Comparison

picocalc vs Easy Count

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Set a number
  • Add to number
  • Subtract from number
  • Home screen badge display
  • Hides zero and negative numbers
Features
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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.

About

Easy Count

Features
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左右でカウントの増減を分けることができます。 サウンドや触覚フィードバックで、一層使いやすく利用できます。 ●特徴 今までのカウンターアプリはマイナスの存在感が薄いものがほとんどでした。 一方で、マイナスを必要とする場面は十分にあります。 そんな課題を、 左右のボタンで増減ボタンを分けることで解決した、今までになかったカウンターアプリです。 ●機能 ・サウンド ・触覚フィードバック ・自動スリープの解除 ・初期値の変更

Screenshots

picocalc2 screens
Easy Count3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy Count at none against picocalc's 1. Easy Count also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. picocalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy Count asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

picocalc ships an update every 16 months, Easy Count every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
picocalc versus Easy Count: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpicocalcEasy Count
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuKota Maeda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

picocalc

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Easy Count

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is picocalc free?
picocalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy Count free?
Easy Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do picocalc or Easy Count have ads?
picocalc shows ads; Easy Count does not.
Which is updated more often, picocalc or Easy Count?
picocalc ships an update every 16 months, and Easy Count every 8 months. Most recently, picocalc was updated on October 31, 2026 and Easy Count on October 27, 2026.

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