Comparison

Tally vs X Progress

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

X Progress

Track progress for any event, from daily to custom intervals. Set reminders, add notes, and utilize auto-repeat. View progress on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Apple Watch with customizable themes and widgets. Share progress with friends using Zen Mode and SharePlay.

Highlights
  • Customizable event tracking (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Zen Mode with SharePlay integration
  • Multiple designer themes
  • iCloud syncing across devices
  • iPad optimized with Split View
Features
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Time passes quietly. X Progress makes it visible. Count down to a trip. Count up from a memory. Watch a semester, a project, a year, or any chapter of life - fill in. X Progress turns the moments that matter into beautiful, living progress you can understand at a glance. SEE TIME YOUR WAY • Track one-day moments, longer periods, repeating events, and the built-in progress of the year, month, week, and day. • Show days passed, days left, or a percentage. Count up, count down, or let Auto change direction as time moves. • Add all-day or timed dates, alerts, notes, and photos. • Organize with tags, search, pinned events, Archive, and a Hidden tab protected by Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. MAKE EVERY EVENT YOURS • Choose from 40+ designer themes, from quiet gradients and pixel art to animated worlds. • Use Photo Theme Studio to turn a photo or Live Photo into your own theme. • Customize backgrounds, subject cutouts, colors, gradients, fonts, text layouts, and motion. • Keep important events visible with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets or Apple Watch complications. COUNT DOWN TOGETHER • Invite friends and family to view or edit an event. Changes stay synchronized through iCloud, with shared activity collected in one place. • Share any event as a photo, Live Photo, video, Instagram Story, or sticker. • Use ZEN with SharePlay to focus on a moment together over FaceTime. CREATE IN LESS TIME • With Smart Create, describe an event in a sentence, or share a photo to X Progress, and review the completed event before saving. • Ask Siri to create an event or check its progress. ON EVERY SCREEN X Progress works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. iCloud keeps your events, photo themes, and notes in sync across devices. You’ll also find Date Gap for measuring the exact time between two dates, a calendar, public holiday events, reminders, search, and accessibility support for VoiceOver. Start free. X Progress Unlimited unlocks the complete designer theme gallery. Smart Create requires a compatible device with Apple Intelligence. Availability may vary by language and region. Terms of Use: https://www.roczhang.com/x-progress/terms_and_conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://www.roczhang.com/x-progress/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
X Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tally at fortnightly against X Progress's every 2 months. Tally also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 87). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 X Progress sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tally against 4.7 for X Progress. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tally has 1.8K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Tally's written reviews are positive against 59% of X Progress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update fortnightly, X Progress every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tally versus X Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyX Progress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings)4.7 (87 ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews — better59.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better87
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile Tortoise鹏 张

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings1,761 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral16.8%
Negative22.7%

X Progress

All ratings87 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral25.6%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tally

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

X Progress

Subscriptions1
  • X Progress Unlimited Monthly3 Days trial$0.491 Month
One-time9
  • Turtle Theme$0.99
  • WuFan Theme$0.99
  • Snail Theme$0.99
Show 6 more
  • The Color of Time Theme$0.99
  • NUONUO Theme$0.99
  • Full Moon Theme$0.99
  • Expedition Theme$0.99
  • Toby Likes Bone Theme$0.99
  • X Progress Unlimited Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is X Progress free?
X Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or X Progress?
Tally and X Progress are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.8K and 87 ratings respectively.
Do Tally or X Progress have ads?
Neither Tally nor X Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or X Progress?
Tally ships an update fortnightly, and X Progress every 2 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on September 28, 2026 and X Progress on September 24, 2026.

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