Paper Pros vs MakeCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Pros
This app simplifies paper calculations for professionals. It offers tools to quickly determine paper sizes, weights, thickness, and perform various conversions on the go.
- Paper size calculation
- Weight calculation
- Thickness calculation
- Conversions
- On-the-go calculations
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Make paper math easier with Case Paper’s paper and price calculators! Quickly calculate paper sizes, weights, thickness, conversions, and more while you’re on the go.
MakeCalc
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Make your own custom calculator. Enter your own formula, for example calculating tip splitter, compound interest, dosage calculator, ROI estimator, or any formula such as y = ax + b. Your calculator can then be named and saved for future use. This is minimalist by design with no ads, no bells and whistles, and no fancy graphics to distract you, just utility with your own custom calculators. © 2025–2026 29Apps LLC, All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Paper Pros at 12.0 against MakeCalc's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paper Pros ships an update fortnightly, MakeCalc every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper Pros | MakeCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Case Paper Co., Inc. | 29Apps LLC |
In-app purchases
Paper Pros
No in-app purchases
MakeCalc
No in-app purchases
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