picocalc vs Goldy
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.
Goldy
Browse the internet privately with a single click. Instantly remove your web history, cookies, and local storage when you're finished, ensuring your online activity remains hidden from others who use your device. Keep your regular browsing history separate and intact.
- One-click private browsing
- Instant history deletion
- Cookie removal
- Local web storage clearing
- Maintains Safari history
- Ad-free experience
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Goldy brings you private web browsing with a single click. They say that goldfish have no memory, and Goldy is no exception! Goldy lets you use the internet in private. Visit any sites you want, and whenever you're done surfing, just hit the home button. Your web history, cookies, and local web storage are instantly removed, so no one else who picks up your device can see what you've been doing. At the same time, your Safari web history and cookies remain intact. Anyone who shares their iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with other people can benefit from Goldy. You can use Goldy to: - shop for presents online without ruining the surprise - use your employer-provided device to look for jobs or other "not safe for work" material without alerting your employer - access your bank or other accounts without leaving any trace of where you've been logging in. ... AND MORE! Goldy is free software, contains no third-party advertisements, and doesn't use any analytics or other tracking tools to see how you're using it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goldy at none against picocalc's 1. Goldy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (83% vs 66%). picocalc's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and monetization model 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. Goldy asks for nothing beyond the download.
picocalc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of picocalc's written reviews are positive against 83% of Goldy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
picocalc ships an update every 31 months, Goldy every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picocalc | Goldy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months — better | Every 44 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Rebisoft, Inc |
Customer experience
picocalc
Goldy
In-app purchases
picocalc
- Remove Ads$0.99
Goldy
No in-app purchases
