Pouces vs Adam's Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pouces
This input method uses taps and swipes for rapid text entry, with six regions designed for touchscreens. It allows users to type without looking at the keyboard, focusing on the text being written. Features include auto-correction, predictive typing, and quick access to numbers and capital letters.
- Taps and swipes input
- Eyes-free typing
- Auto-correction
- Predictive typing
- Fast number access
- Support for accented characters
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Pouces is a new input method for touchscreen. It combines taps and swipes to allow fast text entry and its six regions enable to input text without looking at the input window but rather the text being written. Product features: • Auto-correction • Predictive typing • Fast access to numbers • Support accented characters • Quick input for capital letters • Text replacement In order to be efficient with Pouces, one has to invest the time to learn the layout of the characters, there is a learning curve to mastering Pouces.
Adam's Calc
A utility calculator that adds memory functionality to standard calculations. Designed to make your device's calculator more helpful by remembering previous results.
- Memory function for calculations
- Enhanced utility calculator
- Intuitive design
- Remembers previous results
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Adam's Calc is a utility calculator designed by rdConcepts. This design is intended to help make the standard calculator more useful by building some "memory" into the device. Inspiration -> Donald Norman.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Adam's Calc at Free against Pouces's $1.99. Adam's Calc also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pouces's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Adam's Calc is free to download; Pouces costs $1.99 up front. Adam's Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pouces asks for nothing beyond the download.
Adam's Calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Pouces ships an update every 5 months, Adam's Calc every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pouces | Adam's Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Clement | RD Concepts |
Customer experience
Pouces
Adam's Calc
In-app purchases
Pouces
No in-app purchases
Adam's Calc
- Remove Advertising$2.99
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