Comparison

Calcute vs Diary Duck

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

Head to head
About

Calcute

This calculator app allows users to personalize their experience with a selection of Japanese cute wallpapers. It prioritizes ease of use, enabling users to save calculation results and review their input process to quickly identify errors.

Highlights
  • Japanese cute wallpaper selection
  • Save calculation results
  • View input process
  • Error identification
  • Easy to use interface
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"Calcute" is a calculator that can choose japanese cute wallpaper. Let's change to your favorite calculator! Not only cute, it is a calculator sticking to ease of use. You can leave calculation results, see the process of input and immediately notice a mistake.

About

Diary Duck

Create beautiful digital journals with a vast collection of stickers, templates, and AI-powered tools. Easily design custom layouts and protect your memories with password protection. Regularly updated with new materials and features.

Highlights
  • Extensive sticker and background materials
  • AI sticker generation
  • Hand account templates
  • Pen and tape drawing tools
  • Password protection for journals
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Hi~ Welcome to Diary Duck, let's record the beautiful life together, let us make the best hand account, use the hand account to collect small memories~ "High-Quality Materials" 1. Plenty of beautiful, fresh stickers, quality materials are waiting for you to use. 2. Background templates are designed by our illustrators, convenient, and definitely make your hand account look good and easy to use. 3. AI stickers, users can use AI function to turn pictures into stickers you want and save them in your material library.
 "Super Convenient Hand Account Making" 1. Hand account template, lots of hand account template materials, just modify the content, a good-looking hand account is made. 2. Border stickers, users can use border stickers to quickly layout and make the style you want. 3. The function is simple, the app's function is super powerful, and the operation is simple, it's super fast to get started.
 "Non-Stop Benefits and Activities" 1. We will do some activities irregularly to give back to new and old users, you have the chance to win prizes by participating. 2. Membership prices will also be adjusted on certain special days, taking care of every Duck student.
 "APP Features" 1. Sticker Materials: A lot of sticker materials allow you to create without worries. 2. Background Materials: Designed by illustrators, make your hand account look professional. 3. Hand Account Template: The official will produce some popular hand account template styles, making it super convenient for you to make a hand account in three steps. 4. Pen Function: Support hand-drawn drawing of some small stickers and border styles. 5. AI Stickers: Sticker images can be cut out through AI machine to make the stickers you want, create the stickers you want. 6. Tape Function: Create richer border styles, paint whenever you want. 7. Password book: Add passwords to hand accounts, only the hand account can be opened through the password. 8. Different styles of stickers, backgrounds, and materials will be updated continuously.
 "Feedback to Developers" There are many happy and unhappy things in life, you can use the hand account to collect your small memories, thank you for meeting, we know that there are many shortcomings, if there are any problems, or good ideas, welcome to feedback in the application, contact us, every message from you will be read carefully!
 "Renewal Description" This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account and the renewal fee will be deducted from your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal in the account settings, and cancel automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial is not over, the remaining days will be automatically invalidated after you start your subscription. To start a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms:
 Terms of Service: https://www-handaccount.gitlab.io/terms-of-use/ Privacy Agreement: https://www-handaccount.gitlab.io/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Calcute4 screens
Diary Duck4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calcute and Diary Duck both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Calcute's written reviews are positive against 33% of Diary Duck's. Calcute also leads on ratings volume (231 vs 77). Diary Duck's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Calcute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Diary Duck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calcute against 4.6 for Diary Duck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 231 and 77 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Calcute's written reviews are positive against 33% of Diary Duck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calcute ships an update every 13 months, Diary Duck weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calcute versus Diary Duck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcuteDiary Duck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (231 ratings) — better4.6 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings231 — better77
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB205 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developersky-nexus Inc.立桓 孙

Customer experience

Calcute

All ratings231 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.5%

Diary Duck

All ratings77 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calcute

One-time1
  • Hides the ads in the app.$1.99
3 purchases

Diary Duck

Subscriptions2
  • 月度会员3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 年度会员3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终身会员$6.99

Questions

Is Calcute free?
Calcute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary Duck free?
Diary Duck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calcute or Diary Duck?
Calcute is rated higher. Calcute averages 4.7 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while Diary Duck averages 4.6 from 77 ratings.
Do Calcute or Diary Duck have ads?
Both Calcute and Diary Duck show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calcute or Diary Duck?
Calcute ships an update every 13 months, and Diary Duck weekly. Most recently, Calcute was updated on September 13, 2026 and Diary Duck on September 23, 2026.

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