Comparison

CalcMate vs ReelStacks

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

Head to head
About

CalcMate

This app combines note-taking with a powerful calculator, allowing you to perform calculations directly within your text. It handles math, currency, unit conversions, and date calculations, offering a streamlined alternative to spreadsheets and traditional calculators.

Highlights
  • Calculate math within text
  • Currency and unit conversions
  • Date calculations
  • Organize notes with folders
  • iCloud syncing
  • Custom number keyboard
Features
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CalcMate is a powerful notepad with a built-in calculator that lets you write naturally while solving calculations instantly. Enter numbers, text, percentages, currencies, dates, and units—all in the same note. Whether you’re calculating invoices, tracking expenses, creating budgets, or making quick estimates, CalcMate eliminates the need to switch between a notes app, calculator, and spreadsheet. What you can do • Perform calculations directly inside your notes. • Calculate percentages, taxes, discounts, and tips. • Convert currencies and units. • Calculate dates and durations. • Create invoices, budgets, bills, and shopping lists. • Reference previous calculations and keep everything organized. Try these examples • 100 + 5 tip • 1000$ + 20% fee • 900$ + 20$ delivery + 1.5% • 500 USD in EUR • 10 BTC in USD • Today + 5 days • Tomorrow + 10 days • 1 kg in lb • subtotal — calculates the total of all previous lines • line5 — uses the result from line 5 • # this is a comment …and much more. Features • Smart note editor with live calculations • Organize notes with folders • Trash folder to restore or permanently delete notes • iCloud sync across your Apple devices • Optional custom number keyboard • Optional running total displayed above the keyboard We’d love your feedback Have questions, suggestions, or need help? Contact us at: lazyboardapp+calcmate@gmail.com

About

ReelStacks

Organize and save your favorite video reels into personalized categories for easy access. Discover a smarter way to manage content, from recipes to fitness routines, ensuring you can find what you love when you need it.

Highlights
  • Customizable reel library
  • Save reels by category
  • Organize recipes
  • Organize workouts
  • Save inspiration content
  • Easy content retrieval
Features
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Reel Stacks is your personal, customizable library for saving reels by category. Recipes, workouts, inspo—whatever you love, saved where you’ll actually find it.

Screenshots

CalcMate4 screens
ReelStacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReelStacks at none against CalcMate's 5. CalcMate's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CalcMate sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ReelStacks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CalcMate against 5.0 for ReelStacks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalcMate has 96 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of CalcMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReelStacks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CalcMate versus ReelStacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcMateReelStacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (96 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElsayed HusseinFarrah Wallace

Customer experience

CalcMate

All ratings96 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

ReelStacks

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

CalcMate

One-time5
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me 2 coffees$1.99
  • Buy Me a burger$4.99
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  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Buy Me a pizza$9.99
None

ReelStacks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalcMate free?
CalcMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReelStacks free?
ReelStacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CalcMate or ReelStacks?
ReelStacks is rated higher. CalcMate averages 4.9 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while ReelStacks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CalcMate or ReelStacks have ads?
Both CalcMate and ReelStacks show ads.
Which is updated more often, CalcMate or ReelStacks?
CalcMate ships an update fortnightly, and ReelStacks fortnightly. Most recently, CalcMate was updated on September 25, 2026 and ReelStacks on September 9, 2026.

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