Comparison

CalConvert vs Convert Any Unit Lite

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

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About

CalConvert

This app offers advanced scientific calculations and comprehensive unit and currency conversions. It provides home screen widgets for quick access and supports over 600 units across 27 categories, including 150+ global currencies.

Highlights
  • Advanced scientific calculator
  • Currency and unit conversion
  • Home screen widgets
  • History tape for calculations
  • Offline currency access
  • World clock
Features
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Download CalConvert, the #1 advanced scientific calculator and currency/unit converter in the App Store. CalConvert supports iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Simple, free and easy-to-use. Solve complex math equations, figure out cooking volumes, track international foreign currency exchange rates, and access a world clock all at your fingertips. *Useful & Powerful Tools Advanced conversions: Easily convert volume, area, weight, data & more Home Screen widgets: Add CalConvert widgets to your home screen for shortcuts Free Shortcut widget: Launch calculator, conversions, & more at lightning speed Quick Convert widget: Unlock faster unit conversions right from your home screen Advanced calculator and scientific/mathematical functions History tape: All calculations are saved and can be copied, used and shared 27+ categories and over 600 units to convert; metric to imperial and many more Access 150+ global currencies without the internet *Elegant & Intuitive Interface Equation Preview: View your current equation displayed below the result Easily save frequently used units of measurement and currencies CalConvert Pro Subscription Benefits: Advanced conversions: Effortlessly convert a wide range of measurements including volume, area, data, and many more Premium Quick Convert widgets: Unlock the power of super-fast conversions from your home screen with new medium & large Quick Convert widgets World Clock: View the local date & time in cities around the world No Ads Available Categories: Acceleration, Angle, Area, Astronomical, Cooking Volume, Data, Data Transfer, Density, Energy, Flow, Force, Frequency, Fuel, Length, Luminance, Power, Performance, Pressure, Radiation, Speed, Temperature, Time, Torque, Typography, Viscosity, Volume, Weight, Currencies, World Clock Available Currencies: Bitcoin, Euro, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Chinese Yuan, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar, Afghan Afghani, Algerian Dinar, Argentine Peso, Albanian Lek, Angolan Kwanza, Armenian Dram, Aruban Florin, Azerbaijani Manat, Bahraini Dinar, Barbadian Dollar, Belize Dollar, Bhutanese Ngultrum, Botswanan Pula, Brunei Dollar, Burundian Franc, Bahamian Dollar and many more. Supports 24 Languages: English, Deutsch, Dansk, Français, Nederlands, Magyar, Suomi , Português, Italiano, Español, Русский, Svenska, Slovenčina, Bokmål, Türkçe, Ελληνικ, Polski, Čeština, Română, Hrvatski, Українська, 日本語, 简体中文, 한국의 CalConvert Pro subscription terms are available here: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ Thank you for using CalConvert! Have questions, problems or feedback? Email Support: contact@maplemedia.io

About

Convert Any Unit Lite

Quickly convert between thousands of units with an intelligent search and autocomplete feature. This app offers a streamlined interface, an integrated calculator, and the ability to save favorite conversions. It supports over 6,400 units across 51 categories, making it a comprehensive tool for all your conversion needs.

