A click counter that compares several named counts at the same time starts with a labeled panel for each thing you want to track, then uses Increase and Decrease inside that panel so every value and the combined daily total update together. Multi Counter opens with two panels ready to rename, lets you add a new named panel only when a real comparison needs it, and caps the workspace at twenty named counters so it stays a browser tool rather than a database. Every value is stored against your device's local calendar day, so the page shows the current day's numbers in each panel, the sum across all panels at the top, and the earlier days in Daily history. Because the workspace lives in browser localStorage under this tool's key, nothing is uploaded, no account is created, and clearing browser data removes the saved comparison. Export PNG creates a 1080 by 1350 image with a combined total and recent date rows but no URL and no user-entered names, while Export CSV writes a file with one Date column and one column for each current counter name so it can be opened in a spreadsheet.
What "making a click counter" really gives you
Searching for how to make a click counter usually means one of three things: writing a small program, installing an app, or opening something already in your browser and getting to work. The fastest of these is the third, yet most online counters give you exactly one unlabeled number that increments on click. That single-value shape works for a quick tally, but it loses value the moment you start comparing two things side by side: which queue moved faster, which day had more completed sets, which checkout was busier this morning.
Multi Counter takes that single-value shape and stretches it across several labeled panels in the same tab. The tool is a local browser workspace for comparing several named quantities at the same time, and the values stay visible together instead of being scattered across tabs you have to remember to switch between. The names are the point: a panel labeled North queue and another labeled South queue is a comparison; two unlabeled +1 buttons is just two tallies. For a one-button count with no comparison in mind, a single online tally counter is enough. For a comparison, the multi-panel layout turns the click counter into something you can read at a glance.
Why name each panel before you start clicking
The labels are not cosmetic. Each named counter carries a stable internal identifier that the page keeps even when you change the display name. That detail is what stops an old value from silently moving to a different counter when you rename one for clarity. Renaming North morning to North AM does not merge the morning value into a new AM bucket, and it does not assign yesterday's AM entries to today's afternoon panel.
The same identifier protects the saved values when you remove a counter. Deleting a panel removes its stored values from the local comparison rather than leaving a hidden number attached to a recycled name. This matters when a comparison has ended and a new one starts on the same workspace the next day. The page keeps at least one counter available and permits up to twenty named counters, which is enough for an ordinary side-by-side check. The cap is deliberate: a simple browser tool should not quietly turn into a spreadsheet with hundreds of unnamed columns.
Set up your click counter in your browser
The setup is short because most of the work is naming and clicking. Open Multi Counter and follow these steps to make a click counter that compares several counts.
- Rename the two starting counters so each panel describes the value you want to compare, for example North queue and South queue. Keep labels short so they fit in the panel header.
- Add another counter only when a real comparison needs it, up to twenty named counters. Skip this step if two panels already cover the task.
- Click Increase in the matching panel as each event happens. Click Decrease when you need to correct an entry without leaving the workspace.
- Watch the combined total at the top of the page update together with the matching panel. The total is the sum of the named values for the current local calendar day, not an unrelated lifetime score.
- Open Daily history if you want to see earlier local days. Each saved day keeps its own values even after a new day resets the visible panels to zero.
Increase and Decrease are bounded so a count cannot silently become negative or overflow. If you notice a value behaving unexpectedly, the most common cause is renaming a panel by mistake and then clicking in the wrong one, which is exactly why the stable identifier exists.
Reading the daily comparison across panels
Every value is tied to the local calendar date on your device. The combined total shown at the top is the sum of the named values for that day, not a running score across all time. When a new local day begins, the visible panels start at zero while earlier nonzero days remain in Daily history. This is the key difference between a click counter that compares today's panels and a lifetime counter that keeps climbing.
The Daily history view is the part that turns a click counter into a comparison. If on Monday North queue ended at 47 and South queue at 22, and on Tuesday they ended at 31 and 38, the two days sit next to each other and the shift in dominance is visible without doing arithmetic by hand. For a small worked example, if North queue is at 12, South queue is at 8, and Back office is at 3, the combined total shown at the top is 12 + 8 + 3 = 23. When the local date changes, those three panels reset to zero and the same row of values appears under the new day in Daily history.
Export the comparison when you want a file
Two export options cover most review needs. Export PNG creates a 1080 by 1350 image with the Lizely mark, a combined total, and recent date rows. The image deliberately includes no URL and omits user-entered counter names, reducing the chance that a shared screenshot reveals private labels. Use it when you want a picture of the daily comparison that is easy to drop into a chat, a slide, or a printed sheet.
Export CSV creates a Date column plus one column for each current counter name. The file has one row per saved local day and contains the side-by-side values for that day, so it opens cleanly in a spreadsheet for review. Both files are created directly by the browser using native canvas and Blob APIs, and nothing is sent to an export service. The comparison stays private until you choose to share the file yourself.
What Multi Counter does not do, and what to use instead
The tool does not infer what a label means, does not collect sensor data, and does not claim that a user-entered number has been independently verified. It is a manual side-by-side count, and that scope is the point. If a label needs a different shape than a plain integer click count, one of the other counters in this category is a better fit.
| Need | Better tool |
|---|---|
| One general click value with no comparison | Online Tally Counter |
| Entries and exits kept directional, with a capacity flag | People Counter |
| A preset label and a streak across days | Daily Habit Counter |
| Several named counts compared side by side, today and history | Multi Counter |
Privacy is part of the contract, not a marketing line. Counter names, values, and daily history are kept only in browser localStorage under this tool's key. There is no account, upload, shared board, cloud synchronization, API request, or cross-device merge. Clearing browser data removes the saved comparison, and another phone or computer has a separate empty record. If browser storage is disabled or full, the current page remains usable for the open interaction and shows that it cannot save history, which is preferable to suggesting that an important comparison has been backed up when it has not.
If your comparison has run its course and the saved days no longer matter, remove obsolete counters so the workspace shrinks back to the columns you still use. Each removal deletes that counter's stored values from the local comparison rather than leaving a hidden number behind, so the next day starts with a cleaner view.