Comparison

DayCalc Pro vs Word2Art

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

Head to head
About

DayCalc Pro

This app combines a powerful calculator with a comprehensive unit converter. It offers standard and scientific calculations, allows notes to be added to history, and supports a wide range of units and custom conversions. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with customizable themes and watchOS integration.

Highlights
  • Standard and scientific calculator
  • Add notes to calculations
  • Over 600 units in 20 categories
  • Custom unit creation
  • Automatic currency exchange rate updates
  • Dark Mode support
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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DayCalc is an easy to use, beautifully packaged calculator and Unit Converter, includes standard, scientific and fractions calculator, best calculator for your iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch! Calculator: - Live voice calculator - Add notes to history of your calculations, and you can share - Choose between a basic calculator or scientific calculator with more than 30 scientific operations - Use both calculators in portrait or landscape mode (both iPhone and iPad), and split screen support for iPad - Auto adjust height of the history list, no matter how long the calculation process can be displayed in full - Allows locking of calculation history, cannot be deleted and modified after locking - Full watchOS 4 and later support - Support iOS 9 and later spotlight search - Support Dark Mode Unit Converter: - Over 600+ units in 20 categories. - Allows you to add your own unit data, make your own unit converter that meets all your requirements. - Support more than 150 kinds of currency, conversion exchange rate automatic updates - The simplest way to create and use favorite lists. - Add the constant value of your frequently used, it can easily and quickly reused. - Flexible search feature that lets you quickly find what you want the unit and automatically saves your search history. Basic functions: - 50+ beautiful themes for you to choose - View and edit a history of your calculations on the History Panel - Multiple Button sounds, and button sound is mutable URL schemes: HCDayCalcPro:// Download it now and feel of this calculator is how classic

About

Word2Art

Create unique word clouds from text, analyze word frequencies, and clean up text data. Supports multiple languages and offers various customization options for designs. Save and export your creations in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Personalized word cloud creation
  • Word frequency analysis
  • Text cleanup (HTML, Markdown, etc.)
  • Multi-language support
  • Customizable fonts, colors, and shapes
  • Offline functionality
  • Export to JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF
Features
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Word2Art brings word cloud creation, word frequency analysis and text cleanup together in one creative tool. Turn keywords, phrases or frequency tables into personalized word clouds for classroom presentations, work reports, reading notes and poster designs. CREATE PERSONALIZED WORD CLOUDS Enter words or phrases, or import a word frequency table. Combine fonts, colors, text angles, shapes and illustrations to create your own design. Emphasize important words with sizes based on input order or word frequency. ANALYZE AND ORGANIZE TEXT Analyze Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean text locally on your device. Use stopword filtering, custom word lists and editable frequencies to refine your keywords, then export the results as CSV. CLEAN UP TEXT Remove HTML tags, Markdown syntax, links, emoji and other content as needed. Tidy up whitespace, change English letter case and apply replacement rules to streamline text preparation. SAVE, EXPORT AND KEEP EDITING Save artwork to Mine and reopen it whenever you want to edit. Export as JPG, PNG, SVG or PDF. Use the dedicated .w2a project format to save settings and assets, then import the file to continue creating. CREATE OFFLINE, SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Text analysis, cleanup and word cloud generation all run on your device. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with iCloud syncing for saved artwork. (EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DayCalc Pro4 screens
Word2Art4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Word2Art at Free against DayCalc Pro's $0.99. DayCalc Pro's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Word2Art is free to download; DayCalc Pro costs $0.99 up front. DayCalc Pro sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Word2Art sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DayCalc Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 181 and 339 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of DayCalc Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Word2Art's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCalc Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Word2Art every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DayCalc Pro versus Word2Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCalc ProWord2Art
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (181 ratings) — better4.4 (339 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings181339 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB329 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer良峰 侯Wuhan Tufu Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

DayCalc Pro

All ratings177 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.2%

Word2Art

All ratings339 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

DayCalc Pro

From 181 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Customizable themes and colors
  • 📊 Comprehensive feature set (scientific, fractions, conversions)
  • 💰 Great value for price (free or $1)
  • 📝 Useful history/tape feature for tracking calculations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Update installation issues and stuck downloads
  • 🐛 Display cutoff in landscape mode on smaller phones
  • 🐛 Fraction display cuts off large numbers
  • 🐛 Currency converter fails after favoriting
  • 🐛 Copy function only copies first number

Word2Art

From 339 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative program with creative potential
  • 👍 Easy to use (historically)
  • 👍 Worked like a charm (historically)
  • 👍 Very reasonable price (historically)
  • 👍 Not pushed to pay for extra features (historically)

Room to improve

  • 💸 Everything is paid
  • 💸 Limited options
  • 💸 Excessive price
  • 💸 Paid for pro, still standard
  • 💸 Lost money

Bugs and requests

DayCalc Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Latest update stuck on download/installation loop
  • Display rendering issues in landscape mode on iPhone 12/13 mini
  • Fraction results display truncated with large numbers
  • Fraction operator placement incorrect during multi-step calculations
  • Currency conversion broken after favoriting currencies
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  • Copy expression only copies first number
  • Exponent calculation: .35 / 1 EE 6 returns 350,000 instead of correct value
  • Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion inaccurate (8°F returns 1.3°C)
  • App becomes unusable after using unit conversion feature
  • iOS 6 compatibility: black display and crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cursor movement for easier digit and symbol editing
  • Back button to delete individual numbers instead of clearing all
  • History display directly above input without clicking
  • Back button in converter functions for easier navigation
  • Improved animated transitions for better aesthetics

Word2Art

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App still standard after paying for pro
  • Restore failure: 21004
  • Full options not enabled after purchase
  • Unable to restore app due to error message
  • App asks to pay again after subscription
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  • App interface clunky and frustrating
  • Useful design elements removed
  • App now in Chinese
  • Cannot get app back to English
  • Unable to create new art
  • App is useless
  • App crashes
  • Cannot use custom shapes
  • Crashes every time saving work

Requested features

4 requests
  • Return previous version
  • Restore old images and shapes
  • Provide resolution options
  • Adapt to new iPhones

In-app purchases

9 purchases

DayCalc Pro

One-time9
  • Constants Pack$0.99
  • Festivals Theme Pack 1$0.99
  • Season Theme Pack 1$0.99
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  • Bird Theme Pack 1$0.99
  • Insects Theme Pack 1$0.99
  • Season Theme Pack 2$0.99
  • Festivals Theme Pack 2$0.99
  • Custom Unit Pack$1.99
  • Complete Pack$4.99
3 purchases

Word2Art

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 12 Months3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is DayCalc Pro free?
DayCalc Pro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Word2Art free?
Word2Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayCalc Pro or Word2Art?
DayCalc Pro is rated higher. DayCalc Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 181 ratings, while Word2Art averages 4.4 from 339 ratings.
Do DayCalc Pro or Word2Art have ads?
Neither DayCalc Pro nor Word2Art shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayCalc Pro or Word2Art?
DayCalc Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Word2Art every 2 months. Most recently, DayCalc Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Word2Art on November 6, 2026.

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