Comparison

NEN vs Countpad

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

Head to head
About

NEN

This app provides a calm, Pomodoro-style focus timer designed for deep work and study sessions. It helps users maintain attention with clear progress tracking and distraction-resistant routines, offering customizable break intervals and app blocking features.

Highlights
  • Focus, short break, and long break sessions
  • Clear timer progress and round tracking
  • Focus categories for different work types
  • Block selected apps during focus (Pro)
  • Apple Watch controls
  • Live Activities and widgets
  • Session history and progress insights
Features
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NEN is a calm Pomodoro-style focus timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, built for deep work, study sessions, real breaks, and distraction-resistant routines. Start a focus session, move through short and long breaks, and keep your attention on the work in front of you. NEN is built around a simple Pomodoro-style timer flow with a quiet visual style, clear session progress, and useful controls when you need them. Use NEN for deep work, study blocks, writing sessions, coding, reading, or any routine where you want a focused rhythm without extra noise. Features: - Focus, short break, and long break sessions - Clear timer progress and round tracking - Focus categories for different kinds of work - Block selected apps during focus with NEN Pro - Apple Watch controls - Live Activities and widgets - Session history and progress insights - Optional NEN Pro lifetime unlock for deeper focus tools NEN is made for people who want a focused timer that feels calm, native, and easy to return to every day.

About

Countpad

Easily track your stock with this fast, offline inventory management tool. Add items, adjust quantities, scan barcodes, and generate reports in PDF or CSV format. Ideal for individuals needing accurate counts without complex features.

Highlights
  • Offline stock counting
  • Barcode scanning
  • Instant search and filtering
  • PDF and CSV report generation
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • Optional shared inventory
Features
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Countpad is a small, fast inventory tracker for people who just need the numbers to be right. Open it, add your items, and count. Tap + or − straight from the list, or tap the number to type it in when there are 143 of something. That is the whole idea. WHAT IT DOES • Count from the list — increase or decrease without opening a detail screen • Scan a barcode to jump to an item, or to create one with the barcode attached • Search instantly across name, barcode, category and unit • Filter by category, or by what is in stock, running low or run out • Create a report in one tap — a clean PDF and a CSV, ready to share or print • Back up everything to one portable file in a folder you choose, and restore it later • Add a photo when two items look alike, and a unit cost when you want a report to total it WORKS WITHOUT A CONNECTION Counting, search, filters, reports and backups all work in airplane mode, in a stockroom with no signal. Your inventory is stored on your device. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED. NO ADS. No sign-up, no email, no password. Open the app and start counting. Nothing interrupts counting. COUNTPAD PRO Counting, searching, filtering, scanning, the quick report and backup and restore are free for everyone, with no item limit. Countpad Pro adds more for a growing business: advanced reports, an Alerts tab that tells you what needs attention, a Dashboard of your stock, locked backups and Automatic backup. Your first use starts a 30-day period inside the app so you can try them. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/hjatupon/21ebe78638c416a5373e3b1a766eb433

Screenshots

NEN4 screens
Countpad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NEN at 100% against Countpad's 0%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. NEN sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countpad sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NEN versus Countpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNENCountpad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNijanthan VijayakumarJatupon Hongweing

Customer experience

NEN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countpad

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NEN

One-time1
  • NEN Lifetime Unlock$2.39
10 purchases

Countpad

Subscriptions6
  • Countpad Cloud — Starter$2.991 Month
  • Countpad Cloud — Shop$4.991 Month
  • Countpad Cloud — Business$9.991 Month
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  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Shared Inventory$29.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Remove Ads$14.99
Show 1 more
  • Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is NEN free?
NEN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countpad free?
Countpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NEN or Countpad have ads?
Neither NEN nor Countpad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NEN or Countpad?
NEN ships an update every 5 days, and Countpad every 5 days. Most recently, NEN was updated on October 31, 2026 and Countpad on October 31, 2026.

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