Comparison

電卓 vs The Calculator

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

Head to head
About

電卓

Features
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○こんな人向け ・電卓に余計な機能を求めていない人 ・とにかくシンプルが好きな人 ・広告が嫌いな人 ・機械に強くない人 ・ミニマリストの人 ○特徴 ・四則演算 ・正負の切り替え ・ダークモード対応 ○Noconシリーズについて 「いつも使っているアプリが複雑で使いづらい」、「広告が邪魔」、「機能をそこまで求めていない」といった方々の悩みを解決することをコンセプトにアプリを開発しています。 それに伴い、”デザイン”、”機能”、”設計”の3つの観点において余計なものを一切取り入れず、”極限”までシンプルになるよう日々改善しています。 「足す」よりも「引く」ことを意識した、極めてシンプルなアプリを是非ご堪能ください。

About

The Calculator

This app combines a powerful calculator with a note-taking feature, allowing you to document calculations as you perform them. It also offers unit and currency conversions, with customizable appearance and settings.

Highlights
  • Integrated notepad for documenting calculations
  • Unit and currency conversion
  • Basic, scientific, and conversion calculators
  • Customizable appearance (light, dark, black)
  • Adjustable number formats and decimal places
  • History with attachable notes
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How many steps does it take to work out a bill? Open the calculator, get a number, write it down somewhere, come back, forget where you were. The notepad lets you write the whole thing as text — every line worked out as you type it: rent = 1200 utilities = 85 rent + utilities 1285 Name your values and reuse them. It reads plain English too: 20 ml in tsp 100 USD in EUR 20% off 80 Also good for - Travelling — convert as you go, the whole day's spending on one page - Cooking — cups, ounces, Fahrenheit, all converted in one place - Estimating materials — add up three walls, divide by coverage per tin - Quoting work — change one number, everything recalculates Three more calculators - Basic — large type, generous spacing, your working shown as you build it - Scientific — trigonometry, logarithms, powers and roots, 2nd key cycles four layers - Convert — 123 units across 15 categories, currency rates update automatically Things you can adjust - Number format — comma, period, space, apostrophe, or none - Decimal places — full precision, or fixed to a number you choose - Appearance — light, dark, true black, or follow the system - Startup page — pick which one opens when you launch the app - Haptics — tune the strength or switch it off Also inside - History, with notes you can attach - Control Centre button for one-tap access - Available in many languages, with unit names and keywords in each Built on minimalist principles Clean design, smooth interaction, no noise — only what actually matters. The Calculator is free to use. Convert and Notepad are Premium features. Terms of Use: https://www.minlsm.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.minlsm.com/privacy

Screenshots

電卓2 screens
The Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 電卓 at none against The Calculator's 3. 電卓 also leads on device support (3 vs 1). The Calculator's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. The Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 電卓 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

電卓 ships an update monthly, The Calculator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
電卓 versus The Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter電卓The Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhiroki kanekoYiDe Liu

In-app purchases

None

電卓

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

The Calculator

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$9.99

Questions

Is 電卓 free?
電卓 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Calculator free?
The Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 電卓 or The Calculator have ads?
Neither 電卓 nor The Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 電卓 or The Calculator?
電卓 ships an update monthly, and The Calculator weekly. Most recently, 電卓 was updated on October 11, 2026 and The Calculator on October 13, 2026.

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