HitWebCounter does exactly one thing: hands you a counter image in dozens of styles, with no account. If you want the glowing LED digits of a 1998 guestbook, this is where they live. The trade is that it is an image on their server, with their link under it.
A free counter image, in every retro style you remember. Everything below is checked against hitwebcounter.com itself — but pricing and limits move, so confirm anything that matters on their own page before deciding.
| FeedPulse | HitWebCounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever. | Free |
| Signup | None. | None for the basic counter |
| What you get | HTML digits you style — including a retro theme if that is the look you want. | A counter rendered as an image, in a long list of retro styles |
| Required link back | No required backlink. | The generated code includes a link back to their site |
| Cookies & privacy | No cookies, no IP stored, and you get a real dashboard. | Counts server-side from the image request; no visitor dashboard for you |
| Customisation | Full CSS, plus themes and separators. | Style chosen from their gallery; after that it is fixed |
| Where the data lives | Yours, in your dashboard, exportable. | On their server, keyed to the counter's URL — no export |
| Removing it | Delete the snippet. | Delete the image tag; the count is gone |
For pure nostalgia value, their style gallery is better than ours — nobody else kept that many genuine 90s counter faces alive. And an image tag works in places a script cannot, like some forum signatures.
HitWebCounter for an authentic retro image in a place that only allows images. FeedPulse when you want the count styled to your site, with a dashboard behind it and no link out.
HitWebCounter for an authentic retro image in a place that only allows images. FeedPulse when you want the count styled to your site, with a dashboard behind it and no link out. For pure nostalgia value, their style gallery is better than ours — nobody else kept that many genuine 90s counter faces alive. And an image tag works in places a script cannot, like some forum signatures.
Yes. The FeedPulse hit counter requires no attribution link, renders as styleable HTML rather than a fixed image, and comes with a dashboard — all free, with no signup and no cookies.
Nothing, at any traffic level. There is no paid tier to upgrade to, no session cap and no card on file — the whole product is free, including every other widget and all the SEO tools.