Comparison

Counter for Watch vs Counter≜

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

Head to head
About

Counter for Watch

Easily count anything directly from your wrist. Tap to increment your count and undo mistakes with a simple gesture. Perfect for tracking items, people, or any quantifiable data.

Highlights
  • Tap to count
  • Undo last count
  • Track anything
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Simple interface
Features
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A simple counter app for Apple Watch. Use it for golf strokes, knitting rows, headcounts, workout reps, fish caught, and anything else you want to tally quickly. Just tap the large button to count. You can also undo a count or clear the current counter. Customize each counter with a title and color. Switch between counters with a swipe. Save the current value and review it later with the date, time, and a note. Once you purchase Counter Plus, you can add counters and save records without limits. Counter supports complications and Smart Stack, so you can show counters on your watch face. Haptic feedback and Double Tap are also supported. Double Tap lets you count by lightly tapping your index finger and thumb together twice. Haptic feedback and Double Tap can be turned off in settings. Note: Counter requires watchOS 10 or later on Apple Watch. Double Tap is available on supported devices with watchOS 11 or later. Terms of Use: https://apps.mishimadesign.com/counter/legal.html#terms-en

About

Counter≜

Easily track anything with this user-friendly counting app. It offers customizable sound and vibration feedback, with spoken updates at set intervals. Save, share, and resume your counts seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Save counted records
  • Share saved records
  • Vibrates every count
  • Sound notification on click
  • Speaks every 25 counts
  • Count up and down
  • Resume count after closing app
  • Cross-device counting (phone/watch)
Features
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This application lets you keep track anything. It has user-friendly design easy to use. I gives sound and vibration notification also gives talks every 25 count. Features: - You can save the counted records - You can share the saved counter records - It vibrates every count - It gives sound ever sound as click - It speaks every 25 count - You can count down and up - It save last counted number even you close the app - You can start count on your phone and continue on your watch or vise versa

Screenshots

Counter for Watch4 screens
Counter≜4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Counter≜ at 4.6 against Counter for Watch's 4.1. Counter≜ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 23). Counter for Watch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On price and review sentiment 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. Counter for Watch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counter≜ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Counter≜ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter≜ has 2.7K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Counter for Watch's written reviews are positive against 65% of Counter≜'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter for Watch ships an update every 3 days, Counter≜ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Counter for Watch versus Counter≜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounter for WatchCounter≜
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (23 ratings)4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better64.6% of reviews
Number of ratings232.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMishima DesignUniCom Technology

Customer experience

Counter for Watch

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.2%

Counter≜

All ratings2,548 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative25.6%

Bugs and requests

Counter for Watch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Counter≜

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard covers save button on small screens
  • Counter resets when app is minimized on watch
  • Buttons not accessible in horizontal iPad mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to count with volume buttons
  • Implement 10,000+ counting
  • Allow multiple counters and naming of counters
  • Add confirmation prompt before clearing counter

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Counter for Watch

One-time1
  • Counter Plus$5.99
None

Counter≜

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counter for Watch free?
Counter for Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counter≜ free?
Counter≜ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counter for Watch or Counter≜?
Counter≜ is rated higher. Counter for Watch averages 4.1 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Counter≜ averages 4.6 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Counter for Watch or Counter≜ have ads?
Counter≜ shows ads; Counter for Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, Counter for Watch or Counter≜?
Counter for Watch ships an update every 3 days, and Counter≜ every 8 months. Most recently, Counter for Watch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Counter≜ on November 6, 2026.

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