Comparison

Dasher Mobile vs calculator DUO

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

Head to head
About

Dasher Mobile

This app offers a unique text input method where the display zooms into letters based on your pointer. It uses a language model to predict probable text, making common words easier to select. The interface is mode-free and can be trained on custom writing styles.

Highlights
  • Zooming interface for text entry
  • Predictive language model
  • Mode-free operation
  • Customizable writing style training
  • Efficient text selection
Features
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Dasher is a zooming interface. You point where you want to go, and the display zooms in wherever you point. The world into which you are zooming is painted with letters, so that any point you zoom in on corresponds to a piece of text. The more you zoom in, the longer the piece of text you have written. You choose what you write by choosing where to zoom. To make the interface efficient, we use the predictions of a language model to determine how much of the world is devoted to each piece of text. Probable pieces of text are given more space, so they are quick and easy to select. Improbable pieces of text (for example, text with spelling mistakes) are given less space, so they are harder to write. The language model learns all the time: if you use a novel word once, it is easier to write next time. A big advantage of Dasher over other predictive text-entry interfaces that offer word-completions to the user is that it is mode-free: the user does not need to switch from a writing mode to an "accept-model-predictions" mode. Another advantage is that it is easy to train the model on any writing style: simply load up an example file, then write away! More information can be found here: http://www.inference.org.uk/dasher/ Note that this is a port of the original Dasher for iPhone which no longer runs on iOS 11. This port has been funded by donations to the Ace Centre. To support this, ask for feature requests and help fund future development please see https://acecentre.org.uk/project/dasher-for-ios/

About

calculator DUO

This utility app offers a modern calculator with a visual history feature, eliminating the need to memorize previous calculations. It also includes a comprehensive unit converter and a tip calculator that bases tips on pre-tax amounts.

Highlights
  • Visual history calculator (RESULT SHELF™)
  • Unit converter
  • Tip calculator (pre-tax)
  • Distraction-free design
  • Precise and efficient
Features
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A scientific calculator with history, memory and a keypad made for one hand. Save useful answers and tap to use them again on iPhone and iPad. WITHIN THUMB REACH Move and resize the left- or right-hand keypad to suit your grip. KEEP THE ANSWERS YOU NEED Save useful results on a visual shelf. Tap to reuse them, recall your last answer, or search your calculation history and mark favorites. CORRECT INPUT WITH CONFIDENCE Swipe to delete a digit or function. The deleted content stays visible until your next input; tap the return button to undo the deletion. FROM EVERYDAY TO SCIENTIFIC Use arithmetic, percentages, powers, roots, logarithms and trigonometric functions. Long-press a result for a large display, with adjustable text, color, font and size. MAKE IT YOURS Five themes, optional digit grouping and an interface in 50 languages. No account is required. Expressions, saved results and calculation history are stored on your device. DATES AND TIME, TOO Find the time between two dates, add or subtract days and hours, and calculate across time zones. The free app may show banner ads. Remove Ads is an optional one-time purchase, with purchase restoration through the same Apple Account.

Screenshots

Dasher Mobile2 screens
calculator DUO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dasher Mobile at none against calculator DUO's 1. Dasher Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.5). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. calculator DUO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dasher Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dasher Mobile against 5.0 for calculator DUO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dasher Mobile versus calculator DUO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDasher Mobilecalculator DUO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAce CentreWenbin lei

Customer experience

Dasher Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

calculator DUO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dasher Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

calculator DUO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99

Questions

Is Dasher Mobile free?
Dasher Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is calculator DUO free?
calculator DUO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dasher Mobile or calculator DUO?
Dasher Mobile and calculator DUO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Dasher Mobile or calculator DUO have ads?
calculator DUO shows ads; Dasher Mobile does not.

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