Calco vs SwissStats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Determine alcohol strength (% by volume)
- Calculate alcohol verification
- Calculate spirit reduction
- Reference temperature at 20Β°C
- Input from alcoholometer
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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.
SwissStats
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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 oneβs 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calco ships an update every 3 months, SwissStats every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Calco | SwissStats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months β better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 β better | 16.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bundesamt fur Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZG | Swiss Federal Statistical Office |
In-app purchases
Calco
No in-app purchases
SwissStats
No in-app purchases







