Comparison

Compoundee vs Economy

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

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About

Compoundee

This financial calculator helps users solve compound interest, annuity, and time value of money problems. Easily project savings and investments, adjust variables to meet financial goals, and understand the impact of inflation and taxes. Its user-friendly interface makes complex calculations accessible to everyone.

Highlights
  • Compound interest calculations
  • Annuity and TVOM solver
  • Goal-based financial planning
  • Inflation and tax adjustments
  • Amortization details per period
  • Email calculations
  • Save and bookmark calculations
Features
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Compoundee is the best compound interest calculator for the iPhone. Solving compound interest, annuity, and time value of money problems is easy with Compoundee! Use this financial calculator for your savings and investments to see how much money you’re going to make, or change variables to figure out what you need to achieve a goal. You don’t have to be a financial whiz to use it, either. You have a financial goal in mind; you know where you want to be in order to retire early. Unfortunately, you’re just not sure if your initial investment is enough to get you there. When you have Compoundee on your iPhone, those types of questions are answered. In no time at all, you’ll have the answer to how much an investment will be worth over a specific period of time, know what the necessary rate would be and the amount to make your periodic deposits in order to reach your time and money goals. You would think that a calculator that handles complex equations like these would be difficult to use but it’s not. The app’s interface is super simple, very user-friendly. No previous exposure to financial calculations is necessary to put Compundee to work for you. Everyone can take advantage of what this application has to offer. Very quickly and easily, you will have your compound interest, annuity, and time value of money (TVOM) equations solved for your savings and investments. Amortized interest totals per period, inflation and tax amounts, it’s all here. You can email your calculations to your accountant, spouse, investment broker – whoever you want. Check out the important features you get when you download Compoundee: • Clean, user-friendly interface • Solve for any of 5 different investment variables • Compound daily, quarterly, annually, & more • Periodic deposits or withdrawals • Inflation and tax adjusted amounts • Amortization shows per period interest • Account for extra annual deposits • Specify deposits at beginning or end of period • History of most recent entries for each input • Send calculations through email • Bookmark saved calculations for easy retrieval • See all your results in itemized detail • Two day-counting options • Offline user guide built right into the app. • Supports extremely large values • Supports long durations (thousands of years) • Doubles as a loan-payment calculator (select deposits tab; enter total as 0) • Passode lock with Touch ID • See results as you type • Optional number pad for input • Native iPad interface That early retirement may be closer than you think. Download Compoundee onto your iPhone now to find out.

About

Economy

This app provides a comprehensive snapshot of the US economy, offering the latest key economic indicators and historical data. It includes tens of thousands of indicators for the US, all 50 states, major metro areas, and over 100 other countries. Visualize trends across various timeframes, presidencies, and recessions.

