Shader × Node vs Easy Note Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shader × Node
Create stunning visual effects and shaders without coding using a drag-and-drop node editor. Ideal for those interested in graphics, game development, and visual jockeying.
- Drag-and-drop node editor
- Create shaders without coding
- Visual scripting system
- Music visualization
- Graphics and visual effects creation
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Shader x Node is a WWDC19 Scholarship Application Project. > Write amazing shaders with your creativity and ingenuity (and without any coding skill because drag'n'drop saves the day!) Hi, are you interested in graphics related stuff, like visual effects in Hollywood, AAA game development and video jockey? If so, then you must be wondering how do people achieve these great effects! The answer is shader, which is a type of computer program that can do literally everything now, from simple graphics to powering autonomous driving. Today we are going to use this app to build a music visualization shader using my shader node editor, which is a visual scripting system I wrote in Swift.
Easy Note Calc
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Easy Note Calc is a notepad you can do maths in. Write a line the way you'd write it on paper — "Rent: 1,200" or "Tile: 61.50 × 32" — and the answer appears beside it. Nothing to set up, no cells, no formula bar. Write it like a note Put a label before a colon and it stays plain text. "Kitchen remodel — spring 2026:" is a heading, not a sum. Anything after the colon is the maths. Wrap an aside in double colons — ::quartz, installed:: — and it's a comment the calculator ignores. Your notes read like notes, and still add up. Point at other lines with @ • @1 — the result of line 1 • @rent — every line containing that word, added together • @s2 — the total of another saved note, pulled into this one Change one number and everything pointing at it follows. Use @rent for a running subtotal and it updates as you add lines, without you touching it. Months, filled in automatically Every line with a number lands in the Months tab, grouped by the month you wrote it. See a month's total and how it compares with the month before. Switch to "By name" and every repeated word becomes its own running total for the year — tap one for a 12-month chart. There is nothing to categorise or tag. If you type "Rent" every month, Rent starts tracking itself. A real calculator too A full keypad with a running tape, kept and grouped by day, so yesterday's sums are still there tomorrow. Tap any past result to carry on from it. The same @ references work here — pull in a line, or a whole saved note's total, then send the answer back into your note. Everything else • Multiple notes, each saved as you type • Scientific functions — sin, cos, tan, log, ln, sqrt, factorial, π and e • 10 themes, five dark and five light • Search across every note • Share or export as text or as an image • Undo and redo • A tap-friendly keypad, or just use your keyboard Your notes stay on your device No account. No sign-up. Works completely offline. Everything you write is stored on your phone and is never uploaded anywhere. Easy Note Calc is free, supported by ads. Good for budgets, quotes and invoices, shopping totals, homework, unit conversions, job costing, splitting bills, or any time you want a scratch pad that does the adding for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shader × Node at none against Easy Note Calc's shown. Shader × Node also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Shader × Node | Easy Note Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昊天 郑 | Den Digital LLC |
In-app purchases
Shader × Node
No in-app purchases
Easy Note Calc
No in-app purchases









