Comparison

GhostLoop vs Today Counts

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

Head to head
About

GhostLoop

Race against your past self with recorded runs that become ghosts. Track outdoor GPS, treadmill, or import rides and swims. Compete with friends through step challenges and race their ghosts.

Highlights
  • Race your past self with recorded ghosts
  • Live gap indicator and audio cues
  • GPS tracking with map-matched routes
  • Treadmill mode and Apple Health import
  • Create step challenges with friends
  • Export activities as GPX
Features
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Every run you record becomes a ghost — a replay of the exact runner you were. Lace up, pick one, and race it. GhostLoop isn't about competing with strangers on a leaderboard. The only person you're chasing is the one you were last Tuesday. And you'll know exactly where they are the whole way. RACE YOUR PAST SELF • Every recorded run is saved as a ghost you can race any time • A live gap shows whether you're ahead or behind, meter by meter • Hear it happen: spoken splits, pace, and the moment your ghost passes you • Save your favorite routes as loops and build a library of rivals TRACK IT ANYWHERE • Outdoor GPS with map-matched routes and elevation • Treadmill mode: race indoors with no GPS, using your own calibrated stride • Rides and swims import from Apple Health — pace in min/100m for the pool • Apple Watch app: start a run, walk, or pool swim and see your ghost gap on your wrist • Auto-pause when you stop, auto-resume when you go SEE YOURSELF GET FASTER • Weekly and monthly trends, training load, best weeks, longest runs • Run streaks with rest days that don't break the chain • Elevation profiles and 3D route views • Personal records that only compare like with like — a bike ride never fakes a running PR RUN WITH YOUR CREW • Add friends and see their step counts on a live club leaderboard • Create step challenges — daily, weekly, monthly • Send a ghost to a friend so they can race your loop on their own feet • Ghost runners fill out the board so it stays competitive from day one YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL • Export any activity as GPX; import your history from other apps • Shared route images hide the start and end of your run • Detailed Health records stay on your device; only daily step totals and challenge progress sync to people you accept Outmove yesterday. Apple Health is used to read your step counts and import your own workouts. Location is used to track your route while you run. GhostLoop never sells your data.

About

Today Counts

Features
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Today Counts is the habit tracker you barely need to open. Record a habit in one tap — from your iPhone, a widget, a reminder, or your Apple Watch. Most days you never open the app at all, and that is the point. EVERY DAY IS A FRESH START No streak to protect, no guilt for a missed day. Miss one and the app simply moves on with you. BUILT TO DISAPPEAR • One tap from the Home Screen, Lock Screen or Control Center • Complete straight from a reminder, without opening the app • Apple Watch complications for the wrist • Skip a day on purpose without it counting against you HABITS THAT REPEAT Track something once a day, a number of times a day, or at specific times — water at four points, medication morning and night. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No advertising identifier. Your habits stay on your device. ONE PURCHASE Try everything free for seven days, then keep it with a single purchase. No subscription. Included with Family Sharing.

Screenshots

GhostLoop4 screens
Today Counts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GhostLoop at none against Today Counts's 1. GhostLoop also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Today Counts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GhostLoop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GhostLoop versus Today Counts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostLoopToday Counts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan CastilloGreenVine

In-app purchases

None

GhostLoop

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Today Counts

One-time1
  • Full Access$7.99

Questions

Is GhostLoop free?
GhostLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Today Counts free?
Today Counts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GhostLoop or Today Counts have ads?
Neither GhostLoop nor Today Counts shows ads.

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