Comparison

Add Up Fast vs CalendarRef

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Add Up Fast

Engage in quick math challenges to enhance cognitive abilities. Test your speed and accuracy by selecting the correct answer to equations within a 15-second time limit. The difficulty increases as you progress through multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • 15-second speed challenges
  • Tap correct answer for equations
  • Progressively difficult questions
  • Four game modes: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Features
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15 seconds of speed math to boost your brain power. The rules are simple: Tap the right answer for the equation. Players have 15 seconds to get as many questions right as possible. The questions get progressively hard as more questions appears. 4 GAME MODES: ------------------------------ 1) Addition 2) Subtraction 3) Multiplication 4) Division

About

CalendarRef

This app provides a fast, minimalist calendar reference for quickly finding the day of the week for any date. It offers full-year and monthly views with clean layouts, supporting BCE/CE years and accurate historical calendar conversions. It works offline without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Full-year view
  • Monthly layouts
  • Instant year navigation
  • BCE/CE year support
  • Julian/Gregorian calendar handling
  • Optional date highlights
  • Offline functionality
Features
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CalendarRef is a fast, minimalist calendar reference app for quickly determining the day of the week for any date. View an entire year at once, or scroll clean, readable monthly layouts without clutter or distractions. CalendarRef is built for speed, accuracy, and clarity whether you’re planning ahead, checking a historical date, or simply verifying a date. Features: • Full-year view showing all 12 months at a glance • Modern and retro (terminal-style) monthly views • Instant year navigation with scrollable digit selection • Support for BCE and CE years • Accurate Julian → Gregorian calendar handling, including the 1582 reform • Optional highlights for Friday the 13th, leap days, and custom dates • Works fully offline — no accounts, no tracking, no ads CalendarRef is a focused utility for people who care about dates, history, and precision.

Screenshots

Add Up Fast4 screens
CalendarRef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CalendarRef at 5.0 against Add Up Fast's 3.7. CalendarRef also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Add Up Fast's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Add Up Fast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CalendarRef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalendarRef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Add Up Fast has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Add Up Fast versus CalendarRef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdd Up FastCalendarRef
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 40 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArch SquareDerrick Braga

Customer experience

Add Up Fast

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CalendarRef

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Add Up Fast

One-time3
  • Pack of 250 Tokens$0.99
  • Pack to Unlock All Game Modes$1.99
  • Pack to Remove Ads$1.99
None

CalendarRef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Add Up Fast free?
Add Up Fast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalendarRef free?
CalendarRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Add Up Fast or CalendarRef?
CalendarRef is rated higher. Add Up Fast averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CalendarRef averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Add Up Fast or CalendarRef have ads?
Neither Add Up Fast nor CalendarRef shows ads.

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