Paint Calc vs Future
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint Calc
Easily estimate the paint needed for decorating projects. Input paint coverage, wall dimensions, and exclusions like doors or windows to get an estimated quantity. Supports both metric and imperial units.
- Paint quantity estimation
- Metric and imperial support
- Input paint coverage
- Input wall measurements
- Exclude doors and windows
- Ad-free Pro upgrade
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Use Paint Calc to easily estimate the amount of paint you'll need for your decorating projects. Choose metric or imperial measurements. 1 - Input the coverage information for the paint you're using and the coats expected. 2 - Input the the wall measurements. 3 - Input door or window measurements you’re not going to paint. Click Calculate and the app will estimate how much paint you’ll need. You will need the paint coverage information to get accurate results. This can usually be obtained from the supplier or the paint container. Please always use the result as an estimate and check with your supplier before you buy. Upgrade to Paint Calc Pro to remove ads if you prefer a distraction free app.
Future
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Need an app to take note of your important events? Why not just use Future? This app is just for you! Designed to help people who are unable to remember important dates of the events, Future is a countdown app so that you would be able to create and reverse countdowns for specific events. There would be reminders sent to you so that you would be well informed in advance and not miss scheduled events. Sounds fun? Don’t wait anymore and start using Future! FEATURES: • Best to take note of important dates such as number of days before going overseas, your friend’s birthdays or meet-up with friends • Tabs to CATEGORISE your countdowns- scheduled or completed! • CREATE your own countdowns by adding your events • Give your countdown a name so that you can identify it easily in the home page • A countdown timer that can track the number of days to your event after you have set the date and time by using the calendar available in Future • PERSONALISE your own countdowns by using red, green or blue! • Countdowns leading to the events are reflected by seconds, hours and days! • Make as many countdowns as you want and you may delete it if you are sure that you don’t want it anymore • Its automatically saved into the passed tab when the countdown has been completed • Did we mention that it’s free for everyone? • Free and user friendly This app was created by Chong Jian Hang Geoffrey, Zhu Haoming, Koo Xin Xuan & Wu Niutian under the 2022 Swift Accelerator Programme.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Future at none against Paint Calc's shown. Paint Calc's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). 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 | Paint Calc | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Lamb | Tinkercademy Community Showcase |
In-app purchases
Paint Calc
No in-app purchases
Future
No in-app purchases









