Comparison

ingCalc vs Astelio

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

Head to head
About

ingCalc

This calculator app allows you to view photos alongside your calculations, eliminating the need to switch between apps. Save and share calculation histories with associated images. Enjoy a playful interactive element with cat-themed surprises.

Highlights
  • Attach photos to calculations
  • Take photos with the camera
  • View 10 calculation histories with images
  • Share results with friends
  • Interactive cat surprises
Features
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“ingCalc” is a Calculator App where you can see a photo of your receipts and other photos. Say good bye to the bothersome way in going between photo library and calculator. Long press a first cat image then you can set your photo. You can take a new photo from a camera button. It has 10 histories of a couple of the result and a pic. You can share the results with your friends easily. To have an enjoyable time to use “ingCalc” press “3” many times. The cats will surprise you.

About

Astelio

Features
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Astelio is a personal AI workspace that grows deliverables (artifacts), not just chat. Chat. MCPs. Artifacts. ■ The Astelio AI engine Our own engine reads your info, plans how to look things up and finishes using only the facts it gathered. 1. Read about you — loads your survey answers and Memory, always up to date; your request always comes first, and the newest instruction wins however long the conversation runs 2. Think through the goal and steps — decides the final goal and the steps first, and never uses places or topics your request doesn't mention 3. Research step by step — creates keywords for each step and searches with MCP for every one of them 4. Summarize each section — step results are summarized in order and kept as a Markdown data note so you can check the evidence later 5. Finish using only evidence — builds HTML and more from that data alone; numbers, URLs and phone numbers are checked against what was fetched Text is written on your iPhone. Conversations, Memory and files are never sent to an external AI service. ■ What you can do ・Weather: visual reports with forecasts, typhoon information, weather maps, satellite images and rain radar ・Trip plans: picks indoor or outdoor places for each day’s weather, looks up events, hotels and meals for your dates, and builds an HTML itinerary with maps, photos and sources — every place with its address and a Google Maps link ・News, events and outings: topic-by-topic digests, event lists built from web search and the details of the pages found, and spot ideas that fit the weather ・Documents: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML and Markdown as real files. Slides pick card, chart, KPI, process, table and illustration layouts from the content ・Maps: routes are drawn in the app with Apple Maps, and open in Google Maps ・Research: reports, learning courses, YouTube scripts and slides built from the pages it reads on the web, with photos and sources ・Attachments: reads pictures, PDFs and Word / Excel / PowerPoint files on your device (text recognition), summarizes them and uses them as material for your request ・URL summaries and study notes using Microsoft Learn and Wikipedia ・MCP Hub: use the free built-in MCPs right away, or add and build your own by URL ・Skills: save procedures as SKILL.md files — just ask “create a skill that does …” ■ Gets smarter about you, gradually Answers to the optional first survey and your conversations are saved to Memory, which you can review, edit or delete at any time. Addresses stay on your device; external services only receive coordinates or the city name. ■ Plans (one-time purchase, no subscription) ・Free: 5 chats per day, 5 projects in total ・Astelio Unlimited (¥1,500): unlimited chats and projects Notes: The interface is available in English and Japanese. Generated deliverables and built-in skills currently work best in Japanese. Some features run on devices where Astelio AI is available; on other devices the app still works with MCPs and templates. Weather data: Open-Meteo and the Japan Meteorological Agency. Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Screenshots

ingCalc4 screens
Astelio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ingCalc at none against Astelio's 1. ingCalc also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Astelio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price 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. Astelio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ingCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ingCalc ships an update every 4 months, Astelio weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
ingCalc versus Astelio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteringCalcAstelio
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYuka OkadaHiromichi Fujiwara

In-app purchases

None

ingCalc

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Astelio

One-time1
  • Astelio Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is ingCalc free?
ingCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astelio free?
Astelio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ingCalc or Astelio have ads?
ingCalc shows ads; Astelio does not.
Which is updated more often, ingCalc or Astelio?
ingCalc ships an update every 4 months, and Astelio weekly. Most recently, ingCalc was updated on November 2, 2026 and Astelio on October 31, 2026.

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