MicroEcon vs PayGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroEcon
This educational tool offers essential microeconomics formulas and calculators to aid students with homework and studies. It includes key terms, graphs, a note-taking section, a study guide builder, and a weekly planner.
- Core microeconomics formulas
- Basic microeconomics calculators
- Key terms glossary
- Most used graphs
- Note-taking section
- Study guide builder
- Weekly planner
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MicroEcon provides the student with the core formulas of microeconomics, basic microeconomics calculators to assist the students with their homework and studies, key terms section, most used graphs section, a section to take notes for class, a study guide builder, and a weekly planner. Calculators: Average Fixed Cost Average Revenue Average Total Cost Average Variable Cost Cross-price Elasticity of Demand Income Elasticity of Demand Marginal Cost Marginal Cost Marginal Revenue Price Elasticity of Demand Price Elasticity of Supply Slope We always appreciate feedback and if there are formulas or calculators you feel are essential for the microeconomics student leave us a review or message us at http://www.spadeappsllc.com/contact
PayGrade
This app provides a structured framework for parents to determine children's allowances based on academic performance. It allows customization of grade values, age scaling, and grade changes over time, ensuring a consistent, parent-defined calculation.
- Customizable grade-based allowance calculation
- Scale values by age or year
- Factor in grade changes over time
- Parent-defined allowance framework
- Simple, structured calculation tool
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PayGrade: Allowance Calculator isn’t a reward system. It’s a simple, customizable tool to help parents decide how much money to give their children, based on a rational, structured framework tied to school grades. If you believe that (1) kids need to learn about money, (2) they must have real money to do so, and (3) that some fair method must be used to determine what they receive, PayGrade gives you the mechanism to do exactly that. You can assign dollar values to each grade, scale the values by age or year, and factor in grade changes over time. The app doesn’t judge, praise, or punish—it just calculates a consistent, parent-defined allowance based on academic performance. You control every variable. PayGrade simply does the math. Terms and Conditions https://paygradeapp.com/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PayGrade at 5.0 against MicroEcon's 3.0. MicroEcon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. PayGrade sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MicroEcon asks for nothing beyond the download.
PayGrade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroEcon | PayGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spade Apps, LLC | Samuel Svindland |
Customer experience
MicroEcon
PayGrade
In-app purchases
MicroEcon
No in-app purchases
PayGrade
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$2.991 Year
- Pro$4.99
Questions
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