Comparison

Calcbot 2 vs Pluck Contacts

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

Head to head
About

Calcbot 2

This app offers a smart calculator with a history tape and expression view to track your calculations. It includes over 500 unit conversions and scientific functions, with an Apple Watch extension for on-the-go use.

Highlights
  • History tape for saved calculations
  • Expression view for typed input
  • Over 500 unit conversions
  • Apple Watch extension
  • Scientific functions in landscape
  • Favorites for instant access
Features
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Calcbot is an intelligent calculator and unit converter for the rest of us. Featuring an easy-to-read history tape, expression view, intuitive conversion, and much more! History Tape*. Every calculation you enter gets saved to the history tape. Refer to calculations later or send them right back to your current calculation. Expression View. Calcbot's original expression view allows you to see everything you have typed so you'll never forget what you entered or miss a typo. Apple Watch Extension. Perform basic calculations, conversions, calculate tips, and split bills right from your Apple Watch. Conversion*. Convert any of your calculations with over 500 units across 22 different categories including auto-updating currency rates. Favorites. Fave a calculation and get instant access to its result via the Favorites Key. No more cryptic memory keys. Scientific Functions. Rotate your device into landscape mode to gain access to common scientific functions. Constants. Get instant access to scientific constants like Pi, Atomic Mass, or add your own*. Round for Currency. Have all of your results rounded to two decimal places. Sounds & Animations. Beautiful custom animations and sound effects provide positive feedback and an enjoyable experience while performing calculations. * In-App purchase required.

About

Pluck Contacts

Features
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Pluck is an iPhone app for exporting contacts. It groups your address book by country, finds duplicates the iOS built-in tool misses, and exports clean files to CSV, Excel, TXT, or vCard. The whole app runs on your phone. There is no server, no account, no analytics SDK, no networking code at all. Your contacts can't be uploaded because nothing in the app could send them. WHAT IT DOES • Auto-groups contacts by country. Pluck reads each phone number, detects the country code, and bins your contacts onto per-country lists. No manual tagging. • Finds duplicates iOS misses. iOS 17 added a duplicate finder that catches the obvious cases. Pluck normalizes phone numbers before comparing, so reformatted versions of the same number (like +1 415 555 2671 and (415) 555-2671) are flagged as duplicates and can be merged. • Exports to four formats. CSV, Excel (.xlsx), plain text, or vCard (.vcf). Pick which fields to include. Set how country codes are formatted. Bundle every country into one file or split per country. • Backup and restore. Tap once to back up your full contact list as a vCard. Save it to Files, AirDrop it, email it, drop it in iCloud Drive. Restore from any vCard when you set up a new phone. • Phone-number formatting that matches your CRM. Strip country codes, force the international E.164 format, or add a country code to local-only numbers. Useful when prepping a CSV for a CRM import. • Clean Up tool. Remove broken contacts (no phone number) or duplicates directly from your iPhone, with confirmation before any change is made. PRIVACY-FIRST BY ARCHITECTURE Most contact apps are data brokers in disguise. Pluck is the opposite. The app contains zero networking code. There are no third-party SDKs, no analytics, no tracking, no crash reporters, no ad networks. Apple handles the one-time purchase. Everything else stays on your device. USE CASES • Sales reps with multi-country contact lists who need clean per-country exports for outreach. • Founders moving contacts into a CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho). • Anyone setting up a new phone who wants a reliable vCard they control. • People with thousands of contacts accumulated over years who want to dedupe properly. • Anyone who wants a real backup of their address book that does not depend on iCloud. PRICING Pluck is a one-time purchase. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. Free updates after that. Family Sharing is enabled, so the purchase covers up to six people in your family group. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 15 or later • Works on iPhone and iPad • Permission to read your contacts (asked once, when you tap Load My Contacts) • Permission to write to your contacts is asked separately, only when you use Backup and Restore or Clean Up SUPPORT Email hello@kodefoundry.com any time. Same address as the help button inside the app.

Screenshots

Calcbot 24 screens
Pluck Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calcbot 2 at Free against Pluck Contacts's $4.99. Calcbot 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Pluck Contacts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support 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

Calcbot 2 is free to download; Pluck Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Calcbot 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pluck Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calcbot 2 ships an update every 2 months, Pluck Contacts every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calcbot 2 versus Pluck Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcbot 2Pluck Contacts
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapbotsjoseph hamawi

Bugs and requests

Calcbot 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • History tape not recording all calculations
  • Conversion settings not syncing to Apple Watch
  • App crashing on launch for some users
  • Blank app icons after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Widgets for quick access
  • More currency and unit conversions
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to edit calculations in history tape

Pluck Contacts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calcbot 2

One-time1
  • Calcbot Pro$1.99
None

Pluck Contacts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calcbot 2 free?
Calcbot 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pluck Contacts free?
Pluck Contacts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calcbot 2 or Pluck Contacts have ads?
Neither Calcbot 2 nor Pluck Contacts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calcbot 2 or Pluck Contacts?
Calcbot 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Pluck Contacts every 6 months. Most recently, Calcbot 2 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pluck Contacts on October 28, 2026.

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