Nice Calc vs PacketPlanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nice Calc
This app calculates percentages and taxes with a single touch. It allows users to customize the interface with different skins and offers a premium version with a currency converter and dual calculator functionality.
- Calculate percentage and tax with one touch
- View tax already added
- Change interface skins
- Currency converter (premium)
- Dual calculator (premium)
- Share results
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Nice Calc is the calculator that does the multi-step math for you — with just one tap. The T key, programmed by you Set the T key to whatever percentage you use most (tip, commission, tax, anything). After entering any number, tap it and instantly see the full breakdown: the original amount, the percentage applied, and the total — all in a single tap. Price before tax, instantly Already includes tax in the price? Tap ÷ followed by T and Nice Calc shows you the original price in detail, no need to work out the reverse math by hand. Add or subtract any percentage Not just the one you set on T — you can also add or subtract any percentage you need on the spot, right from the keypad. Choose how your operations are calculated Decide whether Nice Calc follows standard mathematical precedence (multiplication and division before addition and subtraction) or calculates everything in the exact order you typed it — you're in control. Premium Collection Inside In-App Purchases, unlock: - Skins and themes — Customize the look of Nice Calc with different designs, so it looks exactly how you want. - Currency converter — With more than 20 currencies from around the world. Choose your source and target currency, do your calculations as usual, and when you tap "=" the result converts automatically. - Dual calculator in landscape — Rotate your iPhone and get two independent calculators, side by side. Work in both at the same time and send the result from one to the other whenever you need to. Simple on the outside, powerful on the inside. Nice Calc does in one tap what other calculators take several steps to do.
PacketPlanner
Organize your festive money packet budgets for holidays like Chinese New Year and Hari Raya. This app helps you group recipients, calculate exact cash withdrawals, and track distribution. Plan your finances efficiently with beautiful themes and multilingual support.
- Organize by recipient groups
- Smart cash withdrawal calculator
- Track packet distribution
- Export data to Excel
- Multilingual support
- Offline and private data storage
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Plan your red packet (angpao / hong bao / li xi) budget for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali or any festive occasion - and know exactly how much cash to withdraw. PacketPlanner organises who gets what, works out the notes to draw from the bank, and keeps a record you can carry from one year to the next. PLAN AND BUDGET - Group people the way you actually visit them: family, in-laws, colleagues, kids - Set the amount and the number of packets for each person - Not sure how much to give? Tap a relationship and see the customary amount for your region NEVER GUESS AT THE ATM - The calculator totals every note you need, by denomination - Enter the notes you already have at home and it tells you exactly how many more to withdraw - Currency presets load the real denominations for your country GIVE WITHOUT MISSING ANYONE - Tick each packet as you hand it out - Give Mode hides everyone already done and counts down who is left and how much - Search your list instantly, however long it gets RECORD WHAT COMES BACK - Log the packets your own household receives - See your net position for the season: given against received - Per-person totals, plus reciprocity for the packets where you know who gave ONE PLAN PER YEAR - Keep this year and next year side by side and switch between them - Duplicate last year to start the new one with everyone already on the list MULTILINGUAL Full support for English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Malay, Tamil, Hindi and Vietnamese. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-up. Pro adds optional backup to your own iCloud Drive, which only you can read. PRO UPGRADE - one single purchase - Unlimited plans, so every year has its own - Unlimited groups - Automatic iCloud backup, one file per plan - Export to Excel, plus JSON backup and restore - No ads The rate guide, calculator, search and Give Mode are free, always. PERFECT FOR - Chinese New Year (hong bao) - Hari Raya Aidilfitri (duit raya) - Deepavali - Tet (li xi) - Weddings, birthdays and corporate events Say goodbye to messy notes and last-minute ATM runs. Plan smarter with PacketPlanner! Privacy Policy: https://mlt-solutions.github.io/app-legal-docs/packetplanner/PRIVACY Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nice Calc at 4.7 against PacketPlanner's 1.0. Nice Calc also leads on ratings volume (459 vs 1). PacketPlanner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Nice Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PacketPlanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nice Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nice Calc has 459 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nice Calc | PacketPlanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (459 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 459 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chepe Nicoli | KIEN WEI CHOO |
Customer experience
Nice Calc
PacketPlanner
Bugs and requests
Nice Calc
Reported bugs
8 issues- Division function produces incorrect results
- Multiplication calculations fail or produce wrong answers
- App crashes when sound is set to zero
- Black screen with numbers displayed
- Crashes on divide key press
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- Order of operations not calculated correctly
- App won't open after updates
- Dual calculator functionality lost after updates
Requested features
8 requests- Memory buttons for calculations
- Full-screen option for iPad mini
- Dollar sign currency formatting
- Keyboard click sound effects
- Number formatting with commas for readability
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- More decimal place options
- Landscape mode support
- Laptop/desktop version
PacketPlanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nice Calc
- Premium Collection$2.99
PacketPlanner
- PacketPlanner Pro$1.99









