picocalc vs Extract Numbers and SUM
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.
Extract Numbers and SUM
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Extract the numbers from the string and add them up This app does not have OCR function. When reading characters with OCR The google app, google lens (google app) is convenient. example milk 200 → 200 fish 1,000 → 1000 Bread 500 → 500 1+2+3 → 6 ※Calculation for formulas
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Extract Numbers and SUM at none against picocalc's 1. Extract Numbers and SUM also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 31 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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. picocalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Extract Numbers and SUM asks for nothing beyond the download.
picocalc ships an update every 31 months, Extract Numbers and SUM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picocalc | Extract Numbers and SUM |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | ikeda tomoki |
In-app purchases
picocalc
- Remove Ads$0.99
Extract Numbers and SUM
No in-app purchases
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