Comparison

Swift Timer vs Tally Marks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Swift Timer

This utility app offers a unique dial for quickly setting timers from seconds to hours with a single swipe. It includes a 'start offset' feature, allowing you to set the duration after initially touching the icon, ideal for precise timing. Choose from a variety of alert sounds to suit your needs.

Highlights
  • Swift time setting dial
  • Start offset option
  • Variety of alert sounds
  • Intuitive swipe control
  • Precise timing for seconds to hours
Features
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Fast and fun timer. Swift time setting dial This timer app features a unique swift time setting dial to rapidly set the duration from seconds to hours in just one swipe round. Start offset option A counter is started when you first touch the Swift Timer icon. You can leisurely set the duration required and touch the counter. It is then as if you started the timer when you touched the Swift Time icon. This is great for when every second counts such as timing an egg! There are many great sounds to choose from from gentle, like a Tibetan bell, for meditation to a beeping alarm clock for instant attention.

About

Tally Marks

This app provides a simple and intuitive way to count items, mimicking the familiar method of tally marks on paper. It offers a visually pleasing interface for tracking various counts without the clutter of traditional number-based counters. Enjoy an ad-free experience that works offline.

Highlights
  • Tap to add tally marks
  • Long press to subtract
  • Swipe to delete tallies
  • Ad-free experience
  • Offline functionality
  • Visually appealing notebook interface
Features
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Tally Marks counts the way you do on paper: four strokes, a line through, on a notebook page. Tap to add a mark, long press to subtract, swipe to delete. WHY TALLY MARKS Counting in a notes app means typing and retyping numbers. Most counter apps overcomplicate it. Tally Marks is faster and nicer to look at: hand-drawn strokes filling a page, so you see your count grow instead of just reading a number. MADE TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • One quick tap to count • As many tallies on the page as you need • Ad-free, no tracking, works offline WHAT YOU CAN COUNT Coffees, habit streaks, pull-ups, laps, glasses of water — anything worth keeping score of.

Screenshots

Swift Timer2 screens
Tally Marks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally Marks at none against Swift Timer's 1. Tally Marks also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). Swift Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tally Marks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, Tally Marks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Swift Timer versus Tally Marks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift TimerTally Marks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoodlearth Ltd.Bruce Rottgers

Customer experience

Swift Timer

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tally Marks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Swift Timer

One-time1
  • Remove adverts.$0.99
None

Tally Marks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift Timer free?
Swift Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tally Marks free?
Tally Marks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swift Timer or Tally Marks have ads?
Neither Swift Timer nor Tally Marks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swift Timer or Tally Marks?
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, and Tally Marks fortnightly. Most recently, Swift Timer was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tally Marks on October 25, 2026.

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