Comparison

@PriceCalc vs CostScanner

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

Head to head
About

@PriceCalc

Easily calculate unit prices to compare different product sizes and quantities. Save up to four comparisons, perfect for tracking main units versus refills or single items versus sets. Supports iCloud syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Calculate unit prices
  • Compare different quantities and sizes
  • Save up to 4 sets of comparisons
  • iCloud data syncing
  • Multi-window support on iPad
  • Drag and drop functionality
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Calculate the unit price from the content, quantity, and price. You can save up to 4 sets, so you can save comparisons between the main unit and refills, different capacities, single units and sets, etc. On the iPad, you can open multiple windows and copy between windows by dragging and dropping. iCloud allows you to sync data between multiple devices such as iPhone and iPad. --------------------- ā—Ž About subscriptions and paid features --------------------- Please see below for terms and conditions regarding subscription and use of paid features. 1. Privacy Policy: https://gsoft.jp/privacypolicy/ 2. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CostScanner

Features
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Scan your Costco receipts, track purchases, and find price adjustment opportunities automatically. CostScanner uses AI to parse every line item from your receipt, cross-references against 700+ active deals from multiple sources, and tells you exactly which items dropped in price and how much you can get back at the membership counter. Features: • Upload receipt PDFs and get instant AI parsing • Browse active Costco deals from cocowest, cocoeast, redflagdeals, and the coupon book • AI-powered analysis finds price matches between your purchases and current deals • Track Temporary Price Drops (TPD) already applied at checkout • Weekly email reports with savings opportunities Bring Your Own Infrastructure (BYOI): CostScanner connects to your own AWS backend. Deploy the open-source CDK stack to your AWS account, paste your API URL in Settings, and you're running. Your data stays in your account. We never see it. Setup requires deploying an AWS CDK stack. See the GitHub repo for instructions: https://github.com/awsdataarchitect/costco-price-match

Screenshots

@PriceCalc3 screens
CostScanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CostScanner at none against @PriceCalc's 4. CostScanner also leads on ads (none vs shown). @PriceCalc's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. @PriceCalc sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. CostScanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
@PriceCalc versus CostScanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter@PriceCalcCostScanner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG-SOFTWaltsoft Inc

In-app purchases

4 purchases

@PriceCalc

Subscriptions2
  • Hide ads$0.993 Months
  • Continue typing$0.993 Months
One-time2
  • Hide ads$1.99
  • Continue typing$1.99
None

CostScanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is @PriceCalc free?
@PriceCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CostScanner free?
CostScanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do @PriceCalc or CostScanner have ads?
@PriceCalc shows ads; CostScanner does not.

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