Comparison

Tally vs Awake Assist

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

Awake Assist

This utility helps users stay alert by providing customizable timer intervals. It offers a vibrate-only mode for discreet use and supports Live Activities for convenient access without unlocking your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer intervals
  • Preset timer options
  • Vibrate-only mode
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Live Activities support
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Features: • Choose from our one of the several preset timer intervals, or enter a custom timer duration • Use the vibrate-only mode (or the companion Apple Watch app!) for discrete usage in class, meetings, etc. • With Live Activities enabled, you can use the app without having to unlock your phone.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Awake Assist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awake Assist at 100% against Tally's 61%. Awake Assist also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tally's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Awake Assist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Awake Assist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tally has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Awake Assist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update fortnightly, Awake Assist every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tally versus Awake Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyAwake Assist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseMatthew Harries

Customer experience

Tally

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

Awake Assist

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions1
  • Tally Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tally Pro - Lifetime$39.99
None

Awake Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Awake Assist free?
Awake Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Awake Assist?
Awake Assist is rated higher. Tally averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Awake Assist averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tally or Awake Assist have ads?
Neither Tally nor Awake Assist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Awake Assist?
Tally ships an update fortnightly, and Awake Assist every 7 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on November 1, 2026 and Awake Assist on November 4, 2026.

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