Dot Counter vs Speck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Counter
Effortlessly count objects in photos with a simple tap. Use multiple colored markers to categorize and tally different items in real-time. Zoom, pan, and export your marked images or count reports for quick data collection.
- Tap to count objects
- Multiple colored markers
- Real-time count display
- Zoom and pan for precision
- Export marked images
- Undo, redo, and clear functions
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Dot counter makes counting objects in photos fast, accurate, and satisfying. Simply tap anywhere on your image to drop a colored dot and watch your tally grow in real-time. Whether you're counting inventory, verifying items, tallying people in a crowd, or just curious about quantities in any image — DotTap gives you a simple, visual way to count anything. No guessing. No losing track. Just tap and count. HOW IT WORKS • Open any image from your camera, photo library, or files • Tap to place colored dots on objects you want to count • Watch your count update instantly • Use different colors to categorize and count multiple types of items • Zoom and pan to count precisely in detailed images • Export your marked image or count report PERFECT FOR • Inventory and stock counting • Event planning and crowd estimation • Research and data collection • Education and classroom activities • Quality control and verification • Anyone who needs to count objects visually KEY FEATURES • Multiple colored markers for categorizing different items • Real-time count display • Undo, redo, and clear functions • Pinch to zoom and pan for precision • Export marked images • Dark mode support • Clean, intuitive interface DotTap is designed to be fast, simple, and practical. No complicated setup, no learning curve — just open an image and start tapping. Subscription Information: • DotTap offers optional premium features through subscription • Weekly subscription: $2.99/week • Yearly subscription: $19.99/year Subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/3e6cb4c6-367b-42b1-a020-8d57fcf2a769
Speck
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Stop counting one by one. Photograph the pile, tap a single object, and Speck marks every match it finds with a numbered dot — then you fix the stragglers with a tap. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a photo, or pick one from your library. 2. Tap one of the objects. That shows Speck what to count. Add a second or third example if they vary. 3. Tap Count. Every match gets a numbered dot, with a running total underneath. Speck finds most of them on its own. Missed one? Tap it to add a dot. Marked something that isn't there? Tap the dot to remove it. The total updates as you go, so the number you save is one you have checked yourself — not one you have to take on trust. WHAT PEOPLE COUNT WITH IT • Pills and tablets in a tray • Eggs, seeds, seedlings and produce • Screws, bolts, nuts and fixings in a bin • Rebar ends, pipe stacks, planks and log piles • Coins, beads, buttons and craft supplies • Bricks, blocks and tiles on a pallet • Stock on a shelf, at stocktake time MORE THAN A CLICKER • Frame part of the photo to count only what is inside it. • Split that frame down the middle or into a grid, and get a separate count for every cell. • Shrink the dots when you want to see what is underneath them. • See a warning when a photo is too crowded to trust at a glance, so you know when to check the dots. • Use the flash in dim store rooms. • Name a count — "Tray 3, blue caps" — and find it again in your history. • Reopen a saved count later to move the frame or fix a dot. • Share the marked-up photo, so the next person can see exactly what was counted. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Counting runs on your iPhone's Neural Engine. Your photos and your counts stay on the device and are never uploaded. Speck needs an internet connection once, on first launch, to finish setting itself up — after that it counts with no connection at all. No account. No ads. No subscription. WHAT IT IS GOOD AT — AND WHAT IT ISN'T Speck works best on a group of objects of a similar size and shape, photographed straight on and close enough that each one is clearly visible. Dense, overlapping or wildly uneven piles are harder: it will miss a few, or dot the same thing twice. That is exactly what the tap-to-fix dots are for. Speck is not a replacement for your own eyes — it is a fast first pass that gets you most of the way in a second, so you only have to correct the rest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speck at none against Dot Counter's 2. Speck also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Dot Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Speck asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dot Counter ships an update every 6 months, Speck every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dot Counter | Speck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Edu | Yi Chao Ding |
In-app purchases
Dot Counter
- Dot Counter Weekly Pro Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- DotCounter Lifetime Pro Access$4.99
Speck
No in-app purchases









