CountUp vs Counters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CountUp
Easily track anything with a simple tap. This utility app offers customizable counters for various activities, from gym reps to inventory. Access your tallies on your iPhone, Home Screen, and Apple Watch, with offline syncing and group organization.
- Tap to count
- Customizable counters
- Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app
- Counter groups
- Offline counting
- Goal tracking
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Tap anywhere to count. Reps at the gym, people through a door, laps in the pool, prayer beads on a commute: CountUp is a tally counter built like an instrument, on your iPhone, your Home Screen, your Lock Screen and your Apple Watch. NEW IN 2.0 A complete redesign in graphite and brass, with big keys you can feel, a tally gauge that fills toward your goal, and a choice of app icons. COUNTERS THAT RESET THEMSELVES Make a counter smart and it starts fresh every day, week or month on its own, keeps the old totals in your history, reminds you at the time you pick, and builds a streak. Your first smart counter is included; CountUp Pro makes every counter smart. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN With CountUp Pro, start counting and a Live Activity keeps the count on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with plus and minus right there. FOCUS MODE Full screen, eyes free. The whole screen counts, a ring of 33 beads fills as you go, and a stronger tap marks every round. Hold to exit, so a stray tap never ends the session. Made for dhikr, rosary and long sets. A WHOLE WORKOUT ON ONE BOARD Open a group as a Board: one big tile per counter, so Push-ups, Squats and Pull-ups are each one tap away. LOCK A COUNTER Lock a counter and pocket taps stop, on the phone, the widgets and the Watch. Hold to unlock. INSIGHTS See your week, month and last 12 weeks, your best day and how often you met your goal. START FROM A TEMPLATE Workout, Prayer, Habit, Inventory, Classroom and more. Each fills in the name, color, goal and reset, so you are counting in one tap. COUNT FROM YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app is included for everyone. It counts offline and syncs back to your iPhone in seconds. A COUNTER ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the small CountUp widget and tap plus without opening the app. CountUp Pro adds the medium and large sizes, the Lock Screen, a widget for a whole group, and a CountUp control in Control Center. COUNTER GROUPS Keep related tallies together with an emoji you recognize at a glance. Each group shows its combined total for today. ACCESSIBILITY FIRST VoiceOver announces every count. Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, haptics and sounds you can turn off, and full light and dark themes. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up and no login. Your counters and history stay on your device. FREE AND PRO Free gives you unlimited counters and groups, every template, one smart counter, Focus mode, Boards, Lock, goals, the Apple Watch app, the last 30 days of Insights, and the small Home Screen widget. CountUp Pro is a one-time unlock, not a subscription, and adds: - Smart counters for every counter: resets, reminders and streaks - The Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Medium, large, Lock Screen, group and multi-counter widgets, and the Control Center control - Watch-face complications - Your full history, with CSV export - Custom step sizes and count sounds Restore Purchases is always available in Settings. Small team. Fair prices. Apps that do one thing well.
Counters
This utility app helps you track various states, from game scores to daily habits. It offers dynamic counters, a calculator, dice roller, and timer, all with offline persistence and customizable themes.
- Dynamic counter creation and customization
- Calculator overlay for quick adjustments
- Integrated dice roller (d4-d20)
- Stopwatch and countdown timer
- History log of all adjustments
- Offline data persistence
- Shuffle decider for randomization
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Counters is a minimalist app for tracking scores, life totals, and game states. Use it for board games, daily habits, or custom scoring systems. Features: - Dynamic counters: Add, edit, delete, and set custom colors for individual counters. - Calculator overlay: Tap a counter to add or subtract custom values or quick-add presets. - Dice roller: Roll dice (d4 to d20) with adjustable quantities. - Stopwatch/timer: Track intervals or count down using quick-add presets. - History log: Record all counter adjustments, resets, and dice rolls. - Offline persistence: Save all app states locally to resume instantly. - Shuffle decider: Randomize counter order to determine play order. - Total value: View the combined sum of all active counters. - Auto-sorting: Arrange counters automatically by highest or lowest value. - Device themes: Support system light and dark modes with customizable color accents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counters at none against CountUp's 1. Counters also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. CountUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counters asks for nothing beyond the download.
CountUp ships an update every 5 days, Counters weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CountUp | Counters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tien Dat Nguyen | James Orr |
In-app purchases
CountUp
- CountUp Pro$2.99
Counters
No in-app purchases








