Comparison

SnapCount vs Waves

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

Head to head
About

SnapCount

Features
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Two people counting the same thing usually end up with two different numbers. SnapCount keeps everyone on the same count, in real time. You and your team open the same counter on different phones. Every tap shows up on every screen the same second. The number on your device is the number on everyone else's device. No reconciling at the end of the night. Built for the places counting actually happens, which is rarely a quiet desk. Restaurant inventory. Event door capacity. Yoga studio attendance. Pitch count at the dugout. Knitting rows. Wine cases and loose bottles. Church services across three entrances. Anywhere a hand and a noisy room are the only tools you have. THE COUNTER ITSELF Big buttons. The plus and minus targets are 96 by 96 points, larger than Apple's own recommended size, because we counted things on a real loading dock and small buttons made us miss. Set a goal and watch the bar fill as you tap. A haptic confirms when you hit it. Step the counter by 5 if you are counting cases instead of bottles. Live sync. Open the same counter on three iPhones and the number stays the same on every screen. Lose connection mid-shift and the count catches up the moment you reconnect. Counter groups. If you are tracking five things at once, group them. Tap the group and see every total on one screen. TEMPLATES Pre-built counter sessions for the awkward stuff. Wine Inventory for cases and loose bottles. Pitch Count for balls, strikes, and fouls. Church Attendance across multiple entrances. Event Door Capacity for venues. Knitting Row Counter for craft projects. Plus prayer and meditation, inventory, traffic study, baby feeding, and a blank Start From Scratch when none of those fit. GUEST SESSIONS For when you do not need an account. Spin one up in two seconds, share a six-character code with a coworker, both of you start tapping. No signup required. Free guest sessions stay live for 15 minutes; paid plans extend that to 24 hours. PLANS A free trial to start. Team is for up to five people sharing counters in one organization. Enterprise opens it to unlimited members and adds counter locking, full activity logs, and detailed CSV exports with timestamps for every tap. CSV export when the counting is done. Send the file to whoever needs the numbers. ACCESSIBILITY The app respects Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency. VoiceOver reads counters as live regions, so your screen reader announces the new total the second it changes. Dynamic Type works up to accessibility sizes without breaking layout. Dark mode is the same quality as light, not an afterthought. No ads. No third-party tracking. Subscriptions are billed through Apple and cancellable from your iPhone Settings. If you have been using a thumb clicker, a notes app, or yelling a number across the room, SnapCount is the version that does not fall apart when more than one person is counting. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Waves

Features
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Waves is a focus timer that helps you reset before deep work. It creates a quiet space to settle your attention before working, studying, reading, or creating. Procrastination keeps you switching between apps, checking notifications, and searching for one more thing to consume. Waves interrupts that cycle. It replaces the stream of stimulation with a timer, gentle visual movement, and a deliberate pause before deep work. Set a session, stay with the scenery, and use the quiet interval as your signal to stop switching and begin. Return to the same process whenever you need a repeatable transition into focus. Waves embraces intentional boredom so you can approach your next task with a clearer sense of purpose. IMMERSIVE FOCUS SESSIONS Watch gentle waves, bubbles, flowing lines, orbiting shapes, campfires, deep-space scenes, underwater environments, and other low-stimulation backgrounds. FEATURES โ€ข Adjustable focus timer โ€ข Immersive animated scenery โ€ข Multiple color schemes for each scene โ€ข Timer pauses when the app is no longer active โ€ข Preferences and timer state saved between sessions โ€ข No accounts, advertising, analytics, or user tracking ATTENTION AS WAVES Completed sessions increase your Focus Score and shape a visual wave. As your score rises, the wave gradually becomes smoother, giving you a simple visual record of your focus routine. WAVES PREMIUM Waves Premium unlocks Campfire, Deep Space, Underwater, and new premium scenery added over time. Monthly and annual subscription options are available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kkessens.github.io/waves-legal/

Screenshots

SnapCount4 screens
Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SnapCount at 15.1 against Waves's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SnapCount sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Waves sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
SnapCount versus Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapCountWaves
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLead Catalyst Tech LLPKEITH JOSEPH KESSENS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SnapCount

Subscriptions4
  • Team โ€” Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Enterprise โ€” Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Team โ€” Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Enterprise โ€” Yearly$179.991 Year
2 purchases

Waves

Subscriptions2
  • Waves Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

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

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