Comparison

dnCalc vs MnemoStack

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

Head to head
About

dnCalc

Perform amazing mathematical "experiences" to impress friends and colleagues. This app allows you to reveal secret numbers, ages, zodiac signs, and more, all without touching a calculator. It's easy to use, requires no memorization, and can be done with your eyes closed.

Highlights
  • Reveal secret numbers
  • Peek at ages and zodiac signs
  • Calculate birth day of week
  • Create custom formulas
  • Works offline
  • Up to 5 participants
Features
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Imagine... You are enjoying a lunch with friends and you suggest to perform a strange mathematical "experience". You ask for several volunteers to think of a special number, a birthday, the age of their best friend... You then ask them to multiply these numbers together, without you being able to see anything, then multiply the result by a special number that you previously wrote on a piece of paper, before the demonstration begins. Your friends give you orally the final result of these operations. You close your eyes and after a few seconds you reveal in the right order, the secret numbers of your friends! dnCalc will allow you to easily produce this little miracle that you can adapt according to your wishes and to he context. Your friends or colleagues will be asking what magical mathematical operation you mentally do to "extract" their numbers. Guaranteed to impress! β€’ Very easy to do. A PDF document explains in details the procedure (which you can adapt). β€’ Nothing to memorize. β€’ Up to 5 people can be involved in the demonstration. β€’ The spectators manipulate the calculator, you do not touch anything. β€’ You can do this demonstration with your eyes closed. β€’ No need for internet connection. β€’ The trick is absolutely undetectable, nothing to find. β€’ The effect is reproducible several times in a row. Many other cool features : β€’ Force any number you need. β€’ Compute and peek the age of your volunteer. β€’ Compute and peek his zodiac signs (classic or Chinese). β€’ Compute and peek his birth day of week. β€’ Build your own forcing/peeking formulas! *** IMPORTANT *** If you have questions, do not ask them in the app's reviews, in order to preserve the secret. Send an email to dnCalc@moult.org. Thank you ! Alistair Crompton

About

MnemoStack

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A spectator freely swipes through a deck of cards on your phone. They stop wherever they want and without you touching the device again, you instantly know the exact card. Built for magicians and designed for live performance, MnemoStack feels natural, organic, and impossible to backtrack. Powered by the principles of memorized-deck magic: Mnemonica, Aronson, Si Stebbins, Nikola, Eight Kings. it creates a moment that feels completely fair, yet utterly impossible. Built for magicians who already perform with memorized stacks and the perfect reason to start learning one. Features β€’ Works with Mnemonica, Aronson, Si Stebbins, Nikola, Eight Kings, or New Deck Order β€’ No forcing, no input, no visible app actions β€’ Instantly know the spectator’s card β€’ Minimal, elegant design for real performance They swipe. You know. Simple. Clean. Impossible.

Screenshots

dnCalc1 screens
MnemoStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dnCalc at none against MnemoStack's 3. dnCalc also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MnemoStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. dnCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dnCalc ships an update fortnightly, MnemoStack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
dnCalc versus MnemoStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdnCalcMnemoStack
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevious-MonkeyVincent Launay

In-app purchases

None

dnCalc

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MnemoStack

Subscriptions2
  • Xtremagic Pass$3.991 Month
  • Xtremagic Pass$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access (One-Time Purchase)$7.99

Questions

Is dnCalc free?
dnCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MnemoStack free?
MnemoStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dnCalc or MnemoStack have ads?
Neither dnCalc nor MnemoStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dnCalc or MnemoStack?
dnCalc ships an update fortnightly, and MnemoStack every 2 weeks. Most recently, dnCalc was updated on October 13, 2026 and MnemoStack on October 24, 2026.

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