Minimum Calc vs AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
AI
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When called, it automatically selects and suggests your next travel destination, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI at none against Minimum Calc's 1. AI also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Minimum Calc's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.7.10). On price, 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. Minimum Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minimum Calc ships an update every 2 months, AI fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimum Calc | AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.7.10 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihoko Araki | Hideaki Uchikoshi |
In-app purchases
Minimum Calc
- No Ads$1.99
AI
No in-app purchases
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