How to Add a Tally Counter Widget to Your Android Home Screen

If you count something many times a day, such as glasses of water, reps, visitors or knitting rows, opening an app every time gets old fast. A home screen widget puts a + button one tap away. Many click counter apps don't have a real widget at all, which is the most common complaint in their reviews.

1. Add the widget

1. Long-press an empty spot on your home screen.
2. Tap Widgets.
3. Search for Countlet and drag the counter widget onto your home screen.
4. Resize it: one row shows a single counter, a taller widget shows several counters stacked.

2. Choose which counters appear

Open the counter you want and tap the pencil icon. Turn on Show on home screen widget. Counters you pin show first; any extra rows are filled with the counters you used most recently.

3. Count without opening the app

Tap + or − on the widget. The number changes right away and the tap is saved with the time, exactly as if you had counted in the app. Tap the counter's name to open the full app.

Tips

• Set a step (for example +10 for push-up sets) so each widget tap counts the right amount.
• Turn on daily reset for things you count per day, like water. The widget starts at zero each morning and your history stays.
• If a widget shows only a loading message after a phone restart, open the app once and it will refresh.

Does tapping the widget open the app?

No. + and − count right on the home screen. Only tapping the counter's name opens the app.

Is a widget tap saved to history?

Yes. Every widget tap is saved with the time, the same as a tap in the app.

Can the widget show more than one counter?

Yes. Make the widget taller and it stacks several counters, each with its own + and −.