Smart Instant Calculator vs CountTally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Instant Calculator
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◇Why Smart Calculator?◇ ・Real-time results: No “=” required—answers appear as you type. ・Widget-first: Do the math right on the Home Screen, then hand off values to the app. ・Keep & Drop: Ditch confusing M+/M−. Save a value with Keep, remove it with Drop—simple and intuitive. ・Only the essentials: All the everyday functions you actually use. ・Designed for comfort: Clean UI and eye-friendly colors for long sessions. ・Completely free: Every feature, no paywall. ◇Recommended For◇ ・You want a clean, straightforward calculator ・The default calculator feels limited ・You prefer instant results and minimal taps ・Opening an app for every quick calc is a hassle
CountTally
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CountTally is the most powerful tally counter you'll ever use — and counting is free, forever. Whether you're tracking reps at the gym, doing inventory, building habits, counting laps, birds, sales, cars or prayers, keeping score on game night or running a live event, CountTally turns "just a counter" into a beautiful, seriously capable tool. Offline-first and private by design — your data stays on your device, encrypted. WHY COUNTTALLY • Count anything: unlimited counters and groups • Big, satisfying tap targets — the whole screen counts, so you can tap one-handed without looking • 100% offline and private (encrypted local storage). No account required, ever. • Beautiful and truly yours: light & dark, custom themes and colors COUNT YOUR WAY • Custom step size, min/max limits, decimals and negative values • Loop mode: wrap around when you reach your target • Start value, plus a lap "round size" with a progress ring that fills as you count • Set values directly, reset in one tap, undo mistakes • Per-counter icons (hundreds of symbols + emoji), colors and dial shapes: circle, rounded, pentagon, hexagon, octagon • Count sounds, milestone sounds and haptic feedback — tune the feel of every tap • Left/right button layout and placement to match your hand STAY ON TRACK • Goals (daily or total) and streaks that keep you motivated • Rich statistics: summaries, charts and a calendar heatmap of your activity • Sessions & a built-in stopwatch — time your workouts or work blocks while you count • Auto-count: let CountTally tick automatically at your interval or BPM • Quick-action buttons (+5, +10, −5 …) for fast, big jumps • Reminders so you never miss a count ORGANIZE EVERYTHING • Groups with optional live sums • Tags to categorize and filter across counters, with per-tag stats and heatmaps • Templates to spin up new counters in seconds • Home-screen widgets — count without even opening the app DO MORE WITH FORMULAS • Formula counters compute one value live from others: A − B, sums, averages, min/max and counts over whole groups — perfect for leads, differences and totals that update themselves PLAY & COLLABORATE • Scoreboards for game night, sports and competitions — multiple layouts and a game clock • Live rooms: count together with others in real time, invite by username, and see who counted what • Stream / OBS overlays for creators and live events — put your counters right on your broadcast EXPORT & BACKUP • Export to CSV, PDF or image and share in a tap • Full local backup & import — your data is always yours EVERYWHERE • iPhone, iPad, the web and Windows — the same counters, wherever you are SIMPLE, FAIR PRICING • Free forever — fully usable for counting (with ads) • Lifetime: remove ads and unlock the full local depth, one time • Pro: secure sync across all your devices (no vendor lock-in) • Premium: rooms, live collaboration and stream overlays Start counting in seconds. Grow into the most powerful tally counter when you're ready. LEGAL Terms of Use: https://counttally.com/en/nutzungsbedingungen.html Privacy Policy: https://counttally.com/en/datenschutz.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Instant Calculator at none against CountTally's 5. CountTally's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CountTally sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Smart Instant Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Smart Instant Calculator | CountTally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ichi Hosotsuji | Wienold-IT UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
In-app purchases
Smart Instant Calculator
No in-app purchases
CountTally
- CountTally Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- CountTally Premium (Monthly)$5.991 Month
- CountTally Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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- CountTally Premium (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- CountTally Lifetime$5.99
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