Comparison

MagicBook vs Calo

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

Head to head
About

MagicBook

Effortlessly manage your finances with this intuitive money manager and expense tracker. Log daily spending, plan bills, track subscriptions, and set budgets to achieve financial freedom with a clear personal ledger.

Highlights
  • Auto-log daily spending
  • Plan and track bills
  • Monitor subscriptions
  • Set monthly budgets
  • Clear personal ledger
  • Transaction history
  • Financial analysis
Features
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MagicBook is a simple money manager and expense tracker for daily bookkeeping, budgeting, bill planning, saving goals, widgets, and asset analysis. It keeps expenses, income, budgets, planned bills, account balances, cash flow, and personal saving progress in one clear ledger, so money decisions are based on records instead of guesswork. Use MagicBook to: - Record daily expenses and income with a clear transaction history - Track monthly budgets and see what has been used, what is left, and how cash flow changes - Plan future bills such as rent, subscriptions, repayments, and scheduled expenses - Add secondary categories for cleaner food, transport, income, and custom records - Review overview, category, account, asset, and cash-flow analysis from the home and analysis pages - Compare net worth, assets, liabilities, trends, currencies, and ranking details in a dedicated analysis view - Put quick record and saving-goal widgets on the Home Screen - Manage themes, language, currency, budget entry points, widgets, and common preferences from Profile MagicBook is built for people who want a steady personal money habit. Log what happened, prepare for what is coming, follow saving goals, and use budgets and analysis to make spending choices with more context. Subscription information: - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account after purchase confirmation. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store account settings. Terms: https://privacy.amiao.studio/terms.html Privacy: https://privacy.amiao.studio

About

Calo

This free calculator app offers a clean interface with instant launch and a history feature to view past calculations. It includes customizable themes, keypress sounds, and real-time result display for a smooth user experience.

Highlights
  • Calculation history
  • Segmented input method
  • iPad split-screen support
  • Customizable themes and sounds
  • Real-time result display
  • Undo and delete functions
Features
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Calo is a free, ad-free calculator for everyday math and deeper exploration. A clean keypad keeps quick calculations simple; switch to scientific mode when you need more. Calculate with confidence • A native high-precision engine keeps up to 40 significant digits in results. • See results as you type. Move the cursor to edit or paste an expression, and use a hardware keyboard on iPad. • Explore powers, roots, logarithms, trigonometry, factorials and more. Switch between degrees and radians. • Tap a result to cycle through rounded, full-precision, fraction (when available) and scientific formats. Use memory keys for multi-step work. Keep your work close • Search your calculation history, add notes, reuse an earlier expression, or export results as CSV or a receipt-style image. • Save expressions you use often and insert them with a tap. • See recent results in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Open Calo from Control Center, or calculate and retrieve your latest result with Siri and Shortcuts. Make it yours with light and dark themes, accent colors, sounds, Chinese voice pronunciation, adjustable decimal places and optional iCloud sync.

Screenshots

MagicBook4 screens
Calo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calo at none against MagicBook's 3. Calo also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. MagicBook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Calo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicBook ships an update weekly, Calo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MagicBook versus Calo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicBookCalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews94.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—20 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAppactively IncSpace-Time Transformation Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

MagicBook

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Calo

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MagicBook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99
None

Calo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicBook free?
MagicBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calo free?
Calo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MagicBook or Calo have ads?
Neither MagicBook nor Calo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicBook or Calo?
MagicBook ships an update weekly, and Calo every 5 days. Most recently, MagicBook was updated on October 2, 2026 and Calo on October 28, 2026.

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