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Tally

Tally counter for iPhone
Coming soon

Tally is a tally counter and clicker app for iPhone. Four drums behind glass, one big key and a goal knob that rings a chord. Press it and a drum falls.

Tally is the counter a doorman clicks at the door, a knitter keeps by the needles, a coach holds on the touchline. CLICK adds one. UNDO takes it back. RESET drops every drum to zero.

There are no lists, no history and nothing to sign in to. A counter is a thing you hold, so that is all Tally is.

Count people at the door, laps and reps, knitting and crochet rows, stock on a shelf, points in a game, tasbih and dhikr: one tap, plus one.

Tally, tally counter for iphone, seen from the front at an angle
Tally from the back
A drum that falls

A drum that falls

Every press drops a shutter behind the glass. It strikes, bounces and settles in 190 milliseconds, and carries roll from right to left, so 0099 turns into 0100 the way a mechanical counter does.
A goal that rings

A goal that rings

Turn GOAL to 10, 50 or 100. Its lamps light up to the mark, and every time you reach it you hear a soft chord and feel a double tap in your hand.
Counts from the Home Screen

Counts from the Home Screen

Widgets in every size, with keys that really press. Count without opening the app, even from the Lock Screen.

Specifications

Display
Four printed drums, 0000 to 9999
Widgets
Small, medium, large and Lock Screen, with working keys
Sound and haptics
A recorded click, a chord at the goal, a tap on every press
Languages
34, including the labels on the body
Privacy
No account, no tracking, nothing leaves the phone
Requires
iPhone with iOS 18 or later

Questions

How much will Tally cost?

$2.99 on the App Store, adjusted a little by country. One purchase: no subscription, no ads, no account.

Does Tally work offline?

Yes. Tally never connects to the internet. The count stays on your iPhone, and nothing leaves it.

Can I count from the Lock Screen or Home Screen?

Yes. Tally has small, medium and large Home Screen widgets and a Lock Screen widget with working CLICK, UNDO and RESET keys. The widget and the app always show the same number.

Can I set a goal?

Turn the GOAL knob to 10, 50 or 100. The lamps fill as you get closer, and at every multiple you hear a soft chord and feel a double tap.

What can I count with Tally?

Anything you count one at a time: people at an entrance, laps, reps and sets, knitting and crochet rows, stock, points in a game, prayers on a tasbih. It counts to 9999, and UNDO takes back a slip.

Which iPhone do I need?

Any iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Tally comes in 34 languages, including the labels printed on the body.

Does Tally exist as a physical device?

Not yet. Tally is a concept made as a digital object: designed and engineered like a real counter, but it exists only on your iPhone. If you make hardware and would like to produce it in commercial quantities, we are open to collaboration: hello@objectism.app.

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