picocalc vs accessing.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
picocalc
This app displays a single number on your home screen badge, which can be set, added to, or subtracted from. It's a minimalist tool for quick numerical reminders. Negative numbers and zero are not displayed on the badge.
- Set a number
- Add to number
- Subtract from number
- Home screen badge display
- Hides zero and negative numbers
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picocalc is a tiny number memo which can be set, added and subtracted. The number is show as an application badge in the home screen. Zero and a negative number won't be shown in the badge.
accessing.app
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Welcome to accessing.app This application allows your teams to receive notifications on their smartphone/tablet even when their device is on standby. You must first create an account and a location on www.myaccessing.app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: accessing.app at none against picocalc's 1. accessing.app also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 31 months). On price 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. picocalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. accessing.app asks for nothing beyond the download.
picocalc ships an update every 31 months, accessing.app every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picocalc | accessing.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | accessing sa |
In-app purchases
picocalc
- Remove Ads$0.99
accessing.app
No in-app purchases
