Swift Timer vs Tally Marks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Swift time setting dial
- Start offset option
- Variety of alert sounds
- Intuitive swipe control
- Precise timing for seconds to hours
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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.
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.
- Tap to add tally marks
- Long press to subtract
- Swipe to delete tallies
- Ad-free experience
- Offline functionality
- Visually appealing notebook interface
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tally Marks asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Swift Timer | Tally Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodlearth Ltd. | Bruce Rottgers |
Customer experience
Swift Timer
Tally Marks
In-app purchases
Swift Timer
- Remove adverts.$0.99
Tally Marks
No in-app purchases









