Comparison

Calco vs SwissStats

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

Head to head
About

Calco

This app helps determine the alcohol strength of spirits using an alcoholometer. It offers functions for verifying alcohol content at 20Β°C and calculating the amount of water needed to reach a desired strength.

Highlights
  • Determine alcohol strength (% by volume)
  • Calculate alcohol verification
  • Calculate spirit reduction
  • Reference temperature at 20Β°C
  • Input from alcoholometer
Features
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The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCS) app enables you to determine the alcohol strength of spirits, as expressed in per cent by volume. You will also need an alcoholometer, which will provide you with the required input information. With "Calco" you have two functions at your disposal: "Verification" and "Reduction" of spirits. With the "Verification" function you can calculate in per cent by volume just how much alcohol is contained in the spirit, at the reference temperature of 20Β°C. With the "Reduction" function you can calculate how much water you need to add to a spirit in order to obtain the desired consumption strength.

About

SwissStats

Features
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A selection of FSO publications prepared especially for mobile devices: clear, interactive and multimedia. Statistics follow a person throughout their entire life, both consciously or unconsciously and in one’s personal and professional life. Official statistics helps to offer an overview and order by collecting data and information about the relevant areas of society, including complex topics. This information is made available to all interested parties. The FSO is continually making new publications available in this library, especially designed for tablets, covering the 22 official statistics topics.

Screenshots

Calco4 screens
SwissStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Calco at every 3 months against SwissStats's every 8 months. Calco also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calco ships an update every 3 months, SwissStats every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Calco versus SwissStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcoSwissStats
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 months β€” betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB81 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBundesamt fur Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZGSwiss Federal Statistical Office

In-app purchases

None

Calco

No in-app purchases

None

SwissStats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calco free?
Calco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwissStats free?
SwissStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calco or SwissStats have ads?
Neither Calco nor SwissStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calco or SwissStats?
Calco ships an update every 3 months, and SwissStats every 8 months. Most recently, Calco was updated on November 1, 2026 and SwissStats on November 1, 2026.

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