Comparison

Calc+α vs Color Calc+

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

Color Calc+

This utility app provides a straightforward calculator with a history of past computations. It also offers temperature conversion tools and the ability to easily copy the most recent result.

Highlights
  • Calculator
  • Calculation history
  • Temperature conversion
  • Copy last result
Features
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mColorCalc is a simple calculator that keeps history of past calculations. It also has temperature conversions and copy/paste of the last result.

Screenshots

Calc+α4 screens
Color Calc+2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Color Calc+ at none against Calc+α's shown. Color Calc+ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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, Color Calc+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calc+α versus Color Calc+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalc+αColor Calc+
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAriane Inc.Jerry Watson

Customer experience

Calc+α

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Color Calc+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calc+α

No in-app purchases

None

Color Calc+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calc+α free?
Calc+α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Calc+ free?
Color Calc+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calc+α or Color Calc+ have ads?
Calc+α shows ads; Color Calc+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Calc+α or Color Calc+?
Calc+α ships an update every 3 weeks, and Color Calc+ weekly. Most recently, Calc+α was updated on November 2, 2026 and Color Calc+ on November 3, 2026.

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