Comparison

RECalc Pro vs Activ8 POS

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

Head to head
About

RECalc Pro

Calculate mortgage loan details like monthly payments, interest rates, and loan amounts. It also functions as a standard calculator and can factor in property taxes, insurance, and down payments. View detailed loan summaries and amortization tables.

Highlights
  • Mortgage loan calculations
  • Standard mathematical calculator
  • Includes property tax and insurance
  • Supports semi-annual compounding
  • Loan summary and amortization table
  • Save and email loan data
Features
Currently charting
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RECalc is a Real Estate Mortgage Loan Calculator that is also a traditional Mathematical Calculator. You can use RECalc to calculate the Monthly Payment, Term, Interest Rate or Loan Amount for a loan, as well as standard mathematical calculations as you would in any other calculator. Once you modify any of the Calculation variables you can re-calculate any of the other values. You can also figure in Annual Property Tax, Homeowner's Insurance and Mortgage Insurance, as well as a Down Payment amount/percentage. RECalc supports semi-annual compounding (Canadian Amortization) in addition to normal monthly compounding. With a click, you can display the complete Loan Summary and Amortization Table for your calculation. You can also email this to your desktop or save the loan for future use. Whether you're a real estate professional, mortgage broker, first time home buyer or looking to refinance, you can have RECalc easily accessible on your iPhone or iPod touch.

About

Activ8 POS

This app provides a comprehensive point-of-sale and e-commerce solution for direct-to-consumer businesses. It offers robust features for managing sales, inventory, customer data, and automated communications, all integrated into a single database for real-time updates across systems.

Highlights
  • Mobile POS app
  • Database management
  • Automated club processing
  • Customized email communications
  • Integrated shopping cart
  • Multi-location inventory management
Features
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Activ8 Commerce is a leader in DTC sales software technology, offering cutting-edge solutions for managing and growing consumer direct sales since 2003. Activ8 Commerce offers unparalleled features, including: 1. powerful mobile POS app 2. powerful database management 3. automated club processing and shipping 4. customized, automated e-mail communications 5. online customer registration and login 6. an integrated, customizable shopping cart Activ8 Commerce’s support, training, and services are world class. As a company and a team, we are invested in our clients’ success and growth, as we grow with them. Our clients’ needs are our first priority and define how our technology and services evolve. Activ8 Commerce has developed a truly integrated store front - direct to consumer solution, in one single database. Information gets updated across systems and locations fully and in real time. The Activ8 Commerce Mobile POS native app: 1. Is part of a true integration in one database: information gets updated across systems and locations fully and in real time. 2. Is user friendly. 3. Has easy and powerful return, void, pending order changes, discounts, tax and S&H features. 4. Is affordable, with minimum equipment investment. 5. Is integrated with secure payment processors, with encryption at entry or card swipe. 6. Comes with multi location POS and inventory management. 7. Allows you to add users or POS stations at no additional license cost. 8. Allows you to add or edit club members at the POS. 9. Has club pickup features, with iPad signature, "swap out" and payment info update capabilities. 10. Comes with a full back office system (Activ8 Commerce Cloud) accessible from any browsere. 11. Comes with free expert support and free upgrades to new versions. 12. Is integrated with QuickBooks.

Screenshots

RECalc Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Activ8 POS at Free against RECalc Pro's $0.99. Activ8 POS also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). RECalc Pro's advantage is ratings volume (385 vs 9) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Activ8 POS is free to download; RECalc Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for RECalc Pro against 4.7 for Activ8 POS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RECalc Pro has 385 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RECalc Pro ships an update every 5 months, Activ8 POS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RECalc Pro versus Activ8 POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRECalc ProActiv8 POS
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (385 ratings) — better4.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings385 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3magicActive Club Solutions, Inc.

Customer experience

RECalc Pro

All ratings385 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.9%

Activ8 POS

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RECalc Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when touching the 'go' arrow
  • Basic arithmetic operations ('+', '-', 'x', '/') do not work properly
  • Input screen has changed to unprofessional colors

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add HOA fees and other fixed monthly costs
  • Add yearly subtotal option
  • Add balloon payment option
  • Add cumulative totals after each year on Amortization Schedule
  • Add option to add upfront MIP on FHA loans
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  • Add MI option (mortgage insurance)
  • Add PITI button
  • Add easy way to calculate interest only payments
  • Add a way to email the amortization table with criteria listed
  • Add an iPad version
  • Add more options to add HOA fees and other fixed monthly costs

Activ8 POS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RECalc Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Activ8 POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RECalc Pro free?
RECalc Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Activ8 POS free?
Activ8 POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RECalc Pro or Activ8 POS?
RECalc Pro is rated higher. RECalc Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 385 ratings, while Activ8 POS averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do RECalc Pro or Activ8 POS have ads?
Neither RECalc Pro nor Activ8 POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RECalc Pro or Activ8 POS?
RECalc Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Activ8 POS every 2 months. Most recently, RECalc Pro was updated on September 23, 2026 and Activ8 POS on September 8, 2026.

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