Comparison

AVPlayer for iPad vs Counter

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

Head to head
About

AVPlayer for iPad

Play virtually any video file on your iPad with this versatile media player. It supports a wide range of formats, offers advanced playback controls, and allows easy video syncing via Wi-Fi or iTunes. Organize your library with folders, favorites, and sorting options.

Highlights
  • Plays all video formats
  • Wi-Fi and iTunes syncing
  • Folder management
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Subtitle and audio track support
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
Features
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AVPlayer for iPad – convenient and easy solution for playing most video formats on your iPad • Main Features: - Built-in search - Syncing videos via iTunes or Wi-Fi - Creating folders, moving, deleting, renaming videos - Sort by name, date, type - Favorites - Support Split View and Picture in Picture (only for mp4, mov, m4v) • Video Player: - Support audio codec Dolby (AC3, E-AC3) - Hardware acceleration H.264 - Support various video formats: mp4, mov, m4v, avi, wmv, rmvb, flv, f4v, mkv, dat, vob, mts, mpg, 3gp, m2ts, asf, mpeg4, ts, rm - Aspect ratio: default, 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, 16:10, 2.21:1 - AirPlay and TV Out - Support built-in and external subtitles - Support built-in audio tracks - Support gestures - Playback speed: 0.5X to 2.0X - Ability to set brightness, contrast and saturation - Move to next/previous video - Saving position of playback • Wi-Fi: - Web server for syncing videos via Wi-Fi - Saving videos from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk, FTP, WebDAV, UPnP • Settings: - Protecting your videos with a passcode or Touch ID

About

Counter

This utility app allows users to easily track numerical counts. It supports counting both up and down in various increments and offers a simple reset function for flexible usage.

Highlights
  • Count up and down
  • Customizable increments
  • Easy reset function
  • Simple user interface
  • Flexible usage
Features
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If you are looking for an app to count up numbers, then you have stumbled in the right place. This app offers a very simple utility, you can count up in different increments both up and down, and you can easily reset your current count which allows for flexible usage.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Counter at Free against AVPlayer for iPad's $0.49. AVPlayer for iPad's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Counter is free to download; AVPlayer for iPad costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AVPlayer for iPad against 5.0 for Counter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVPlayer for iPad ships an update every 2 weeks, Counter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AVPlayer for iPad versus Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVPlayer for iPadCounter
Price$0.49Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergej KachaloGaming Development LTD

In-app purchases

None

AVPlayer for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AVPlayer for iPad free?
AVPlayer for iPad costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Counter free?
Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AVPlayer for iPad or Counter?
AVPlayer for iPad and Counter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do AVPlayer for iPad or Counter have ads?
Neither AVPlayer for iPad nor Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVPlayer for iPad or Counter?
AVPlayer for iPad ships an update every 2 weeks, and Counter every 3 months. Most recently, AVPlayer for iPad was updated on November 1, 2026 and Counter on October 31, 2026.

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