Comparison

Tally vs Counter≜

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

Counter≜

Easily track anything with this user-friendly counting app. It offers customizable sound and vibration feedback, with spoken updates at set intervals. Save, share, and resume your counts seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Save counted records
  • Share saved records
  • Vibrates every count
  • Sound notification on click
  • Speaks every 25 counts
  • Count up and down
  • Resume count after closing app
  • Cross-device counting (phone/watch)
Features
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This application lets you keep track anything. It has user-friendly design easy to use. I gives sound and vibration notification also gives talks every 25 count. Features: - You can save the counted records - You can share the saved counter records - It vibrates every count - It gives sound ever sound as click - It speaks every 25 count - You can count down and up - It save last counted number even you close the app - You can start count on your phone and continue on your watch or vise versa

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Counter≜4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counter≜ at none against Tally's 3. Counter≜ also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.5). Tally's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Counter≜ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tally against 4.6 for Counter≜. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Tally's written reviews are positive against 65% of Counter≜'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update fortnightly, Counter≜ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tally versus Counter≜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyCounter≜
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better4.6 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K2.5K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.512.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseUniCom Technology

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings1,743 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral16.8%
Negative22.7%

Counter≜

All ratings2,548 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative25.2%

Bugs and requests

Tally

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Counter≜

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard covers save button on small screens
  • Counter resets when app is minimized on watch
  • Buttons not accessible in horizontal iPad mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to count with volume buttons
  • Implement 10,000+ counting
  • Allow multiple counters and naming of counters
  • Add confirmation prompt before clearing counter

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tally

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

Counter≜

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counter≜ free?
Counter≜ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Counter≜?
Tally is rated higher. Tally averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Counter≜ averages 4.6 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Tally or Counter≜ have ads?
Counter≜ shows ads; Tally does not.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Counter≜?
Tally ships an update fortnightly, and Counter≜ every 8 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on September 23, 2026 and Counter≜ on September 22, 2026.

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