Simple row counter vs Collecte MTL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple row counter
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A simple row counter that is easy to use from the first tap. Open it, tap to count each row or round, and pick up exactly where you left off. There is nothing to set up first. Give each part of your project its own counter: the body, a sleeve, the rounds of an amigurumi head. Set a target when you know how many rows you need, and let a repeat counter follow your pattern repeats. Count from your Apple Watch or your lock screen without reaching for your phone. Open your PDF pattern beside your count and slide a guide down the chart as you go. With iCloud, your projects follow you to iPad and Mac. See your rows and active days today, this week and over time, with a breakdown by project. Your statistics are saved on your device. A week with three active days keeps your weekly streak going, and milestones mark your progress. No ads, and no account to create. Pattern PDFs and iCloud sync for projects and statistics are available as an in-app purchase.
Collecte MTL
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Collecte MTL tells you when to put out your garbage, recycling, food waste and more — for any address on the island of Montréal. Type an address (or use your current location) and get a clear, at-a-glance schedule for every collection stream in your sector, straight from the City of Montréal's open data. No account, no clutter, no guesswork. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • Every collection stream for your address: household garbage, recycling, food scraps, green/yard waste, organics and bulky/CRD items. • The next pickup date for each stream, plus a four-week calendar so you can see the whole month at a glance. • As-you-type address search covering the entire island — look up your home, a friend's place, or a rental in seconds. • Save several addresses and switch between home, work and family. • Nearest écocentres (drop-off centres) for everything that doesn't belong at the curb — with hours, accepted materials and directions. • Your borough at a glance: recovery-rate stats from the City's waste mass-balance data. • Full French and English, following your device language. COLLECTE MTL PREMIUM (optional) • Put-out reminders: a local notification the night before, so you never miss a collection. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing your next pickup dates. Collecte MTL Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, available as Premium Monthly (1 month) or Premium Yearly (1 year, with a 7-day free trial). Prices are shown in your local currency in the app and on this page. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Everything else in the app stays free. Privacy Policy: https://collectemtl.ca/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your saved addresses live on your device. Reminders are scheduled locally — nothing leaves your phone. An address is only sent to public geocoding services to find your collection sector; it is never linked to your identity and never sold. There is no account and no ad tracking. ABOUT THE DATA Schedules come from the City of Montréal's open dataset "Secteurs Info-collectes" (CC-BY 4.0), refreshed roughly monthly. Collecte MTL is an independent project and is NOT affiliated with or endorsed by the Ville de Montréal. Data is best-effort and not a live feed — holiday shifts and one-off changes may not be reflected. The legal source of truth is by-law 16-049. Questions or feedback? Visit collectemtl.ca/support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Simple row counter at 4 against Collecte MTL's 2. Simple row counter also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Simple row counter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Collecte MTL sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Simple row counter | Collecte MTL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume MAIN DE BOISSIERE | Sebastien Castiel |
In-app purchases
Simple row counter
- 7-day TrialFree
- Pattern PDFs & iCloud sync$14.99
Collecte MTL
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
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