Comparison

CountRods 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

CountRods

Quickly count stacks of solid-face bars, rebars, and rods using your mobile device. Simply photograph the stack and let advanced computer vision technology do the counting. Easily verify and adjust counts for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Automated rod counting via photo
  • Computer vision technology
  • Number tagging for verification
  • Manual count adjustment
  • Custom counting template creation
  • Machine Learning identification
Features
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Now you can count stacks of solid-face bars, rebars and rods quickly from your mobile device. Simply open the CountRods app, take a photo of the stack you would like to count and press the “Count” button. Using advanced computer vision technology, CountRods tags each counted rod 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 rods 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 rods you would like to count per photo. The CountRods app uses Machine Learning technology to identify and count rods. If the images of your rods 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 rods 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

CountRods4 screens
CountThings By Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CountThings By Camera at 4.8 against CountRods's 1.0. CountThings By Camera also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 1). CountRods's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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. CountThings By Camera sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. CountRods asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountThings By Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CountThings By Camera has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountRods ships an update every 2 weeks, CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CountRods versus CountThings By Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountRodsCountThings By Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.5% of reviews
Number of ratings132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic Ventures, Inc.长松 孙

Customer experience

CountRods

All ratings1 ratings
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

CountRods

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 CountRods free?
CountRods 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, CountRods or CountThings By Camera?
CountThings By Camera is rated higher. CountRods averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CountThings By Camera averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do CountRods or CountThings By Camera have ads?
Neither CountRods nor CountThings By Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountRods or CountThings By Camera?
CountRods ships an update every 2 weeks, and CountThings By Camera every 5 weeks. Most recently, CountRods was updated on August 16, 2026 and CountThings By Camera on September 23, 2026.

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