Comparison

VRC RoboScout vs CursorCalc

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

Head to head
About

VRC RoboScout

This app revolutionizes team and event tracking for robotics competitions. It allows users to record match notes, export data, view leaderboards, and even predict match outcomes. It supports multiple competition modes and seasons, offering a comprehensive scouting solution.

Highlights
  • Favorite teams and events
  • Universal team and event lookup
  • World Skills and TrueSkill leaderboards
  • In-app match notes
  • Data export
  • Match predictions
  • Multi-season and multi-mode support
Features
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Whether you want to keep track of all your favorite teams and events, check the World Skills leaderboard with a single tap, take in-app match notes for individual teams, export scouting spreadsheets, check the vrc-data-analysis TrueSkill leaderboard, or predict the outcome of every single match at an event, VRC RoboScout is the definitive scouting app. Open-source and community-focused, take your scouting to the next level. Features include: - Favorite teams and events - Universal team and event lookup - World Skills leaderboard - World TrueSkill leaderboard - Customizable appearance - Multi-season functionality - VEXU, VRC MS, and VRC HS modes - Event information, teams, divisions, and rankings - Excellence eligibility calculator - Match Notes - Data exporter - Match predictions Coming soon: - Cloud syncing for Match Notes between teammates - Match widgets - Match and rankings notifications

About

CursorCalc

This calculator allows precise editing of expressions by tapping to move the cursor. It offers live previews, scientific functions, and powerful unit conversions. History is easily accessible and reusable, with a focus on privacy and a clean, customizable interface.

Highlights
  • Precise cursor editing
  • Live result previews
  • Scientific functions
  • Unit conversion
  • Reusable calculation history
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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CursorCalc is a thoughtfully designed calculator that puts you in control of the entire expression. Tap exactly where a change belongs to move the cursor there, then insert numbers, operators, scientific functions, or pasted values without rebuilding your calculation from the beginning. SEE RESULTS AS YOU TYPE Live previews update whenever your expression is valid, helping you catch mistakes and understand the result before pressing equals. Smart input rules prevent malformed expressions while keeping calculations quick and natural. STANDARD AND SCIENTIFIC Handle everyday arithmetic or open scientific mode for trigonometry, logarithms, exponents, roots, factorials, constants, inverse functions, degree and radian modes, and more. HISTORY THAT WORKS WITH YOU Your history is more than a list. Tap any previous expression or answer and it is inserted directly at the current cursor position. Reuse a subtotal, revise an earlier formula, or build on a past result without copying it manually or starting over. Your history stays stored locally on your device and can be cleared whenever you choose. POWERFUL UNIT CONVERSION Convert length, area, temperature, volume, speed, time, mass, data, currency, and more. Enter complete expressions instead of individual numbers, search large unit lists, customize your favorite conversion categories, or calculate tips and split totals between multiple people. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS • Precise, keyboard-free cursor editing • Tap-to-insert calculation history • Long-press copy and paste • Automatic number grouping • Two decimal-notation styles • Portrait and landscape layouts • Multiple button shapes and accent colors • Light, dark, and system appearances • Optional haptic feedback • VoiceOver-friendly controls • Custom themes and app icons PRIVATE BY DESIGN CursorCalc has no advertising, analytics, accounts, or cross-app tracking. Calculations and history remain on your device. Currency mode downloads reference exchange rates without sending your entered amounts or expressions. All calculator and conversion functionality is free, with no ads or subscriptions. Optional tips support continued development, while the one-time Supporter purchase unlocks additional cosmetic themes and app icons. Calculate your way with CursorCalc.

Screenshots

VRC RoboScout4 screens
CursorCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VRC RoboScout at none against CursorCalc's 4. VRC RoboScout also leads on ratings volume (137 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). CursorCalc's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. CursorCalc sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. VRC RoboScout 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 VRC RoboScout against 5.0 for CursorCalc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VRC RoboScout has 137 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VRC RoboScout ships an update every 6 weeks, CursorCalc every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VRC RoboScout versus CursorCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRC RoboScoutCursorCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (137 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings137 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam CastroYohaan Ardeni

Customer experience

VRC RoboScout

All ratings135 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CursorCalc

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VRC RoboScout

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

CursorCalc

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • CursorCalc Supporter$4.99
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  • Generous Tip$9.99

Questions

Is VRC RoboScout free?
VRC RoboScout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CursorCalc free?
CursorCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VRC RoboScout or CursorCalc?
CursorCalc is rated higher. VRC RoboScout averages 4.9 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while CursorCalc averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do VRC RoboScout or CursorCalc have ads?
Neither VRC RoboScout nor CursorCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VRC RoboScout or CursorCalc?
VRC RoboScout ships an update every 6 weeks, and CursorCalc every 4 days. Most recently, VRC RoboScout was updated on November 3, 2026 and CursorCalc on October 31, 2026.

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