Highlights
  • Key US economic indicators (GDP, Employment, Housing)
  • Historical data tracking (months, years, decades)
  • Data for 50 US states and metro areas
  • Indicators for over 100 countries
  • Graphs across presidencies and recessions
  • Powerful search engine for 45,000 indicators
  • Data-value transformations for charting
Features
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***** Featured in iTunes "STAFF FAVORITES" section and also #1 Finance app for several weeks in 2009 ***** ***** Featured on cover and chapter-5 of Wiley Publishing's book on Incredible iPhone Apps ***** This app gives you a snapshot of the US economy by providing the latest key economic indicators and tracking the history of these indicators across the past few months, years and decades. The app includes around 45,000 economic indicators. The primary focus is on US economic indicators (including detailed data on all 50 states and for major metro areas). It also includes some economic indicators for more than a 100 other countries (e.g. UK, Canada, Australia, India, Singapore, China, Mexico, Estonia, Kenya, Nepal, Brazil etc.) Macworld review for the V1 version of the app http://www.macworld.com/article/142855/2009/09/economicnewsapps.html says "tough to do better than Cascade Software’s Economy app" "The app is a one-stop shop ....... economists and financial analysts love to parse" "it’s a handy resource to have available in the palm of your hand." --- Features: 1. Latest values of key (curated) US economic indicators (GDP, Employment, Housing, Manufacturing, Inflation, Trade Deficit, weekly updates of Canadian,Mexican currency exchange rates , M2 Money stock, etc.) published by the US Federal Reserve. 2. Share economic graphs through social media, email, SMS, printouts etc. 3. Graphs to track economic indicators across many different time ranges (e.g. 1 year, 3 years, ...,40 years etc.) 4. Graphs that track the values of economic indicators across Democratic and Republican presidencies and across Recession periods over the past several decades. 5. Around 45,000 economic indicators (mostly for the US, but also for more than a 100 other countries) 6. A powerful search engine that makes it easy to use partial (or full) keywords to search through the 45,000 economic indicators provided by the app. 7. All indicators updated soon after the govt numbers are published. (Most indicators updated monthly, others quarterly, annually, daily or weekly) 8. Help/Descriptions for many economic indicators. 9. Data-value transformations (graphs can be charted on interesting y-axis transformations (e.g. continuously compounded annual rate of change, natural log, change from previous year etc.) 10. The app requires internet connectivity, but previously downloaded/viewed (saved) data can be viewed in offline mode without an internet connection. Are you curious about the economy? Gauge the current state of the US economy with the latest economic indicators, Review historical data for patterns across recessions and patterns across Republican and Democratic presidencies Do you want to win arguments when discussing the economy or make speculative predictions about the economy based on patterns from the past? This app will help you with all of that and more. ---- Please contact us through our website (http://CascadeSoft.net) or blog for questions, comments or suggestions. The app is optimised for multiple iPhone and iPod Touch devices and it has been tested on devices ranging from an iPhone 4 device (running iOS 5.1.1) to an iPhone 7 Plus device (running iOS 10.1) Download the app to see why it was the #1 ranked paid app in the Finance category of the app store (for weeks in summer, 2009) and why it was featured on the cover of Wiley Publishing's book on Incredible iPhone apps.

Screenshots

Compoundee4 screens
Economy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compoundee at none against Economy's 1. Compoundee also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (97% vs 87%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Compoundee costs $2.99 and Economy $2.99 up front. Economy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compoundee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compoundee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 160 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Compoundee's written reviews are positive against 87% of Economy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compoundee ships an update every 4 months, Economy every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Compoundee versus Economy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompoundeeEconomy
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating5.0 (127 ratings) — better4.6 (160 ratings)
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews — better86.9% of reviews
Number of ratings127160 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#134#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoodHumansCascade Software Corporation

Customer experience

Compoundee

All ratings127 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%

Economy

All ratings160 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

Compoundee

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and understand
  • 💡 Calculates future value of investments
  • 💡 Useful for retirement planning
  • 💡 Handles various financial scenarios
  • 💡 Good for budgeting and investing discussions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 UI could use an update
  • 🐛 App seems abandoned
  • 🐛 App closes immediately on opening (for one user)
  • 🐛 Accuracy issues with shorter compounding periods/longer durations (30/360 day convention)
  • 🐛 Simplistic calculations could be done in Excel (for one user's needs)

Economy

From 160 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for economic data
  • 👍 Informative and useful
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Good data source
  • 👍 Fast loading times

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Won't open anymore
  • 🐛 App is junk
  • 🐛 Not worth it even if free
  • 🐛 Can't get ahold of anyone for refund

Bugs and requests

Compoundee

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App closes every time it's opened
  • Calculations based on a 30/360 day convention lead to accuracy issues with shorter compounding periods and/or longer duration

Requested features

3 requests
  • UI update
  • Add withdrawal function
  • Update to address accuracy issue with 30/360 day convention

Economy

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App won't open
  • App crashes
  • App crashing on iPad
  • App no longer functioning
  • App is buggy
Show 3 more
  • App is outdated
  • App recently hacked, displaying incorrect currency
  • Offline mode gives error message

