Digital Counter
A large, high-contrast digital readout. Press the full-screen button and it becomes a display board readable across a room.
Other counters
This is the software version of the handheld electronic counters sold for stocktaking and door counts — the ones with a small LED readout and a chunky button. The difference is the display: a phone or laptop screen is far larger than any handheld unit, so the number can be read from across a room rather than at arm's length.
Using it as a display board
Full screen turns the page into a dedicated readout with nothing else on it — no browser chrome, no page furniture, just the number filling the screen. On a laptop, a tablet propped on a counter, or a TV with a browser, that's a live tally board that a room full of people can read.
The dark background is the default here for a reason: on a large screen a white background at full brightness is genuinely uncomfortable to look at for a long stretch, and a light number on a dark field stays legible at a distance without the glare.
Mechanical, electronic, and this
| Type | Reset | Reads at distance | Keeps count when off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical clicker | Thumbwheel | No — small dial | Yes |
| Handheld electronic | Button | No — small LED | Until the battery dies |
| Phone screen | One tap | A few metres | Yes |
| Full screen on a monitor | One tap | Across a room | Yes |
What a digital counter can do that a mechanical one can't
- Count down as well as up, and step by any amount rather than one
- Stop at a set maximum instead of rolling past it
- Undo a mis-click rather than forcing a full restart
- Run several independent counters at once on the same screen
- Survive being closed — the total is still there tomorrow
Questions people ask
How large does the number get?
It scales with the screen — in full screen on a monitor it fills most of the display, which is readable from across a normal room.
Can I change the colours?
Yes, twelve background colours under Settings, each with a matching high-contrast number colour.
Can it count down?
Yes — the countdown counter starts at your maximum and works down to zero.