Comparison

Tally vs Simple Counter Application

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

Simple Counter Application

This free utility app allows you to create and manage multiple digital counters for various tracking needs. It features a user-friendly interface with large buttons for easy incrementing and decrementing, supports both positive and negative counts, and offers project organization with sub-projects and pinning for quick access. Enjoy a clean experience with no annoying sounds or full-screen ads.

Highlights
  • Multiple digital counters
  • Positive and negative counts
  • Project and sub-project organization
  • Pin favorite projects
  • Stopwatch feature
  • Dark mode
Features
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____ COUNTING APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE COUNTERS ____ Simple Counter and Counts Tool is your new free tracker or count things app. Our main focus was to make a counter app easy to use with a simple and intuitive interface. ____ MAIN FEATURES OF SIMPLE COUNTER AND COUNTS APP ____ Here's a list of the advantages of this counting application: - Stopwatch feature on the counter page - Handle positive or negative counts - User friendly and intuitive interface - Increment and decrement 1 by 1 or X by X - No annoying Sounds - No annoying full screen ads video - BIG +/- buttons to smash - Set and save an unlimited number of counts - Have multiple counters ordered under projects - Have multiple sub-projects for each project - Pin your favorite projects for quick access - Digital counter - Dark mode Do you need a day counter app, a km counter app, a calorie counter, a lap counter app or to count steps, count clicks, count sheep, points, events, habits or anything else... this new counter app will be your new tool to count everything and anything! ____STAY IN TOUCH GUYS____ It would be great to hear your suggestions and feedback on this counting application, so feel free to share your thoughts. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Simple Counter Application4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tally at 4.7 against Simple Counter Application's 1.0. Tally also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Simple Counter Application's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Simple Counter Application 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tally has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Tally's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Counter Application's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update fortnightly, Simple Counter Application monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tally versus Simple Counter Application: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallySimple Counter Application
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.58.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseSylvain Huon

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings1,774 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative22.6%

Simple Counter Application

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Simple Counter Application

One-time1
  • Premium version$0.99

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Counter Application free?
Simple Counter Application is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Simple Counter Application?
Tally is rated higher. Tally averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Simple Counter Application averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tally or Simple Counter Application have ads?
Neither Tally nor Simple Counter Application shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Simple Counter Application?
Tally ships an update fortnightly, and Simple Counter Application monthly. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 15, 2026 and Simple Counter Application on October 4, 2026.

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