Requested features

111 requests
  • Fix crashes and make the app open
  • Provide refunds for non-functioning apps
  • Update the app to current versions
  • Add more historical data
  • Add more recent data
Show 106 more
  • Improve user-friendliness for sorting and navigation
  • Include a calendar for upcoming report releases
  • Show expectations for each report
  • Faster app updates
  • Clearer definitions and descriptions for economic metrics
  • Display current percentages alongside changes
  • Allow for more data variation and comparison
  • Fix currency display issues
  • Include more historical data for specific indices
  • Add more beige book information
  • Include a chart for margin debt of equities
  • Add a view by House of Representatives
  • Improve graph aesthetics
  • Increase data depth and breadth
  • Add more data points for specific sectors like housing
  • Include a scale on the y-axis of graphs
  • Add an email button for sharing data
  • Include summary and breakdown data of Federal spending
  • Add data on Federal debt to GDP
  • Incorporate features for business applications and MBA students
  • Add a way to sort on upcoming indicators
  • Provide information on upcoming publications (month/week/day)
  • Address shortcomings in GDP reporting
  • Include average yearly home price/value adjusted for inflation
  • Add local and state-level economic information
  • Incorporate worldwide economic data
  • Improve graph tweaking and customization
  • Allow offline access to previously downloaded data
  • Add more data for the housing sector
  • Display actual numbers on the left scale of graphs
  • Allow selection of specific year ranges for analysis
  • Label vertical axes on graphs for clarity
  • Enable auto-rotation of graphs
  • Allow simultaneous display of two graphs
  • Display graphs with different scales effectively
  • Show imports and exports on the same graph
  • Include data on US trade with specific regions like China or Asia
  • Add more indicators such as Consumer Spending and Consumer Confidence
  • Add local and state information
  • Add worldwide data
  • Improve graphs
  • Add more data
  • Add features for business applications and MBA students
  • Add a way to sort on upcoming indicators
  • Provide information on upcoming publications (month/week/day)
  • Address shortcomings in GDP reporting
  • Include average yearly home price/value adjusted for inflation
  • Add local and state-level economic information
  • Incorporate worldwide economic data
  • Improve graph aesthetics
  • Allow offline access to previously downloaded data
  • Add more data for the housing sector
  • Display actual numbers on the left scale of graphs
  • Allow selection of specific year ranges for analysis
  • Label vertical axes on graphs for clarity
  • Enable auto-rotation of graphs
  • Allow simultaneous display of two graphs
  • Display graphs with different scales effectively
  • Show imports and exports on the same graph
  • Include data on US trade with specific regions like China or Asia
  • Add more indicators such as Consumer Spending and Consumer Confidence
  • Add local and state information
  • Add worldwide data
  • Improve graphs
  • Add more data
  • Add features for business applications and MBA students
  • Add a way to sort on upcoming indicators
  • Provide information on upcoming publications (month/week/day)
  • Address shortcomings in GDP reporting
  • Include average yearly home price/value adjusted for inflation
  • Add local and state-level economic information
  • Incorporate worldwide economic data
  • Improve graph aesthetics
  • Allow offline access to previously downloaded data
  • Add more data for the housing sector
  • Display actual numbers on the left scale of graphs
  • Allow selection of specific year ranges for analysis
  • Label vertical axes on graphs for clarity
  • Enable auto-rotation of graphs
  • Allow simultaneous display of two graphs
  • Display graphs with different scales effectively
  • Show imports and exports on the same graph
  • Include data on US trade with specific regions like China or Asia
  • Add more indicators such as Consumer Spending and Consumer Confidence
  • Add local and state information
  • Add worldwide data
  • Improve graphs
  • Add more data
  • Add features for business applications and MBA students
  • Add a way to sort on upcoming indicators
  • Provide information on upcoming publications (month/week/day)
  • Address shortcomings in GDP reporting
  • Include average yearly home price/value adjusted for inflation
  • Add local and state-level economic information
  • Incorporate worldwide economic data
  • Improve graph aesthetics
  • Allow offline access to previously downloaded data
  • Add more data for the housing sector
  • Display actual numbers on the left scale of graphs
  • Allow selection of specific year ranges for analysis
  • Label vertical axes on graphs for clarity
  • Enable auto-rotation of graphs
  • Allow simultaneous display of two graphs
  • Display graphs with different scales effectively
  • Show imports and exports on the same graph
  • Include data on US trade with specific regions like China or Asia

In-app purchases

None

Compoundee

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Economy

One-time1
  • V6 Upgrade for Early Adopters$1.99

Questions

Is Compoundee free?
Compoundee costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Economy free?
Economy costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compoundee or Economy?
Compoundee is rated higher. Compoundee averages 5.0 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Economy averages 4.6 from 160 ratings.
Do Compoundee or Economy have ads?
Neither Compoundee nor Economy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compoundee or Economy?
Compoundee ships an update every 4 months, and Economy every 6 months. Most recently, Compoundee was updated on October 15, 2026 and Economy on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, Compoundee or Economy?
Compoundee currently peaks at #134 in the App Store charts, and Economy at #126. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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