Comparison

Tally vs DOY

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

DOY

This app helps you track important upcoming events by counting down the days. It also provides the Day Of Year and sunrise/sunset times for each event based on your location.

Highlights
  • Countdown to user-defined events
  • Displays Day Of Year for events
  • Provides sunrise and sunset times
  • Location-based sunrise/sunset data
  • Inspired by military 'short timer' tapes
Features
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They say don't count the days, make the days count. Why not do both? 40 years ago, when I was serving in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, the PX sold tapes with tear-away numbers, allowing 'short timers' to countdown the days as they neared the end of their active duty service. Those tapes are the inspiration for DOY, which tracks the number of days until a user configurable set of events. As a bonus, for each upcoming event, DOY also provides the Day Of Year, and sunrise and sunset times based on your current longitude and latitude.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
DOY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tally at 4.7 against DOY's 3.0. Tally also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 2). DOY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support 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. DOY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tally holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tally has 1.8K ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of DOY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update fortnightly, DOY every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tally versus DOY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyDOY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseDaniel Hansen

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings1,774 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral17.0%
Negative22.3%

DOY

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions1
  • Tally Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • UnlockFree
  • Tally Pro - Lifetime$39.99
None

DOY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DOY free?
DOY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tally or DOY?
Tally is rated higher. Tally averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while DOY averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tally or DOY have ads?
Neither Tally nor DOY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or DOY?
Tally ships an update fortnightly, and DOY every 4 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 21, 2026 and DOY on October 3, 2026.

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