Comparison

Email Yourself vs Basic Calculations

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

Head to head
About

Email Yourself

Instantly email yourself notes, links, and reminders with a single tap. This app helps you capture ideas quickly and clear your mind by sending thoughts directly to your inbox. It prioritizes privacy and offers seamless integration with your device.

Highlights
  • One-tap email to yourself
  • Share links via iOS Share Sheet
  • Attach photos
  • Dark Mode support
  • Privacy-first design
  • Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Features
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Use your inbox as your second brain. Pigeon makes it effortless to email yourself notes, links, reminders, and ideas in just one tap. Open the app, type your thought, hit send — it’s in your inbox. Use it to clear your mind, capture ideas, or remember something for later. Designed for speed and simplicity, Pigeon helps you move thoughts out of your head and into your inbox instantly. It features an integrated share sheet for sending content from any app, photo attachments, and a privacy-first design—your data stays yours. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, with support for iOS 18 and WatchOS 11. Features: - One-tap email to yourself - Share links from any app using the iOS Share Sheet - Attach photos for added context - Dark Mode support - Privacy-first: we never read or store your notes - Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Upgrade to Pigeon Pro to send unlimited emails with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no limits. Pigeon is the fastest way to send something to your future self. **Support** Questions, comments, or feedback? Email us at steven@ritchiemason.com

About

Basic Calculations

Features
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This is an app to improve the calculation ability of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Major function: 1. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division - step up of difficulty 2. Offline printing - mix and match 3. Online practice - flexible use 4. Calculation results - chart statistical analysis This app can be used offline and is suitable for iPhone and iPad. When connected to the Internet, data can be synchronized between iPhone and iPad. With Apple's cloudkit service, you don't need to enter your user name, password, mobile phone verification code, etc. to protect your privacy. It can also scan A4 documents and export PDF; it can also scan ID cards and other documents to export PDF. Using Apple's latest swift programming language and Apple's own camera capture technology, the automatic recognition rate of ID size is improved. [unsubscribe automatically] If you purchase a continuous package year (month) item, unless you cancel the order at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle, the item will be automatically renewed, and your account will charge a renewal fee within 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle. You unsubscribe: "Settings" - "iTunes Store and app store" - "select Apple ID" - "view Apple ID" - "subscribe" - "unsubscribe" 【Privacy policy】 https://www.jianshu.com/p/7a76a010e3b9 【Terms of Use】 https://www.jianshu.com/p/ce6ea1a69bc5

Screenshots

Email Yourself3 screens
Basic Calculations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Basic Calculations at every 3 weeks against Email Yourself's every 2 months. Basic Calculations also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Email Yourself sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Basic Calculations sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Email Yourself ships an update every 2 months, Basic Calculations every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Email Yourself versus Basic Calculations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmail YourselfBasic Calculations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRitchie & Mason涛 吴

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Email Yourself

One-time1
  • Pigeon Premium$6.99
5 purchases

Basic Calculations

Subscriptions3
  • Scan all functions: 1 month$0.991 Month
  • Scan all functions: 6 months$1.996 Months
  • Scan all functions: 1 year$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • Full calcFree
  • Scan full version$4.99

Questions

Is Email Yourself free?
Email Yourself is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Calculations free?
Basic Calculations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Email Yourself or Basic Calculations have ads?
Neither Email Yourself nor Basic Calculations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Email Yourself or Basic Calculations?
Email Yourself ships an update every 2 months, and Basic Calculations every 3 weeks. Most recently, Email Yourself was updated on October 24, 2026 and Basic Calculations on October 8, 2026.

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