Tally Counter

Tally Counter keeps several counters at once, each with its own name and its own step size. One counter is rarely enough: the moment somebody counts anything real they need a second one to count against it — stock in and stock out, cars and lorries, yes and no, people in and people out.

Totals are saved in this browser as they change, so closing the tab halfway through a count does not lose it. That is the difference between a counter you can trust with a real job and one you have to babysit. The totals belong to this browser on this device and are never sent anywhere, so they are gone if you clear site data, and they will not appear on another device.

Each counter has its own step, which is what makes it useful beyond counting by one. Set it to five for a stocktake in boxes of five, or to twelve for dozens, and every press adds that amount. The counters can be renamed to whatever you are actually counting, which matters more than it sounds when you come back to three counters an hour later.

• Up to eight named counters at once
• A step size per counter, for counting in fives, dozens or anything else
• Totals saved as they change, surviving a closed tab
• Subtract as well as add, for counting both directions
• Reset one counter or all of them
• Copy every total as text in one press
• Large touch targets, usable one-handed on a phone
• Nothing uploaded, so the counts stay on your device

The tally counter is used by writers, developers, students, marketers and anyone else who needs the job done once without installing software. Common cases include:

• Counting stock during a stocktake
• Keeping score in a game
• Counting people through a door
• Tallying survey answers on paper
• Counting laps, reps or sets during exercise