Comparison

Tally vs Recur

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

Head to head
About

Tally

Track important future events with countdown timers and monitor past milestones with "days since" counters. Includes a simple task manager for daily to-dos. Offers customizable themes and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdown timers
  • Days since event tracking
  • Lightweight task manager
  • Customizable themes (dark/light)
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable reminders
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Tally brings your countdowns and daily tasks together in a calm, personal space. Look forward to the next big moment, or count the days since one worth remembering. YOUR MOMENTS, AT A GLANCE Create countdowns for trips, birthdays, launches, weddings, goals and everyday plans. Clear, compact cards show the most useful time units as each event approaches. Open a countdown for its full time breakdown and exact date. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from more than 200 icons, pick a gradient color theme or add a personal photo. Your countdowns keep their own identity within a neutral Day or Night interface. Follow your device appearance or choose the mode you prefer. DAYS SINCE Track time since a milestone, a move, a new habit or another meaningful date. Countdowns and days-since events live together in the same library. STAY ORGANIZED Sort by date, name or creation time, or touch and hold a countdown to arrange it manually. Swipe left to delete. Keep past events available without crowding upcoming plans. Duplicate an event when you want a similar countdown. REMINDERS ON YOUR TERMS Set a reminder for the event time, one day before, one week before or a custom number of days. Choose morning and evening reminders for daily tasks separately. Notification permission is requested when you enable reminders. DAILY TASKS Keep a focused task list beside your countdowns. Add optional deadlines, icons and colors, mark tasks complete, and carry unfinished tasks forward. Undo an accidental deletion. SHARE AND PLAN Share a text countdown summary through the iPhone share sheet. Add a countdown to Calendar using Apple's event editor, where you review and save it. Tally remembers confirmed Calendar exports to help avoid accidental duplicates. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No account is required. Countdowns, tasks, preferences and selected photos stay on your device. Tally works offline and includes local recovery safeguards for saved records.

About

Recur

Features
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Recur is a calm, private subscription tracker. You add what you pay for by hand — no bank login, no account, nothing leaving your phone — and Recur turns it into a clear picture of your recurring spend. WHY PEOPLE USE RECUR • See your real monthly and yearly subscription cost at a glance • Get a renewal reminder days before you are charged • Find the subscriptions you barely use and cancel them in time • Keep everything private: your data never leaves your device NO BANK CONNECTION. EVER. Most subscription managers want to link your bank account before they show you anything. Recur never asks. You type in what you pay, and that is the whole setup — no sign-up, no password, no server holding your financial history. It takes about ten seconds per subscription. TRACK ANY RECURRING PAYMENT Streaming, music, cloud storage, software, AI tools, gym memberships, insurance, news, mobile plans, domains, hosting, gaming — if it bills you again and again, Recur tracks it. Monthly and yearly billing cycles are supported. REAL SPENDING INSIGHTS — FREE The Insights tab breaks your spend down by category, shows what you pay per month and per year, and ranks your most expensive subscriptions. It also builds a short list of subscriptions worth reconsidering, based on how often you tell Recur you actually use them. Totals are grouped by currency and shown in the currency you were billed in. Recur does not invent exchange rates, so the numbers you see are the numbers you actually pay. RENEWAL REMINDERS THAT RESPECT YOU Choose how many days ahead you want to be warned. Recur sends a single, quiet notification before a renewal, scheduled entirely on your device — no push server involved. No badges nagging you, no daily alerts, no streaks to keep. 110+ CURRENCIES, 20 LANGUAGES Recur speaks English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bengali, and supports over 110 currencies. DESIGNED TO BE CALM A premium, minimal interface with full light and dark themes. No clutter, no gamification, no pressure to engage — just a clear answer to the question "what am I actually paying for?" FREE AND PREMIUM The free version includes up to 10 subscriptions, renewal reminders, the complete Insights tab and all 110+ currencies. It is supported by ads. Recur Premium unlocks: • Unlimited subscriptions • No ads at all • Cloud backup to your own iCloud, so a new iPhone restores in seconds • JSON export and import — your data stays yours Premium is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Recur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against Recur's 3. Tally also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Recur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update every 11 days, Recur monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tally versus Recur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyRecur
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNicolas RoweFahreddin Sevindir

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Recur

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recur free?
Recur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tally or Recur have ads?
Recur shows ads; Tally does not.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Recur?
Tally ships an update every 11 days, and Recur monthly. Most recently, Tally was updated on September 25, 2026 and Recur on September 19, 2026.

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