Comparison

Calc+α vs Shipping Work Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Calc+α

This utility app simplifies daily calculations with an intuitive interface. It features a history of your calculations, allows for easy editing and recalculation, and provides convenient tax and division functions. Organize your finances and avoid manual note-taking.

Highlights
  • Calculation history and review
  • Edit past calculations and recalculate
  • Tax-inclusive and exclusive calculation modes
  • Standard and reduced tax rate switching
  • Clear division and remainder display
  • Create and copy calculation sheets
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Calc+α is an app designed to make daily calculations easier and more efficient. Each feature is intuitive, enabling anyone to use it effortlessly. Whenever there's a need for calculations, Calc+α will be your reliable partner. **Calculation Sheet with History** Calculator+α saves your past calculations in a list, allowing you to review them anytime. It displays subtotals for each calculation, making verification simple. For different purposes like travel or shopping, you can create and copy various sheets to organize your calculations. No need to note down the calculation results on paper anymore. **Mistake Correction Feature** No worries about mistakes. You can edit past calculations and recalculate. By changing numbers, adding or removing rows, you can proceed with your calculations accurately. **Tax Rate Calculation** Switch between tax-inclusive and tax-exclusive calculations with just one button. Furthermore, effortlessly switch between standard and reduced tax rates, smoothing out calculations for products with different tax rates. **Division and Remainder Calculation** With a clear remainder display, you can instantly grasp intermediate results in calculations. By setting the truncation position, you can adjust the display of remainders to your liking. No more headaches with remainders in division.

About

Shipping Work Calculator

Features
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"Shipping Work Calculator" is an app that is useful for shipping work. Just calculate the total qty of products to ship, the number of boxes and the remainder will be calculated. (How to use) 1) Check Qty per Box. The default is 24. If you would like to change it, tap the number. Then, a frame showing the changeable state will be attached to the display part, so enter a new number and tap again to erase the frame of the display part and the change is completed. 2) Enter Total Qty of products to to ship. If you enter it, Number of Boxes and Remainder are calculated at the same time. For example, if you want to enter 2500, operate the keys [AC] [2] [5] [00] [=], (2500 + 0 = 2500). If the number of boxes is 24, the Number of Boxes is 104 and the Remainder is 4. If you want to enter Total Qty of products shipped 250 pieces a day for 5 days, operate the keys [AC] [2] [5] [0] [x] [5] [=], (250 x 5 = 1250), to enter 1250 of Total Qty. If the number of boxes is 15, the Number of Boxes is 83 and the Remainder is 5. (Note) - Operations such as four arithmetic calculations are the same as real general calculators (Compliant with calculator of company C). See the next page for calculation examples. - The decimal point is fixed as a point (.). - It is easy to calculate by changing one of the input values ​​after calculation. Tap the value you want to change, enter a new value, and tap [=] key to complete the calculation. - Instead of tapping [=] key, you can tap the Total Qty display part, Number of Boxes display part, or Remainder display part. - Swipe the display while typing to clear the rightmost number. (Excluding Number of Boxes display part) - Call the calculation history with [▼ older] key. If you keep tapping, the old history will be recalled, if you go too far, you can return it with [▲ newer] key, and double tap it to return to the latest calculation history. - Share the displayed result with [share] key. - When you quit this app, all calculation history will be deleted. - The developer assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise from the use of this app. Shipping Work Calculator Ⓒ 2022 Takao Ichimura

Screenshots

Calc+α4 screens
Shipping Work Calculator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Calc+α at every 3 weeks against Shipping Work Calculator's every 2 months. Shipping Work Calculator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calc+α ships an update every 3 weeks, Shipping Work Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Calc+α versus Shipping Work Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalc+αShipping Work Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAriane Inc.Takao Ichimura

In-app purchases

None

Calc+α

No in-app purchases

None

Shipping Work Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calc+α free?
Calc+α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shipping Work Calculator free?
Shipping Work Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calc+α or Shipping Work Calculator have ads?
Both Calc+α and Shipping Work Calculator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calc+α or Shipping Work Calculator?
Calc+α ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shipping Work Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, Calc+α was updated on July 27, 2026 and Shipping Work Calculator on September 19, 2026.

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