Comparison

Hacker Note vs Minimum Calc

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

Head to head
About

Hacker Note

This note-taking app offers a unique "coolness" with a design inspired by hackers and sci-fi movies. Enjoy a futuristic feel with a transparent background option and customizable themes. It includes essential features like categorization, password protection, and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • High-performance and simple functionality
  • Transparent app background
  • Theme color customization
  • Category management
  • HTML and Markdown output
  • Password protection
  • Google Drive backup
Features
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Recommended for those who are tired of general Note Taking apps. Hacker Note is a simple Note Taking App that pursues "coolness". The design is based on the image of "hackers," "sci-fi movies". example "The Matrix". It is also equipped with a function that makes app background look transparent, so you can enjoy a sense of the near future while taking notes, which is different from ordinary memos. [Main functions] ・ High-performance and simple function ・ Background transparency function ・ Theme color change function ・ Category function ・Output function to HTML and markdown ・ Password setting ・ Backup to Google Drive ・Cool Japanese mode - For cool Japanese displays such as kanji. [Features to be expanded in the future] ・ A cooler color theme

About

Minimum Calc

A versatile calculator app offering extensive customization for calculations and appearance. It features a history log, multiple rounding options, and supports split-screen multitasking on iPads.

Highlights
  • History display and reuse
  • Customizable rounding and decimal places
  • Thousands separator and decimal symbol options
  • Percentage calculation
  • Character and block deletion
  • 10 color and 68 font options
  • iPad split view/slide-over support
Features
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This is a useful calculator application with a variety of special functions such as history display, save, swipe to clear, and switch between calculation modes. There are 10 colors and 68 fonts to choose from. It also supports split view and slide-over, so it is recommended not only for iPhone users but also for iPad users. The basic specifications are as follows. [ Calculation Function ] - The number of decimal places is from 0 to 20 - Selectable rounding off, rounding up or down - Changing thousands separator and decimal symbol - Saving calculation history and reusing of history results - Approximate value representation - Percentage (%) calculation - Deletion of character and block units - Switching between calculation modes [ Appearance ] - Selectable from 10 types of colors - Selectable from 68 character fonts - Change of various display options [ Others ] - iPad split view/slide-over support - Dark mode support - Haptic feedback ON / OFF - Key sound ON / OFF

Screenshots

Hacker Note4 screens
Minimum Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minimum Calc at Free against Hacker Note's $9.99. Hacker Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Minimum Calc is free to download; Hacker Note costs $9.99 up front. Minimum Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hacker Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hacker Note ships an update fortnightly, Minimum Calc every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hacker Note versus Minimum Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHacker NoteMinimum Calc
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryuki okadaMihoko Araki

Customer experience

Hacker Note

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Minimum Calc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hacker Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Minimum Calc

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Hacker Note free?
Hacker Note costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimum Calc free?
Minimum Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hacker Note or Minimum Calc have ads?
Minimum Calc shows ads; Hacker Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Hacker Note or Minimum Calc?
Hacker Note ships an update fortnightly, and Minimum Calc every 2 months. Most recently, Hacker Note was updated on November 3, 2026 and Minimum Calc on November 3, 2026.

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