Comparison

CountUp vs SetStack

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tap to count
  • Customizable counters
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • Counter groups
  • Offline counting
  • Goal tracking
Features
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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 that stays out of your way, on your iPhone, your Home Screen and your Apple Watch. START FROM A TEMPLATE Pick a starting point and CountUp sets it up for you: Workout, Inventory, Habit, Baby, Sports, Classroom, Warehouse, Prayer or Gardening. Each template fills in the name, color and goal, so you are counting in one tap. Templates are free, on first launch and every time you add a counter. COUNT FROM YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app is included for everyone. Tap to add, count with your phone in your bag, and your counts sync back to your iPhone in seconds. It keeps counting offline. A COUNTER ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the small CountUp widget and tap plus without opening the app. Pick the counter from a list, pick its look, choose plus and minus or just plus, choose what a tap adds, and show the goal ring or hide it. CountUp Pro adds the medium and large sizes, the Lock Screen, a widget for a whole group, and a CountUp button in Control Center on iOS 18. COUNTER GROUPS Keep related tallies together and give each group an emoji you recognize at a glance. All your lifts in Push Day. Your whole class in Class 4B. Home and away in one match. The combined total is the big number, and each counter sits underneath it with its own plus button, so you can tally a whole session without opening a thing. WHAT PEOPLE COUNT - Gym: reps, sets and laps - Faith: tasbih, dhikr, rosary and mantra repetitions - Events and classrooms: headcount, attendance, people through a door - Work: stock counts and quick inventory tallies - Everything else: golf strokes, knitting rows, scores, glasses of water WHAT YOU CAN DO - Unlimited named, color-coded counters - Start from a free template or a blank counter - Group counters, give the group an emoji, and see the combined total - Tap anywhere in the lower half of the screen to add, long-press minus to subtract - Set a goal per counter and watch the progress ring fill - Every counting session logged with net change and peak value - Count on Apple Watch, offline, syncing back in seconds BUILT TO BE SAFE Reset and delete sit behind a confirmation with an undo window, never next to the count button. Your counts do not disappear by accident. ACCESSIBILITY FIRST VoiceOver announces every count out loud. The counting zone is the whole lower half of the screen. Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and full light and dark support throughout. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up and no login. Your counters and history are stored on your device. FREE AND PRO Free gives you unlimited counters and groups, every template, goals, sessions, the Apple Watch app, the last 30 days of history, and the small Home Screen widget. CountUp Pro is a one-time unlock, not a subscription, and adds: - Medium and large Home Screen widgets - Every Lock Screen widget, including a whole group above the clock - The group and multi-counter widgets - The Control Center button on iOS 18 - Watch-face complications - Your full history, with charts and CSV export - Custom step sizes - Custom sounds: pick a count sound for each counter and preview it first Restore Purchases is always available in Settings. Small team. Fair prices. Apps that do one thing well.

About

SetStack

Features
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SetStack is a fast, focused collection tracker for organizing brick sets, minifigs, and wishlists in one place. Sign in with your free Brickset account to bring your collection with you. Search the catalog, scan a printed or handwritten set number, update what you own or want, and keep your Brickset collection in sync. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION • Record owned quantities without mixing owned and wanted states • Track new and used condition • Add wishlist quantities and priorities • Apply custom collection labels • Find duplicates instantly EXPLORE SETS AND MINIFIGS • Search by set name, number, theme, subtheme, or year • Scan printed and handwritten set numbers with your camera • Browse set details, images, ratings, notes, and building instructions • See which sets contain a minifig • Put sets you own first when viewing a minifig DISCOVER WHAT’S NEXT • Browse recent sets you do not already own or want • Get personalized suggestions based on themes you collect • Switch to a newest-first view • Keep unreleased sets hidden with one app-wide setting UNDERSTAND YOUR COLLECTION • View owned sets, total copies, piece counts, minifig totals, and original retail value • Calculate your wishlist budget • Find retiring-soon wanted sets • Measure theme completion POWER COLLECTOR — OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock advanced tools with a single purchase—no subscription: • Record the total price paid for your sets • See your recorded spending and savings compared with original retail value • Continuously scan and organize multiple boxes in one inventory session • Export and share your complete collection as CSV All essential collection tracking, searching, synchronization, insights, theme completion, and single-set scanning features remain available without purchasing Power Collector. SetStack is designed as a companion to Brickset. A free Brickset account and internet connection are required for sign-in, synchronization, searches, and collection changes. Account access, set information, and collection data are provided through the Brickset API. Brickset is a third-party service, and SetStack is an independent app. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this app.

Screenshots

CountUp4 screens
SetStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SetStack at none against CountUp's shown. CountUp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. CountUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SetStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountUp ships an update every 3 days, SetStack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CountUp versus SetStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountUpSetStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTien Dat NguyenJudeWorks LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CountUp

One-time1
  • CountUp Pro$1.99
1 purchases

SetStack

One-time1
  • Power Collector$2.99

Questions

Is CountUp free?
CountUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetStack free?
SetStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CountUp or SetStack have ads?
CountUp shows ads; SetStack does not.
Which is updated more often, CountUp or SetStack?
CountUp ships an update every 3 days, and SetStack fortnightly. Most recently, CountUp was updated on October 14, 2026 and SetStack on October 12, 2026.

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