Counters vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Tally
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Tally is the fastest, best-looking score keeper for any board or card game. Ditch the pen and paper. Start a game, add players with their color, and add or subtract points with one tap. Tally counts rounds, crowns the leader, and announces when someone reaches the target score. - Big, colorful player tiles - Add or subtract by 1, 5, 10 or any custom amount - Rounds, undo and reset - Target score with winner alert - Works fully offline — no account, no ads, no tracking Free for 2 players and 1 game. Tally Pro (one-time purchase) unlocks unlimited players, unlimited saved games and color themes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counters at none against Tally's 1. Counters also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. Tally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counters asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Counters | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Orr | Pablo Ricardo Copelli Yaez |
In-app purchases
Counters
No in-app purchases
Tally
- Tally Pro$3.99









