Comparison

R vs PITATA

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

Head to head
About

R

This app allows numbers to magically transfer from a spectator's phone to yours, mimicking a real calculator interface. It offers a variety of magic effects and configurable options, including Bluetooth remote control support. Designed for magicians, it enables seamless transitions between calculator and routine modes.

Highlights
  • Spectator number transfer
  • Realistic calculator interface
  • Switch between modes
  • Chainable routines
  • Configurable effects
  • Bluetooth remote support
Features
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With R-DIGIT, Iphone calculator app numbers travel magically from spectator's mobile to yours. You can find a large field of magic effects with this principle. Get ready for stupefaction and laughts from your audience ! Hightlights : - Strictly like the real calculator app - Switching secretly from calculator mode to routine mode and vice versa right in front of your audience and whenever you want. - Possibility to chain up any calculator routine from your repertoire (ex: Toxic) after or before R-DIGIT, without leaving the application - For all Iphone. - All effects are configurable (triggering of effects, delays) - Possibility of connecting a Bluetooth remote control, but everything is provided to do without. - Full routine detailed in video (subtleties to reinforce the effects) . This application is intended for professional and amateur magicians who know how to keep a secret !

About

PITATA

This app connects to smart drawing boards and clocks via Bluetooth. Users can send drawings and text to the board for real-time display and recognition. It can also set clock times and interact with other smart devices like scales and printers.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity to drawing boards and clocks
  • Real-time drawing display and recognition
  • Set clock time remotely
  • Recognizes English, Chinese words, and numbers
  • Integrates with Pitata Scale and Printer devices
  • Time setting based on four-digit number drawings
Features
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Welcome to PITATA PITATA combine bluetooth with our PITATA products. 1. It can connect clock and drawing board using bluetooth at the same time or separately. 2. Set current clock time, and set target time. Just tap send. The clock will go to the target time with few seconds. 3. For drawing board, app can receive drawing info in real time and showing on the screen. 4. Drawing can be recognized after 1 second after finishing drawing. It can recognize English word, Chinese word, Numbers. 5. After drawing finished, if it is a time with four digital number, the clock will change to that time. 6. With Pitata Scale Device, you can easily know which object your friends take or put on the desk. 7. With Pitata Printer Device, you can easily combine with other devices to perform real life drawing/hand writing/stroke prediction.

Screenshots

R1 screens
PITATA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: R at 100% against PITATA's 50%. R also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). PITATA's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, ads, device support 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

PITATA is free to download; R costs $29.99 up front. R sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PITATA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

R holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of R's written reviews are positive against 50% of PITATA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

R ships an update monthly, PITATA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
R versus PITATA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPITATA
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Vianney冕 吴

Customer experience

R

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PITATA

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

R

One-time3
  • Digits Peek$8.99
  • LED travel$9.99
  • R-Digit +$24.99
None

PITATA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R free?
R costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PITATA free?
PITATA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, R or PITATA?
R is rated higher. R averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while PITATA averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do R or PITATA have ads?
Neither R nor PITATA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, R or PITATA?
R ships an update monthly, and PITATA every 2 weeks. Most recently, R was updated on September 10, 2026 and PITATA on August 27, 2026.

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