Comparison

(Not Boring) Calculator vs Widgetik

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

Head to head
About

(Not Boring) Calculator

This app reimagines the everyday calculator with a fun, game-like interface and animations. It displays your full equation as you type, making it easy to spot and correct mistakes. Customizable skins and seasonal updates keep the experience fresh.

Highlights
  • Shows full equation as you type
  • Editable equation for mistake correction
  • 3D interface with game-inspired animations
  • Built-in percentage calculations
  • Large, readable numbers
  • Customizable skins
Features
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"Just astonishingly fun." — John Gruber A BETTER EVERYDAY CALCULATOR As a kid, I loved playing with a calculator. Somewhere along the way, the calculator became another boring tool. I want a calculator that reignites that same sense of wonder. SHOW YOUR WORK One of the biggest obstacles with most calculator apps is just how easy it is to make mistakes. If you mistype a number and don't catch it immediately, you can easily end up with the wrong answer and never know it. To fix this, we do what everyone is taught to do in elementary school… we show your work. As you type, the full equation is written out for you—every number and operator. Even better, if you make a mistake, you can now delete or select the number and retype it. Small, but life-changing. PLAYS LIKE A GAME, WORKS LIKE AN APP Next generation user interface designed and built in 3D with animation and sounds inspired by video games. % Percentages can be a challenge to wrap your head around, so we built it in. BIG & READABLE Big numbers that are easy to read at a glance when you're darting across screens. SKINS Skins change the whole look and feel of the app. New skins and collaborations every season so you can keep it fresh. SUPER!BORING Become a Super!Boring member and get all 5 Not Boring apps + skins + extras. We are 100% member-supported. No ads, no data gathering, no tracking. Just beautiful apps that make everyday life a little less boring. Plans: https://andy.works/plans Support: https://andy.works/support

About

Widgetik

Personalize your iPhone Home and Lock Screens with a wide array of aesthetic and interactive widgets. Track habits, monitor progress, display photos, and stay organized with customizable designs that match your style.

Highlights
  • Interactive widgets for daily routines
  • Log progress directly from widgets
  • Apple Health integration
  • Advanced customization options
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Variety of widget types
Features
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Beautiful, interactive widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen and iPad. Log water, check off habits and tasks, start a focus session or feed your aquarium fish right from the widget, without opening the app. Then make every widget your own with colors, gradients and fonts, or let your wallpaper show through. HABITS & WELLNESS • Habit Tracker: tick off daily habits with a tap and keep your streak going. • Habit Streak: your current streak and this week at a glance. • Habit Counter (Premium): count sets, reps or any daily goal, one tap at a time. • Hydration: log water in one tap and follow your daily goal. • Mindfulness: track meditation, breathing and mindful minutes. • Focus Timer (Premium): start, pause and reset focus sessions from the widget. • Step Counter: your daily steps from Apple Health. PLAN YOUR DAY • Agenda & Day Planner (Premium): see what's on now, how long until your next event, and the days ahead. • Daily Dashboard: time, your next countdown, steps, water and mindfulness in one widget. • Interactive Checklist: keep tasks, routines and groceries on your Home Screen and check them off there. • Event Countdown: count down to trips, birthdays, exams and big moments. • Upcoming Birthdays (Premium): upcoming birthdays, ages and days remaining. • Month Calendar and Week Strip: the month or the current week at a glance. • Progress Tracker: see how far through the week, month, season or year you are, or follow a step or personal goal. CLOCKS • Digital Watch, Analog Watch and Emoji Clock: a clock face in your style. • World Clock: the time in the cities you care about. JUST FOR FUN • Aquarium: a small tank of fish to feed and keep clean. • Zen Garden (Premium): water your plant and watch it grow. • Daily Quote and Daily Inspiration: a fresh quote every day. • Photo: pin a favorite photo or rotate through a collection. • Moon Phase: follow the current lunar phase. • Battery: your battery level at a glance. LOCK SCREEN, CONTROL CENTER & IPAD • Lock Screen widgets for the date, calendar, progress, steps, water, battery and world time. • Control Center controls to log water, check off a habit or start a focus session. • Extra Large widgets on iPad for Agenda, Aquarium and Daily Dashboard. MAKE IT YOURS Choose solid colors or gradients, themes, fonts and text colors, and see every change in a live preview. With Transparent Backgrounds (Premium), Agenda, Daily Quote and Battery blend into your wallpaper: take two screenshots and Widgetik lines each widget up with the wallpaper behind it. APPLE HEALTH Widgetik uses HealthKit to show your steps and, if you turn it on, to save water you log in Widgetik to Apple Health. WIDGETIK PREMIUM Widgetik is free to download and includes ads. A one-time Premium purchase removes ads and unlocks Agenda, Upcoming Birthdays, Habit Counter, Focus Timer, Zen Garden, extra fonts, custom text colors and Transparent Backgrounds. No subscription. Your habits, health data, calendar and photos stay on your device.

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Calculator4 screens
Widgetik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: (Not Boring) Calculator at none against Widgetik's shown. (Not Boring) Calculator also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 68). Widgetik's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (80% vs 70%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. (Not Boring) Calculator sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Widgetik sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

(Not Boring) Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Calculator has 4.1K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of (Not Boring) Calculator's written reviews are positive against 80% of Widgetik's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Calculator ships an update monthly, Widgetik every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
(Not Boring) Calculator versus Widgetik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) CalculatorWidgetik
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better4.5 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better68
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCANDREI RUSTI

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Calculator

All ratings4,112 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative18.4%

Widgetik

All ratings67 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

(Not Boring) Calculator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when switching between apps
  • Freezing on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Scientific calculator functions
  • Calculation history
  • Widgets and control center integration
  • One-time purchase option

Widgetik

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

(Not Boring) Calculator

Subscriptions2
  • Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Super !Boring Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Chroma Skin$4.99
  • Monsters Skin$4.99
  • Opal Skin$9.99
Show 4 more
  • Presstube Skin$9.99
  • Karat Skin$9.99
  • Cedar Skin$9.99
  • !Calculator Plus Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

Widgetik

One-time1
  • Premium version$1.99

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Calculator free?
(Not Boring) Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgetik free?
Widgetik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Calculator or Widgetik?
(Not Boring) Calculator is rated higher. (Not Boring) Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Widgetik averages 4.5 from 68 ratings.
Do (Not Boring) Calculator or Widgetik have ads?
Widgetik shows ads; (Not Boring) Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Calculator or Widgetik?
(Not Boring) Calculator ships an update monthly, and Widgetik every 6 days. Most recently, (Not Boring) Calculator was updated on October 27, 2026 and Widgetik on October 28, 2026.

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