FiveNotes Mobile vs Calcium Text Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FiveNotes Mobile
This app provides quick access to five color-coded notes on your mobile devices. It syncs with its macOS counterpart, offering a minimalist design for jotting down ideas, reminders, or to-dos instantly. Features include widgets, Markdown support, and theming options.
- Five color-coded notes
- Widgets for quick access
- iCloud sync with Mac
- Markdown formatting
- To-do list functionality
- Customizable themes
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This app is a companion app to macOS FiveNotes 3, so you can always have access to your notes. FiveNotes is a tiny note app — fast, focused, and always with you. Whether it’s an idea, number, recipe, or reminder — just jot it down instantly. You get exactly five color-coded notes — no clutter, just what matters. Why FiveNotes? – Just 5 notes: simple and effective – Widgets for quick access to your notes – iCloud sync with Mac version (Note: FiveNotes Mobile is sold separately.) – Markdown formatting – To-dos – Themes and color options – Minimal, distraction-free design – Quick and reliable – Automatic backups – watchOS app to have your notes always with you Made for creators, coders, writers, and thinkers — and everyone who just wants to keep notes fast and tidy.
Calcium Text Calculator
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Calcium is a text editor that updates math results as you type. Use `=>` to compute expressions. It supports all kinds of units. Best of all, it's free and open source!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calcium Text Calculator at Free against FiveNotes Mobile's $3.99. Calcium Text Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Calcium Text Calculator is free to download; FiveNotes Mobile costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FiveNotes Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Calcium Text Calculator every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FiveNotes Mobile | Calcium Text Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apptorium | Twarge LLC |
In-app purchases
FiveNotes Mobile
No in-app purchases
Calcium Text Calculator
No in-app purchases
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