Comparison

CountPipes vs CountThings By Camera

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

Head to head
About

CountPipes

Quickly count stacks of hollow pipes and tubes using your mobile device. The app employs advanced computer vision and machine learning to tag each counted pipe, allowing for easy verification and documentation. Adjust counts as needed for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Automated pipe counting via photos
  • Computer vision technology
  • Machine learning for identification
  • Manual count adjustment
  • Custom counting template creation
  • Business plans for higher limits
Features
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Now you can count stacks of hollow pipes and tubes quickly from your mobile device. Simply open the CountPipes app, take a photo of the stack you would like to count and press the “Count” button. Using advanced computer vision technology, CountPipes tags each counted pipe with a number so you can easily verify and document the results. Mistakes are easy to fix. Just review the count and adjust the tags to ensure accuracy. Get the app for free and start counting up to 10 pipes per photo to see how it works. When you are ready to use the app for your business, create an account within the app and select a plan based on the number of pipes you would like to count per photo. The CountPipes app uses Machine Learning technology to identify and count pipes. If the images of your pipes differ from the images the app was "trained" to recognize, we will need to craft a Counting Template specifically for you. In order to proceed, send us some sample images of pipes you would like to count. Contact us for a custom demo with your photos plus a 14-day free trial.

About

CountThings By Camera

This app uses AI and computer vision to automatically count items in photos. It offers a vast template library, supports both new photos and existing albums, and provides manual correction for accuracy. It can count various items simultaneously, even in complex backgrounds.

Highlights
  • AI-powered item counting
  • Extensive template library
  • Photo and album input
  • Area selection for accuracy
  • Manual correction
  • History records
  • Multi-item and multi-class statistics
Features
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【Introduction】 The precise point camera uses artificial intelligence combined with mobile apps, integrates computer vision capabilities into the mobile phone, can perform artificial intelligence analysis on the picture, and calculate the number of items in the picture. Compared with traditional image recognition, it has many advantages. 【Function】 1. Provide a constantly updated template library, users can select templates that meet their own requirements for statistics through the template library. 2. Provide two identification methods: taking pictures and selecting from albums 3. Provide area circle selection function to identify more accurately and quickly 4. Provide manual correction function, you can manually correct the results 5. Provide a history record function, you can save the results for later viewing 6. Provide a variety of items at the same time statistics function. 【Features/Advantages】 1. There is no requirement for the background of the picture. Traditional image recognition has very strict requirements on the background of the picture, and it can only be recognized under the background of a solid color. The precision point camera adopts a new generation of artificial intelligence counting, and there is no requirement for the background of the picture. 2. It has strong interference to the debris pit in the picture, the target object can be easily identified in the complex picture, and has a strong filtering effect on other debris interference. 3. There is no requirement for the size of the object, and items of various sizes can be counted, and there will be no wrong statistics due to size differences 4. Multi-class statistics, you can count a variety of classified items at one time, and calculate the number of each classified item. 5. Accurate statistics on complex items of various forms, and can count items with various forms, such as complex items such as people, can also be accurately counted. 6. Multi-classified nuanced statistics. It is possible to perform classification statistics on two very similar items, such as whether the medicine is defective. 【Currently supported items】 1. Agriculture and forestry: rice, red beans, black beans, soybeans, logs, Arabidopsis, peas 2. Breeding: small river shrimp, various sizes of fry, shrimp fry, fish eggs 3. Construction: steel bars, steel pipes 4. Biomedicine: bacterial colonies, cells 5. Society: people, bamboo sticks 6. More items are being supported, and you can also put forward your own needs in the software if necessary.

Screenshots

CountPipes4 screens
CountThings By Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CountThings By Camera at 81% against CountPipes's 0%. CountThings By Camera also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (32 vs 3). CountPipes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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. CountThings By Camera sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. CountPipes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountThings By Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CountThings By Camera has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CountPipes's written reviews are positive against 81% of CountThings By Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountPipes ships an update every 2 weeks, CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CountPipes versus CountThings By Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountPipesCountThings By Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings332 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic Ventures, Inc.长松 孙

Customer experience

CountPipes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CountThings By Camera

All ratings32 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

None

CountPipes

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

CountThings By Camera

One-time11
  • 10 times card$0.99
  • day card$1.99
  • 100 times card$4.99
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  • monthly card(30 times per day)$4.99
  • month card(100 times per day)$5.99
  • annual card(30 times per day)$14.99
  • month card(300 times per day)$19.99
  • 1000 times card$29.99
  • annual card(100 times per day)$29.99
  • monthly card$29.99
  • annual card(300 times per day)$79.99

Questions

Is CountPipes free?
CountPipes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CountThings By Camera free?
CountThings By Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CountPipes or CountThings By Camera?
CountThings By Camera is rated higher. CountPipes averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CountThings By Camera averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do CountPipes or CountThings By Camera have ads?
Neither CountPipes nor CountThings By Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountPipes or CountThings By Camera?
CountPipes ships an update every 2 weeks, and CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. Most recently, CountPipes was updated on September 9, 2026 and CountThings By Camera on September 23, 2026.

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