(Not Boring) Calculator vs AuthBand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
(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.
- 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
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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
AuthBand
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AuthBand is a Time-Based One-Time Password authenticator built for Apple Watch. Add accounts on iPhone, glance at codes on your wrist. On the watch • The full account list, with live countdown timers, lives natively on your Apple Watch — no need to pull out the phone. • Tap a row on iPhone to copy a code; the clipboard entry is set to expire within the current 30-second TOTP window. • Import accounts by scanning an otpauth:// QR code, picking screenshots from your photo library (multi-select), or pasting a Google Authenticator export QR. On privacy • No network, no cloud, no third-party SDKs. AuthBand makes zero outbound requests. There is no backend, no analytics, no crash reporter. • TOTP secrets live in the iOS Keychain with the strictest reasonable protection class — bound to your device passcode, never synced through iCloud Keychain. • Sync between paired iPhone and Apple Watch goes through WatchConnectivity only — peer-to-peer, no server in the middle. • Face ID / Touch ID / passcode gate on every launch. An opaque overlay covers the app when it goes inactive, so codes don't appear in the App Switcher preview. Open source under MIT. Only Apple frameworks (CryptoKit, WatchConnectivity, LocalAuthentication, AVFoundation, PhotosUI, CoreImage). RFC 6238 (TOTP) verified against the RFC test vectors. Requires iPhone iOS 17 or later and Apple Watch watchOS 11.6 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AuthBand at none against (Not Boring) Calculator's 10. AuthBand also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. (Not Boring) Calculator sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. AuthBand asks for nothing beyond the download.
(Not Boring) Calculator ships an update monthly, AuthBand every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | (Not Boring) Calculator | AuthBand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Not Boring Software LLC | Anton Lukin |
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
AuthBand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
(Not Boring) Calculator
- Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
- Super !Boring Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
- Chroma Skin$4.99
- Monsters Skin$4.99
- Opal Skin$9.99
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- Presstube Skin$9.99
- Karat Skin$9.99
- Cedar Skin$9.99
- !Calculator Plus Lifetime$14.99
AuthBand
No in-app purchases
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