaining days, hours, and minutes. • Keep score with a customizable scoreboard for games, teams, or activities. • Use a simple counter to track any item or task with a single tap. • View a smart calendar that highlights past days, remaining days, and the full month’s timeline. • Convert time units easily—turn years into days, weeks into hours, and more. Perfect for students, event planners, sports teams, and anyone who wants a clear and practical way to manage time.

About

Sofa

Features
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The worst part of a smart TV is typing on it. Sofa fixes exactly that — and now it puts your photos and files on the big screen too. Sofa is a remote built around your phone's keyboard: open the Type sheet, write "that show with the chess prodigy," and it lands straight in the TV's search box. No more spelling passwords one arrow-press at a time. NEW: SHOW ON TV - Put photos, videos, PDFs, documents and slides from your iPhone on the TV, full screen - Show the same thing on several TVs at once — pick all your TVs or just a few - Works with Apple TV and AirPlay TVs — and many Samsung and LG sets receive content straight from Sofa, with no Apple TV or Screen Mirroring at all - Only what you pick appears — never your notifications or other apps - Swipe through your photos and scroll documents on your phone; the TVs follow - Zoom in, turn portrait pages sideways to fill the screen, and pause the TV while you look for the next thing - Slideshow mode, and open any file in Sofa from Files, Mail or the share sheet WHAT'S IN THE REMOTE - A real keyboard for every TV text field — searches, emails, passwords - Three input styles: classic D-pad, swipe trackpad, and a number pad with channel up/down - Launch streaming apps in one tap — Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video and more - On Roku, the full channel grid with real icons - Volume, mute, power, playback, info and back - Power on from your phone: Sofa saves your TV's power-on address by itself the first time it connects — nothing to type - Rooms: save every TV in the house with a friendly name and switch with a tap - A connection log in Settings, so you can see exactly what's happening if a TV won't respond - A built-in Demo TV so you can try every screen before you're home - Speaks your language: 40+ languages, switch anytime in Settings — no restart SET UP IN A MINUTE An animated guide walks you through it: same Wi-Fi, allowing Sofa on the TV, and switching on your TV's network wake-up setting — with the exact menu path for Samsung, LG, Roku and Vizio. NEW: SOFA ON APPLE WATCH - The basics on your wrist: a big D-pad and OK, back, home, play/pause, mute and power - Turn the Digital Crown for volume - Switch between your TVs right from the watch WORKS WITH ROKU, SAMSUNG, LG & VIZIO - Roku TVs and streaming players — no pairing needed - Samsung Smart TVs (2016 and newer, plus 2014–15 models) - LG webOS TVs - Vizio SmartCast TVs Samsung, LG and Vizio ask for a one-time approval on the TV screen the first time Sofa connects — then it just works, and reconnects automatically when the TV comes back on. FREE, THAT'S IT No subscription. No ads. No "premium" upsell. The remote apps charging $40 a year for a keyboard are the reason Sofa exists — Sofa is free and complete. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sofa talks directly to your TV on your home network, and your photos and files go straight from your iPhone to your TV — nothing is uploaded, and there's no account. Sofa sends anonymous usage stats (never your TV names, network addresses, what you type or what you show) so we can fix what breaks; turn them off anytime in Settings. TRADEMARKS Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video, Roku, Samsung, LG, Vizio, Apple TV and other names are trademarks of their owners. Sofa is an independent app — it isn't affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any TV maker or streaming service, and it uses their names and icons only to show which TVs and apps it can control. Privacy policy: https://allthingsn.com/apps/sofa/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CountFlow4 screens
Sofa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sofa at none against CountFlow's shown. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountFlow ships an update every 3 weeks, Sofa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CountFlow versus Sofa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountFlowSofa
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel Rodas ArocheAll Things AI, Inc

In-app purchases

None

CountFlow

No in-app purchases

None

Sofa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CountFlow free?
CountFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sofa free?
Sofa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CountFlow or Sofa have ads?
CountFlow shows ads; Sofa does not.
Which is updated more often, CountFlow or Sofa?
CountFlow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sofa fortnightly. Most recently, CountFlow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sofa on October 29, 2026.

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