Simple Easy Calc Lite vs Mikan Days
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Easy Calc Lite
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This application includes the following Simplified Calculators (1) Anniversary (2) Bill splitting (3) Tip Calculation (4) Comparison (5) Discount (6) Credit Simulation This application doesn't require any use of symbolic computation like "+" and "-". (1) Anniversary Ex.1) This app provides the day 15000th from wedding day and how many days left to the day 15000th from today. Ex.2) This app provides the duration from the date (Sep. 8 2008) my pet came to my home and to next birthday (Jun. 18 2012) of my pet. The date of the result can be stored to the date or today of my calendar. (2) Bill splitting Ex.1) This app provides Each Pay from Total Amount and Head-count. Ex.2) This app also provides Exempted Pay for the attendees who joined later with Exempted Rate and the number of the exempted people in the Head-count. (3) Tip Calculation Ex.1) By specifying Tip rate, this app provides the total amount of pay including Tax. Ex.2) By specifying Tip amount, this app provides the total amount of pay including Tax. (4) Comparison Ex.) When the same detergent is sold with different capacity and price as follows, this app provides which is beneficial. 41oz $8.50 and 62oz $14.40 (5) Discount Ex.1) With a price and its cut rate (25% off), this app provides how much actually discounted. Ex.2) With only actual sales price and its cut rate, this app provides original list price. (6) Credit Simulation With a price, the number of pay and an annual interest (%), this app provides the monthly pay and additional pay at bonus. To get precise result, it would be better to make sure the annual interest (%) to the store or shop. All of the result can be shared on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LINE and so on, stored on a calendar and can be sent by mail. (7) Configuration This provides the setting of currency unit of each app. Also, this provides the setting of wall paper of each app. "more…" provides the capability to select apps and change the order of apps in the front tab. This app is only for iPhone.
Mikan Days
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Mikan Days is a calm, visual countdown app with a date calculator built in. Keep every date that matters in one list: count down to a trip, count up from an anniversary, or follow an exam week from its first day to its last. Pin the ones you care about most as cards on top, the year too, and archive the ones you’re done with. When you need date math, the calculators are one tab away, and any result can become a countdown. Free, with no account, no ads and no tracking. Works on iPhone, iPad, iPhone Duo and Apple Watch, with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets included. Features: - Count down to a date, count up from one, or follow a period day by day - Import upcoming events from Calendar in one go: birthdays repeat, trips become periods - Repeat a countdown daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, or every few days, weeks, months or years - Pin countdowns as cards on top, filter by Upcoming, Since or Periods, and archive the rest - Show a countdown in days, weeks, months or hours - Give a countdown a time and a time zone, and be reminded at the time or an hour before - Add checkpoints like “Pack, 2 days before” that move with the day - See round numbers coming up on a count up: Day 100, Day 1,000, each anniversary - Keep Last Done countdowns for things you repeat, with a Done circle, a due date and a history - Write memories with a photo on any countdown - Give each countdown a look (Heatmap, Pellet Run, Zen Garden, Tear-Off Almanac, Ensō, Vinyl, Mikan Peel, Orbit, Tally Marks or Jack-o’-Lantern) drawn over its own days, a photo, a place and a note - Five print-style looks from Japan and Taiwan, drawn in dots and type: Torii at Dusk, Sakura Branch, Taipei Night, Jiufen Lanterns and Pearl Tea - Switch the Countdowns tab to Night Tiles: dark tiles, pinned countdowns in a grid and photos to the screen’s edges - Pull Countdowns down a long way, or tap the Today line, to open today’s Tear-Off Almanac page - Shake your iPhone on the Tear-Off Almanac to draw the day’s fortune (in English, Chinese and Japanese) - For Japan: count down to the next holiday, long weekend, New Year break or Golden Week, see each day’s 六曜 and lucky days (一粒万倍日, 天赦日, 寅の日) when picking a date, and show years in 令和 - Count the days between a selected date and today - Measure the span between any two dates - Add or subtract days, weeks, months, or years - Track year progress with multiple visual themes, and open the Tear-Off Almanac, Zen Garden, Tally Marks, Season Scroll or Ensō full screen to tear, rake, write, unroll or brush a little each day - Save calculation history, and turn any result into a countdown - Follow a trip or exam week from “Starts in 7 days” to “Day 3 of 7” to “Completed” - Set up to five reminders per countdown, each at its own time, from the day itself to a month before - Back up everything to one file and restore it any time - Add Home Screen widgets for saved calculations, countdowns, and year progress, including one that shows a single countdown beside its look and photo - Keep a countdown or the year on your Lock Screen - Keep your countdowns on Apple Watch, with complications for the next one, one you choose, or the year, and add new ones from your wrist - On iPad and iPhone Duo too: your list and a countdown side by side - Start a countdown from the Action Button, Control Center, Siri, Spotlight or a long press on the app icon - Share any countdown or your year so far as an image Mikan Days requires no account and includes no advertising or tracking. Your countdowns, calculations, history, and preferences remain on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mikan Days at none against Simple Easy Calc Lite's shown. Mikan Days also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 38 months). Simple Easy Calc Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Easy Calc Lite ships an update every 38 months, Mikan Days every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Easy Calc Lite | Mikan Days |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroyuki Suzuki | Shojum |
In-app purchases
Simple Easy Calc Lite
No in-app purchases
Mikan Days
No in-app purchases
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