Comparison

Counters vs Tally

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Tally

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Counters3 screens
Tally4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counters asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Counters versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountersTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames OrrPablo Ricardo Copelli Yaez

In-app purchases

None

Counters

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tally

One-time1
  • Tally Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Counters free?
Counters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Counters or Tally have ads?
Neither Counters nor Tally shows ads.

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