Comparison

PiCalculator! vs MLX Benchmarks

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

Head to head
About

PiCalculator!

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Do you love Pi, the most famous irrational number in mathematics? Do you want to challenge your smartphone and see how many digits of Pi it can compute? Do you want to learn more about the history and applications of Pi? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then PiCalculator is the app for you! PiCalculator is a fun and educational app that lets you calculate Pi with your smartphone. You can choose how many digits of Pi you want to compute, and watch as your smartphone works hard to find them. You can also see the progress and speed of the calculation, and compare it with other devices. You can also share your results and achievements with your friends on social media.

About

MLX Benchmarks

Features
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MLX Benchmark helps you understand how large language models perform on your hardware. Select a model and quantization, set context length and iterations, and run repeatable benchmarks that capture load time, tokenization time, time to first token, throughput, memory usage, and jitter. View detailed metrics grids, visualize comparisons in charts, and manage downloaded model repos directly in the app. Built for developers and AI enthusiasts who want clear, on-device performance insights without leaving their device. Features: - Model selection with quantization details - Configurable prompt, context length, and iterations - Metrics for load, tokenization, first-token latency, throughput, jitter, and memory - Charts to compare runs and devices - Downloaded model management (list, delete, refresh) - Optional Supabase upload for aggregating benchmark results

Screenshots

MLX Benchmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MLX Benchmarks at 2 against PiCalculator!'s โ€”. MLX Benchmarks also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PiCalculator! versus MLX Benchmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiCalculator!MLX Benchmarks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.018.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolo CampariCostantino Pistagna

In-app purchases

None

PiCalculator!

No in-app purchases

None

MLX Benchmarks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiCalculator! free?
PiCalculator! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MLX Benchmarks free?
MLX Benchmarks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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