We analyzed 49 negative reviews from the top 5 Competition Counter apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
20% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The app asked me if I was enjoying the app FIVE times before I even counted to 20 on the counter. That is insane."
"I really needed this app to help me with counting my guest list a very simple task and it repeatedly interrupts my counting begging for a rating or asking to go premium and it is beyond irritating every 5 counts to be interrupted"
24% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"It claimed to have an Apple Watch app but one never installed. Didn't get a response from the creators."
"I specifically only got this app to count things on my watch and it doesn't work on the watch"
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"You can only add three counters, and if you want more, you need to pay $30! BRUH"
"3 counters is all ya get! Rude. After that, u pay 30$/year! That's…. 3 dollars a month. If you ask me, that's a lot of money"
8% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I was using this app to count an online set for a world championship kettlebell sport event. A few minutes in, an ad popped up. I couldn't get it off-screen and back to counting."
"Noisy pop-up ads interrupt your counting and you're forced to wait through them. Useless"
10% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This app looks cool and works but it's missing something VERY important: the ability to have more than one tally going."
"Only one counter, button on screen erases tally without user confirmation."
16% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"It does not support haptic feedback which is important when you are not looking at your device. The UI is also pretty old, it doesn't have the look and feel of modern apps."
"The buttons to count are small and in a unique position on the screen. The app works well. It is not suited for rapid counting or counting with one hand without looking."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Apps slow down significantly after reaching certain count thresholds, with delays of 5+ seconds between taps
"We were using it during a road trip and once it got to about 30 it took about 5 seconds for it to register. I tried force quitting and resetting and neither made it quick again"
Counter buttons are too small or awkwardly positioned, making rapid or eyes-free counting difficult
"The buttons to count are small and in a unique position on the screen. The app works well. It is not suited for rapid counting or counting with one hand without looking."
Apps haven't been updated in years, don't support modern iOS/watchOS, and advertised features don't work
"Would be five plus stars because it works above and beyond what I need it for. But it doesn't work on my watch because it hasn't been updated in 4 years."
Delayed or inconsistent click sounds make it impossible to count without looking at screen
"Click sound has too much latency (delay) and is irregular after multiple fast presses. This is a problem because: If you are tallying anything that requires consistent visual attention you can't watch the screen to make sure you haven't lost a count"
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