Sponge or dish cloth?

I clean all the time. However as we all know you can't get it all. So...my question... is it better to use a sponge or a dish cloth in the kitchen? I use a sponge. To wash dishes, to wipe off counters. A rag is just to bulky and combersome. I have heard some say they have a sponge for dishes, one for counters and one for whatever else. I'd have a hard time keeping track of what was for what. I use 409 and paper towels on the stove and counters. But that age old question still looms... dish cloth or sponge? What say you?