Comparison

GriDot vs Dad's Calculator

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

Head to head
About

GriDot

Features
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App features: • paper style > choose from grid, horizontal line, vertical line, dotted or none. • customisable paper size. • customisable paper colour. • customisable paper padding. • customisable cell size. • customisable border colour. • customisable border colour. • light theme / dark theme. • left mode / right mode. • re-create the file using history. • ready made template Supported languages (language is based on the your IPad's language setting): • Chinese • English  • Japanese  • Korean For terms of use, please refer to Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dad's Calculator

Features
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Dad's Calculator is for the moment you reach for a calculator in your everyday life: the checkout line, the measuring tape, the stove. It keeps a notebook of everything you work out, adds up the lines you pick, and remembers them for next time. Right next to it: a unit converter, a recipe scaler and size charts. THE CALCULATOR • Every calculation stays in a notebook-style history. Your math, with receipts • Percent works the way you say it: 80 - 25% = 60 • Pick the lines you care about and get their sum, average, largest and smallest • Copy the result, or drop the sum straight into your next calculation • Name a set of lines (groceries, measurements, quotes) and save it for when your memory lets you down • Swipe a line away, or wipe the whole slate WITHIN ARM'S REACH • Converter: type one number, see every unit at once. Star the ones you use • Cooking: recipe for 4, dinner for 6? Change the servings, or match one ingredient, and the rest follows • Sizes: shoes and clothes in US / UK / EU / cm, because sizes never agree • Notebook by day, chalkboard by night. Switch anytime in Settings SECRET DIARY • Log measurements for each body part and your weight, in cm / inches and kg / lb • Compare with 1, 3 or 6 months ago, in a graph or a table

Screenshots

Dad's Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dad's Calculator at Free against GriDot's $2.99. Dad's Calculator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). GriDot's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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

Dad's Calculator is free to download; GriDot costs $2.99 up front. GriDot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dad's Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GriDot ships an update monthly, Dad's Calculator every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 1 level
GriDot versus Dad's Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGriDotDad's Calculator
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMing Rong NgJaehun Kwon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GriDot

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.491 Year
None

Dad's Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GriDot free?
GriDot costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dad's Calculator free?
Dad's Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GriDot or Dad's Calculator have ads?
Neither GriDot nor Dad's Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GriDot or Dad's Calculator?
GriDot ships an update monthly, and Dad's Calculator every 2 days. Most recently, GriDot was updated on October 27, 2026 and Dad's Calculator on October 27, 2026.

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