Comparison

Tally vs giftstring

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

Head to head
About

Tally

Features
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Tally is a simple and powerful way to track your yearly goals across everything you love. Whether you’re watching movies, reading books, playing games, or exploring new hobbies, Tally helps you stay consistent and see your progress in a clean and visual way.

About

giftstring

Create a unique, lasting gift by weaving together voice and video messages from loved ones. Perfect for special occasions, this app allows you to record your own message, invite others to contribute, and send a private, playable link.

Highlights
  • Record audio or video messages
  • Invite contributors via email
  • Create a single, lasting gift
  • Send private playable links
  • Delete messages anytime
  • Cancel gifts before sending
Features
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giftstring is a quiet way to gather what matters: the voice and video of the people who love someone, woven together into a single gift. Mom's eightieth, a friend's wedding, a graduation, a goodbye — moments that ask for more than a card. With giftstring, you record a short message of your own, invite the people who matter, and email it as one beautiful, lasting gift. — Record an audio or video message in seconds. — Invite contributors by email; they each add their own. — When the gift is ready, send it. The recipient gets a private link they can play anywhere. — Your recordings are yours. Delete a message anytime before the gift ships. Cancel a gift entirely if you change your mind. giftstring is built around a simple idea: the most precious thing you can give someone is a few minutes of yourself, and the voices of the people who love them. We don't sell your data, we don't use your recordings to train anyone else's AI, and you can delete everything with one tap. Made for the moments that matter.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
giftstring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: giftstring at 15.1 against Tally's 26.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tally versus giftstring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallygiftstring
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno Hamed ZayedAkila Kesavasamy

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

None

giftstring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is giftstring free?
giftstring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tally or giftstring have ads?
Neither Tally nor giftstring shows ads.

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