# Tally vs LCTO

The clearest difference is price: LCTO at Free against Tally's $4.99. LCTO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Tally's advantage is chart position (#97 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.

LCTO is free to download; Tally costs $4.99 up front. Tally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LCTO asks for nothing beyond the download.

Tally ships an update every 3 months, LCTO every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tally | LCTO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[3.8 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tally/id872546286/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **5** | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | **#97** | — |
| Size | 23 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lemonskin](https://appshunter.io/developer/490223935) | [Thomas Perez](https://appshunter.io/developer/1755278165) |

## What reviewers say

### Tally

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tally/id872546286)

**Currently charting:** #97 Top Paid · Shopping (US App Store)

This shopping assistant helps you create product lists, either manually or by scanning barcodes. It also verifies your supermarket receipts to catch pricing errors and ensure you pay the correct amount.

**Highlights:** Create shopping lists, Scan product barcodes, Verify supermarket receipts, Track pricing errors, Manage product database, Add disabled items to lists

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| full version | $1.99 | one-time |


### LCTO

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lcto-14/id6505127388)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tally free?

Tally costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is LCTO free?

LCTO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Tally or LCTO have ads?

Neither Tally nor LCTO shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Tally or LCTO?

Tally ships an update every 3 months, and LCTO every 10 days. Most recently, Tally was updated on November 1, 2026 and LCTO on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*