diff --git a/app/src/components/Counter.tsx b/app/src/components/Counter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78d18bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/Counter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { useEffect, useReducer, useRef } from "react";
+import { usePlayer } from "../providers/PlayerProvider"
+import styles from "../styles/Header.module.css"
+
+const calculateBalance = (balance: bigint, perSecond: bigint, lastRaidedAt: bigint) => {
+  // convert to milliseconds trick so we get a more smooth counter
+  const millisecondsSinceLastRaid =
+    (new Date()).getTime() - parseInt(lastRaidedAt.toString()) * 1000;
+  return (balance + (BigInt(millisecondsSinceLastRaid) * perSecond / BigInt(1000)))
+}
+
+const formatToGeld = (balance: bigint) => balance / BigInt(10000);
+
+const Counter = () => {
+  const { balance, army, player } = usePlayer();
+  const [, render] = useReducer(p => !p, false);
+  const balanceCount = useRef(balance ?? BigInt(0))
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const tickInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      balanceCount.current = formatToGeld(calculateBalance(
+        balance,
+        army?.profit_per_second ?? BigInt(0),
+        player?.last_raided_at ?? BigInt(0)
+      ));
+      render();
+    }, 20);
+    return () => clearInterval(tickInterval)
+  }, [balance, army?.profit_per_second, player?.last_raided_at])
+
+  return <p className={styles.counter}>{balanceCount.current.toString()} GELD</p>
+}
+
+export default Counter
diff --git a/app/src/components/Header.tsx b/app/src/components/Header.tsx
index 3d4be9e..7c4498c 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react"
 import styles from "../styles/Header.module.css"
 import { usePlayer } from "../providers/PlayerProvider";
 import { useAccount } from 'wagmi';
 import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
 import { formatUnits } from "viem";
+import Counter from "./Counter";
 
 const Header = () => {
   const { isConnected } = useAccount();
-  const { isRegistered, register, balance } = usePlayer();
+  const { isRegistered, register, balance, army } = usePlayer();
   const [count, setCount] = useState("0")
-  const [perSecond, setPerSecond] = useState("0")
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (balance != null) {
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ const Header = () => {
 
   const subtitle = useMemo(() => {
     if (isRegistered) {
-      return <p className={styles.counter}>{count} GELD</p>
+      return <Counter />
     } else {
       return <p className={styles.counter}>SLAY THE MOLOCH</p>
     }
-  }, [isRegistered, count])
+  }, [isRegistered])
 
   const perSecondParagraph = useMemo(() => {
     return (isRegistered) ?
-      <p className={styles.counter_per_seconds}>per second: {perSecond}</p>
+      <p className={styles.counter_per_seconds}>per second: {army?.profit_per_second.toString()}</p>
       : null
-  }, [isRegistered, perSecond])
+  }, [isRegistered, army?.profit_per_second])
 
   const onRegister = useCallback(() => {
     if (isRegistered) return