Prayer Counter
Tap once for each bead. The counter shows which prayer you are on, so you can pray without keeping count in your head. It works as a rosary counter, a mala counter, or a counter for any prayer beads.
Chart: totals per day
Settings: sounds and options
History: last 50 sessions
No sessions yet. A session is saved here when you press Reset or switch to another count.
How to use the prayer counter
Choose Rosary, Mala 108 or Custom at the top, then tap the large area (or press Space) once for each prayer or bead. The number in the circle is the count within the current prayer, and the line below it tells you where you are, for example Decade 3 of 5 and Hail Mary 7 of 10. When a prayer is finished, the next one is shown underneath.
− takes back the last count, even across the end of a decade. Reset saves the session to the history and starts again, and it can be undone. Taps are silent by default; the settings let you add a click sound.
For dhikr with a tasbih, the tasbih counter steps through SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar.
Share link copies a link to your setup (Rosary with its options, Mala 108 or your custom count), without your counts or history; opening it starts a new session, which can be undone. Chart: totals per day shows how much you counted on each of the last 14 days.
The rosary, mala and custom counts
Rosary follows the usual order of the beads. First the introductory prayers: the Apostles' Creed, an Our Father, three Hail Marys and a Glory Be. Then five decades, each with an Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Glory Be. In the settings you can add the Fatima Prayer after each decade and the Hail, Holy Queen at the end, since many people pray them. The counter shows the names of the prayers only, not their texts.
Mala 108 counts the 108 beads of a mala and adds one to the rounds each time you complete them. Custom takes any number of beads with your own label, for a chaplet or any other set of beads.
Keyboard shortcuts
- Space, Enter or ↑: count
- ↓ or Backspace: take back the last count
- R: reset (saves the session, can be undone)
- U or Ctrl+Z: undo
- F: full screen, M: sound on or off
Questions
Can I pause in the middle of a rosary?
Yes. Your place is saved in your browser after every tap, so you can close the page and come back to the same decade and bead later. Nothing is sent to a server.
Can I use it silently, for example in church?
Yes. Taps make no sound by default. Press Sound to also silence the chime after the Hail Marys and at the end of each decade, and the tune at the end. On phones that support it, a light vibration marks each count and a stronger one marks the end of each decade.
How do I count a chaplet or a different number of beads?
Choose Custom, enter the number of beads and, if you like, a label. The counter adds a round each time you reach that number.
Is there a record of what I have prayed?
The counter shows today's total and keeps your last 50 sessions with the date and count. You can download them as a CSV file or clear them at any time.
More prayer tools
Put this prayer counter on your website
Free for classrooms, clubs, blogs and shops: paste this code into any page. It works the same inside your site, and counts stay in each visitor's own browser. For a dark version, add ?theme=dark after /prayer-counter/ in the code.