Comparison

Tally Rule vs Progress

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

Head to head
About

Tally Rule

This app helps you track habits by treating them like a budget. Set quotas, tap to tally, and monitor your remaining balance without guilt or pressure. Visualize progress and review historical data to make informed choices about your routines.

Highlights
  • Budget-like habit tracking
  • One-tap tallying
  • Cycle-based quotas
  • Historical charts and calendar heatmap
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Not another streak tracker. Tally Rule treats your habits like a budget — set a quota, tap to tally, and see your balance. No guilt. No broken streaks. Just the numbers that help you choose. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a tracker (e.g., "Online Shopping — 4x/month") 2. Tap +1 each time you do it 3. Watch your remaining balance It's that simple. The number tells the truth. You decide what to do with it. FEATURES - Cycle-based quotas — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom - One-tap tally with real-time balance - Ring progress for intuitive visualization - Categories — Finance, Health, Learning, Lifestyle & more - Historical charts & calendar heatmap to review past cycles - Over-budget alerts (no judgment, just a heads-up) - Home screen widgets — always see your balance - Interactive widget — tap +1 right from your home screen - Live Activity & Dynamic Island — track on your lock screen - Apple Watch app — tally from your wrist - iCloud sync — seamless across all your devices PRO UPGRADE ($2.99, one-time) - Unlimited trackers (free: up to 5) - Yearly & custom cycle types - Full historical stats & CSV export - Medium & large widgets - iCloud sync - Apple Watch support PRIVACY FIRST - Local storage by default — your data stays on your device - Optional iCloud sync (Pro) — encrypted, only you can access - No account required - No ads, no tracking, no data collection USE CASES - Limit stock trades to 5x/month - Keep takeout orders under 3x/week - Hit 12 gym sessions/month - Read 3 chapters/week - Anything you want to budget Built for people who believe in seeing clearly, not being judged.

About

Progress

Features
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Progress is an idea manager that takes you from planning an idea, through iteration, all the way to putting it into practice. Good ideas are rarely clear the first time. In Progress, you jot an idea down, then add a progress note every time you have a new thought, find something useful or try something out. With each iteration the idea settles and your thinking gets clearer. When it finally makes sense, mark it as started and go do it. Review regularly and see which things your attention has really gone to. Capture text, photos or voice; every step stays on a timeline, and the ideas you iterate on most rise to the top. Reminders are off by default and only appear when you ask for them. Your ideas sync through iCloud, no account needed. Privacy Policy: https://jdi-app.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-cdb1be6b87f64c06b7dbea6ffbbad83f Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tally Rule4 screens
Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tally Rule at 3 against Progress's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tally Rule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Progress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tally Rule versus Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTally RuleProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuanwang Luo笛 姜

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tally Rule

One-time1
  • Tally Rule Pro$2.99
2 purchases

Progress

Subscriptions1
  • Progress Pro Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Progress Pro Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Tally Rule free?
Tally Rule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tally Rule or Progress have ads?
Neither Tally Rule nor Progress shows ads.

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