MakePaper vs Freestyle Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakePaper
Create personalized wallpapers using custom text and backgrounds. Choose solid colors, images, or text patterns for your background, and add styled text elements that you can position freely. Express yourself with unique, word-based designs for your device.
- Customizable text and emoji input
- Solid color backgrounds
- Image-based backgrounds with adjustments
- Text pattern backgrounds
- Drag-and-drop text element positioning
- Dynamic preset effects for text
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Focus on quality wallpapers, generate a unique wallpaper that belongs to you with one click. Privacy Policy: https://www.kpaxian.io/makepaper/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.kpaxian.io/makepaper/terms
Freestyle Calculator
This app offers real-time calculation previews and flexible expression editing, eliminating the need for an equals button. It saves all calculations with a searchable history and includes unit and currency conversion. Advanced features allow for custom keyboard layouts, themes, and cloud synchronization.
- Real-time calculation preview
- Flexible expression editing
- Searchable calculation history
- Unit and currency conversion
- Customizable keyboard layouts
- Cloud synchronization
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Freestyle Calculator gives you real-time expression editing on iPhone and iPad. Start typing and watch the result update live — no equals button needed. Move the cursor anywhere in your expression, edit freely, and the preview adjusts instantly. Every calculation is saved with a searchable, annotated history. CORE FEATURES ▸ Real-time preview — see results as you type ▸ Expression editing — backspace, insert, or reposition the cursor ▸ Searchable history — pin, copy, annotate, or reuse any calculation ▸ Unit conversion — length, mass, area, volume, temperature, time ▸ Reference exchange rates — multiple providers with automatic fallback ▸ Widgets — exchange rates and formulas on your home and lock screen PRO FEATURES ▸ Keyboard Studio — rearrange keys, save multiple layouts (Compact / Standard / Scientific) ▸ Theme Studio — 10 keyboard themes, accent colors, key density, dark mode ▸ Custom Formulas — reusable workflows with variables and live FX rates ▸ Sessions — organize work into named groups with notes and pins ▸ Cloud Sync — back up everything to iCloud, restore on any device Always available: real-time preview, full history, unit conversion, and scientific keys. No ads, no accounts, no server dependency. Your data stays on your device by default. Privacy Policy: https://apps.foamzou.com/freestyle-calculator/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://apps.foamzou.com/freestyle-calculator/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Freestyle Calculator at every 3 days against MakePaper's weekly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MakePaper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Freestyle Calculator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MakePaper against 5.0 for Freestyle Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
MakePaper ships an update weekly, Freestyle Calculator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakePaper | Freestyle Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 泽龙 王 | 锋 邹 |
Customer experience
MakePaper
Freestyle Calculator
In-app purchases
MakePaper
- MakePaper Pro(Monthly)$0.991 Month
- MakePaper Pro(Quarter)$2.993 Months
- MakePaper Pro(SemiAnnual)$4.996 Months
- MakePaper Pro(Lifetime)$12.99
Freestyle Calculator
- CalcStudio Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- CalcStudio Pro Annual7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- CalcStudio Pro Lifetime$7.99
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- Large Tip$9.99
