DayCalc Pro vs Loudspeaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Loudspeaker
This utility app allows users to repeat spoken text or recorded audio. It can convert input text to voice, import files for repeated reading, and supports a "bullet screen" mode for scrolling text playback.
- Repeat spoken text
- Convert text to voice
- Record and repeat audio
- Import files for reading
- Scrolling text display mode
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-Repeat the talking for you -Can input text, automatically convert to voice, repeat reading -Can be recorded and read repeatedly -Can import files and repeat reading -[blockbuster] supports scrolling and playing text in the form of "bullet screen / hand card"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Loudspeaker at Free against DayCalc Pro's $0.99. Loudspeaker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). DayCalc Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (181 vs 2). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Loudspeaker is free to download; DayCalc Pro costs $0.99 up front. DayCalc Pro sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Loudspeaker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DayCalc Pro against 4.5 for Loudspeaker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DayCalc Pro has 181 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of DayCalc Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loudspeaker's.
DayCalc Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Loudspeaker monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayCalc Pro | Loudspeaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (181 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 良峰 侯 | 德明 杨 |
Customer experience
DayCalc Pro
Loudspeaker
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
Loudspeaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DayCalc Pro
- 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
Loudspeaker
- Buy Pro Viersion$0.99
- Donate$0.99









