Comparison

DayCalc vs Calculator

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

Head to head
About

DayCalc

This app combines a powerful calculator with a comprehensive unit converter. It offers standard, scientific, and fraction calculations, along with over 600 units across 20 categories. Users can customize units, add notes to calculations, and enjoy a visually appealing interface with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Standard, scientific, and fraction calculator
  • Live voice calculator
  • Add notes to calculations
  • Over 600 units in 20 categories
  • Custom unit creation
  • Automatic currency exchange rate updates
  • 50+ themes and dark mode support
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: HCDayCalc:// Download it now and feel of this calculator is how classic

About

Calculator

This app combines basic, scientific, currency, and unit conversion tools into a single, powerful calculator. It offers features like history records, number speech, and seamless result inheritance across different calculator types for an efficient workflow.

Highlights
  • Basic and scientific calculations
  • Currency converter with 150+ currencies
  • Units converter for various measurements
  • History records with save, copy, and paste
  • Number speech for input accuracy
  • Seamless result inheritance across calculators
  • Offline usage and customizable themes
Features
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Calculator is a fast, easy-to-use calculator for everyday math, scientific calculations, currency conversion, and unit conversion — all in one app. Whether you need a quick basic calculation, advanced scientific functions, live exchange rates, or common unit conversions, Calculator keeps the tools you use most in one clean, familiar interface. BASIC CALCULATOR • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages • Clear expressions with real-time results • Copy and paste results • Custom decimal places and number notation • Calculation history for quick reference SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR • Powers, square roots, logarithms, factorials, and more • Trigonometric functions including sin, cos, and tan • Degree and radian modes • Complex expressions with easy-to-read results CURRENCY CONVERTER • Convert 150+ currencies • Exchange rates update automatically when connected to the internet • Reuse values from the basic or scientific calculator without re-entering them UNIT CONVERTER Quickly convert common units for: • Length • Mass • Area • Volume • Speed • Temperature • Energy • Pressure • And more CALCULATION HISTORY Keep track of previous calculations, then save, copy, or reuse results whenever you need them. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE & IPAD • Fast startup and responsive calculations • Works offline for core calculator functions • Multiple themes, including dark themes • iPad Split View and multiple orientations • Result inheritance between calculator modes • Optional number speech and button sounds Calculator is built for school, work, shopping, travel, finance, and everyday math — from a quick percentage calculation to advanced scientific functions. PREMIUM Premium membership removes ads and unlocks additional themes and premium features. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled through your Apple Account settings before the renewal date. Terms of Use: https://berrymay0418.github.io/supercalculator_terms.html Privacy Policy: https://berrymay0418.github.io/supercalculator.html Questions or feedback: colorcalculator@outlook.com

Screenshots

DayCalc4 screens
Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DayCalc at every 3 weeks against Calculator's every 2 months. DayCalc also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DayCalc sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Calculator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for DayCalc against 4.6 for Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 126 and 200 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of DayCalc's written reviews are positive against 80% of Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCalc ships an update every 3 weeks, Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayCalc versus Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCalcCalculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (126 ratings) — better4.6 (200 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings126200 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer良峰 侯Wuhan Ananta Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

DayCalc

All ratings126 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.4%

Calculator

All ratings200 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

DayCalc

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Update issues, stuck in update loop
  • Cannot install after removal
  • Weight conversion not showing
  • Keys making sound unexpectedly
  • App not working after professional version update
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  • App crashes after update
  • Stuck on updating forever
  • Calculator results in errors (e.g., 1000*10%)
  • App keeps running in the background, draining battery
  • Cannot change themes due to network error
  • Ads still appear after purchasing ad removal
  • App not opening after install
  • M+ M- bug
  • Text/numbers/symbols have underlines
  • Standard version limits typing to four digits
  • App not starting on Apple Watch

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add Pi button
  • Improve currency conversion navigation
  • iCloud support for syncing across devices
  • Add background running feature
  • Ability to change app icon
Show 5 more
  • Add more theme options
  • Allow notes to show on the main screen
  • Email entire calculation history
  • Change layout (move function buttons)
  • Allow sound to be enabled in silent mode

Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DayCalc

One-time4
  • Constants Pack$0.99
  • Custom Unit Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Complete Pack$4.99
4 purchases

Calculator

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Membership - 1 Month3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Premium Monthly Pro3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Premium Membership - 1 Week$2.497 Days
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  • Premium Membership - 1 Year3 Days trial$26.991 Year

Questions

Is DayCalc free?
DayCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calculator free?
Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayCalc or Calculator?
DayCalc is rated higher. DayCalc averages 4.7 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Calculator averages 4.6 from 200 ratings.
Do DayCalc or Calculator have ads?
Both DayCalc and Calculator show ads.
Which is updated more often, DayCalc or Calculator?
DayCalc ships an update every 3 weeks, and Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, DayCalc was updated on September 21, 2026 and Calculator on September 14, 2026.

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