Comparison

Tally vs Counters 2

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

Head to head
About

Tally

Easily track any count with intuitive gesture controls. Perfect for scorekeeping, habit tracking, or monitoring event attendance. Offers customizable feedback and widget support for quick updates.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based counting
  • Unlimited tallies
  • Count up/down with custom steps
  • Set progress targets
  • Event tracking histories
  • Widgets and Live Activities
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Tally is the quick, easy way to keep track of any counts, from habit tracking and fitness, to scorekeeping, inventory, and attendance. Tally’s gesture-based interface keeps your eyes free while counting. ## COMMON USES ## * Scorekeeping - Board games or out on the pitch! * Habit Tracking - Keep up with your exercise, coffee intake, medications, whatever! Daily, weekly, monthly reset options. * Event Attendance * Inventory ## FEATURES ## * Easy gesture support. Tap to count up, swipe down to count down * Unlimited tallies * Quick tally set creation with natural language, just describe your set like "Score a game with Jim, Jill, and Jenn" * Each tally can count up or down and have a “step” increment -- to count by twos, fives, tens * Set targets on tallies to track progress * Create decimal (0.00) tallies * Event tracking histories for all tally changes * Configure daily, weekly, monthly resets * Visual, audio, and haptic feedback for counts * Quick reset to starting values for individual tallies or whole tally sets * Adjustment options to add, subtract, or set tallies to arbitrary values – great for scoring games with varied score values * Widgets! Add, subtract, or keep up with your favorite tallies and tally sets right on your Home or Lock Screen * Live Activities. Pin a tally set to your Lock Screen with Live Activity support * Shortcuts support. Extensive support for automation. Add to, subtract from, or reset counts–even create and query tallies and tally sets * Use Tally on your Apple Watch for easy updates on the go * Sync with iCloud across devices ## TALLY PRO ## Tally is always free to use, but you can get more out of Tally with a Tally Pro: * Tally for Apple Watch! * Unlimited tally sets * Customize accent colors and app icons * Choose alternate sound effects * Advanced automation with Shortcuts Tally Pro is available as a reasonable annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy

About

Counters 2

Track personal goals and objectives with customizable counters. Visualize progress over time with insightful graphs and easily correct past entries. Ideal for monitoring habits, achievements, or any quantifiable activity.

Highlights
  • Create custom counters with icons
  • Define targets and tracking periods
  • Visualize progress with graphs
  • Edit past entries
  • Real-time recalculations
Features
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Counters let you track everything that is important to you, and see how you respect your objectives and goals over time ! - Create your own counters with nice icons - Define your targets (or not) - Define a tracking period (day, week, month) - Exclusive : See how you perform over time with nice graphs - Exclusive : Change old values in case of errors or forgetting Examples : - Eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables per day - Do not smoke more than 3 cigarettes a day - Go twice a week at the swimming pool - Track my kids sickness - Count my sport achievements - Etc. You can modify your counters and everything is recalculated in real time ! And most important : see how you respect your objectives over time, only this app let you track that ! New improvements soon : iCloud sync, Apple watch app, ... Stay tuned!

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Counters 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tally at 4.7 against Counters 2's 2.6. Tally also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 7). Counters 2's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Tally sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Counters 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tally holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tally has 1.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Tally's written reviews are positive against 53% of Counters 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update fortnightly, Counters 2 every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tally versus Counters 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyCounters 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better2.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseBegoodi

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings1,761 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative22.6%

Counters 2

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral18.6%
Negative27.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions1
  • Tally Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • UnlockFree
  • Tally Pro - Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Counters 2

One-time1
  • unlimited counters$1.99

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counters 2 free?
Counters 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Counters 2?
Tally is rated higher. Tally averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Counters 2 averages 2.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Tally or Counters 2 have ads?
Neither Tally nor Counters 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Counters 2?
Tally ships an update fortnightly, and Counters 2 every 20 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 1, 2026 and Counters 2 on September 29, 2026.

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