Comparison

校查查 vs RetroCalendar

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

Head to head
About

校查查

This app assists with college applications by providing information on top-tier universities, including "Double First-Class," 985, and 211 institutions. Compare rankings, save favorite schools, and create shareable posters.

Highlights
  • College application assistance
  • Search top universities
  • Compare QS and Soft Science rankings
  • Save favorite institutions
  • Generate shareable posters
Features
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高考志愿填报、择校选校必备:一键查双一流/985/211/强基计划高校,QS 与软科排行榜对比,收藏心仪院校,生成专属分享海报。

About

RetroCalendar

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See time as motion. RetroCalendar is a visual calendar built around two simple ideas: A YEAR IS ONE ORBIT A DAY IS ONE ROTATION YEAR See the whole year as one orbit around the Sun. The twelve months form a circular calendar around the Sun, while the Earth moves through the year according to its astronomical orbital phase. The month markers follow the Earth’s orbital position at the beginning of each month, while the Earth shows its position at the current moment. The illuminated side of the Earth faces the Sun, making the relationship between the calendar year and the Earth’s orbit visible at a glance. The current month, day of year, date, and time update continuously. EARTH Tap the Earth to see the current day through the changing sunlight across the planet. RetroCalendar keeps the standard meridian associated with your current time zone facing you while the real day-and-night boundary moves across the Earth. The Earth view is calculated from the current date, time, and time zone. Daylight saving time does not shift the geographic center of the globe. No GPS or location permission is required. LOCAL CALCULATION RetroCalendar performs its calendar, orbital, Earth-orientation, and sunlight calculations on your device. The Earth land data is stored inside the app. No account is required. No advertising. No analytics or tracking. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No account-based cloud service. RetroCalendar is designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

校查查4 screens
RetroCalendar2 screens

Verdict

The call

校查查 and RetroCalendar are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
校查查 versus RetroCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter校查查RetroCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer申生 金谐 和

In-app purchases

None

校查查

No in-app purchases

None

RetroCalendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 校查查 free?
校查查 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroCalendar free?
RetroCalendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 校查查 or RetroCalendar have ads?
Neither 校查查 nor RetroCalendar shows ads.

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