Highlights
  • Intelligent unit search with autocomplete
  • Automatic category selection
  • Integrated calculator
  • Save and organize favorite conversions
  • Supports over 6,400 units
  • Fractional conversion output
Features
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Over 4 million downloads! The FASTEST way possible to convert units. Just type in a unit without first selecting the category. As you type, a list of units appear. Tap a unit to select it. For most units, 1 or 2 letters is enough to find the unit you want. Automatically saves units into a Favorites list. This version is ad-supported. ----- As you type, the most likely units appear. Once you have selected a unit, the other unit is automatically restricted to the category of the current unit. At any time you can browse through the complete list of units available by tapping on the buttons to the right of the input fields. Advanced features include bookmarks and an integrated calculator. With over 6,400 units, this is the only unit converter you will ever need. ----- Streamlined Interface • Search for and select units with autocomplete (as you type, a list of matching units appears). • Search faster by typing in only the unit abbreviation or first letter of each word in the unit. • "Intelligent Search" shows the most likely units first. • Automatic category selection (category is automatically set once you select a unit). • Flip Units button to switch the From and To units. • Reset button to clear all inputs and start over. • Convert to fraction. ----- Advanced Features • Built in calculator. • Save bookmarks and organize them into folders. • Equations are shown for temperature conversions. • Copy and paste to and from the clipboard. • Conversion result is shown as an easy to understand equation. • Both unit names and symbols shown. • Browse units in an alphabetically indexed list or by magnitude. • Results with up to 12 significant digits. • Automatic formatting of numbers based on your current Region Format. • Automatic formatting of extremely large or small numbers with scientific notation. ----- Over 6,400 Units In 51 Categories. • Acceleration • Angle • Area • Blood Cholesterol • Blood Glucose • Capacitance • Currency • Currency / Volume • Data • Data Rate • Density • Dynamic Viscosity • Electric Charge • Electric Current • Electric Potential • Electrical Conductance • Electrical Resistance • Energy • Force • Frequency • Fuel Economy • Illuminance • Inductance • Kinematic Viscosity • Length • Luminance • Magnetic Field Intensity • Magnetic Flux • Magnetic Flux Density • Mass • Mass / Area • Mass Flow • Mass Fraction • Mass Moment of Inertia • Mole Fraction • Numeral Systems • Pace (Speed) • Power • Pressure • Radiation - Absorbed Dose • Radiation - Equivalent Dose • Radiation Rate - Equivalent Dose • Radioactivity • Sound • Speed • Temperature • Time • Torque • Volume • Volume / Area • Volume Flow • Volume Flow / Area • Water Hardness • Weight (Mass) • Wire Gauge URL Scheme: convertanyunitfree://

Screenshots

CalConvert4 screens
Convert Any Unit Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Convert Any Unit Lite at none against CalConvert's 4. Convert Any Unit Lite also leads on ratings volume (48K vs 6.5K) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. CalConvert sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Convert Any Unit Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for CalConvert against 4.7 for Convert Any Unit Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Convert Any Unit Lite has 48K ratings behind it against 6.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of CalConvert's written reviews are positive against 73% of Convert Any Unit Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalConvert ships an update every 3 months, Convert Any Unit Lite every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CalConvert versus Convert Any Unit Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalConvertConvert Any Unit Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.5K ratings)4.7 (48K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews72.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.5K48K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size315 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCCider Software LLC

Customer experience

CalConvert

All ratings6,452 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews1,391 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative27.5%

Convert Any Unit Lite

All ratings48,108 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews416 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative22.8%

User reviews

CalConvert

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent calculator and converter
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🔢 Large, clear numbers for good visibility
  • 💡 Comprehensive conversion options

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Excessive, intrusive ads
  • 🔒 Locking features behind subscription paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after recent updates
  • 🤯 Frustrating user experience due to ads

Convert Any Unit Lite

From 48K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Comprehensive unit conversions
  • 💡 Allows custom unit creation
  • 🔧 Useful for cooking, travel, and work
  • 🔍 Intuitive and straightforward interface

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many unit options can be overwhelming
  • 🔍 Ads can be intrusive and disrupt usage
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and freezing issues
  • 🔋 High ad frequency drains battery quickly

Bugs and requests

CalConvert

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subtraction function not working properly
  • Conversion values not updating correctly
  • Themes and settings not functioning as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to rearrange currency order
  • Option to remove ads with one-time purchase
  • Improved performance and stability

Convert Any Unit Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • App crashes when opening certain conversions
  • Custom unit values reset unexpectedly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Improve ad placement and frequency
  • Enhance custom unit creation experience
  • Provide more unit categories and conversions

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CalConvert

Subscriptions2
  • CalConvert Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • CalConvert Pro - Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • CalConvert ProFree
  • CalConvert One Time MP$39.99
None

Convert Any Unit Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalConvert free?
CalConvert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Convert Any Unit Lite free?
Convert Any Unit Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CalConvert or Convert Any Unit Lite?
Convert Any Unit Lite is rated higher. CalConvert averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Convert Any Unit Lite averages 4.7 from 48K ratings.
Do CalConvert or Convert Any Unit Lite have ads?
Both CalConvert and Convert Any Unit Lite show ads.
Which is updated more often, CalConvert or Convert Any Unit Lite?
CalConvert ships an update every 3 months, and Convert Any Unit Lite every 6 weeks. Most recently, CalConvert was updated on November 10, 2026 and Convert Any Unit Lite on November 10, 2026.

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