Comparison

DayCalc vs CalcMate

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
Read full description

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

CalcMate

This app combines note-taking with a powerful calculator, allowing you to perform calculations directly within your text. It handles math, currency, unit conversions, and date calculations, offering a streamlined alternative to spreadsheets and traditional calculators.

Highlights
  • Calculate math within text
  • Currency and unit conversions
  • Date calculations
  • Organize notes with folders
  • iCloud syncing
  • Custom number keyboard
Features
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Stop switching between Notes and Calculator. Type “1000$ + 20% fee” and CalcMate shows the answer instantly, right next to your words. CalcMate is a notepad with a built-in calculator. Mix numbers, text, percentages, currencies, dates and units in the same note, and every line is calculated live as you type. Use it for budgets, expenses, invoices, splitting bills, shopping lists, quotes and quick estimates — no spreadsheet needed. TRY THESE EXAMPLES • 100 + 5 tip • 1000$ + 20% fee • 900$ + 20$ delivery + 1.5% • 500 USD in EUR • 10 BTC in USD • Today + 5 days • 1 kg in lb • subtotal — total of all previous lines • line5 — reuse the result from line 5 • rent × 12 — use saved variables from your Variables list • 20 #food, then sum(#food) — total everything with a tag • # this is a comment WHAT YOU CAN DO • Calculate directly inside your notes, line by line • Percentages, taxes, discounts and tips • Live currency and crypto conversion • Unit conversion: weight, length, volume, time and more • Date and duration math • Variables and line references to reuse results • Calculation tags: sum, average and count lines by #tag • Running total shown above the keyboard STAY ORGANIZED • Folders for every project, trip or budget • Highlight text in eight colors • Dividers to start a fresh calculation section • Share notes as PDF • Trash to restore deleted notes • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad MAKE IT YOURS • Custom number keyboard with quick symbols • Number formatting, precision, font and font size • Alternate app icons FREE TO USE CalcMate is free. You can optionally remove ads or leave a tip to support development. WE’D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK Questions or ideas? Email us at lazyboardapp+calcmate@gmail.com

Screenshots

DayCalc4 screens
CalcMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

DayCalc and CalcMate both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of CalcMate's written reviews are positive against 87% of DayCalc's. DayCalc's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 CalcMate sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalcMate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of DayCalc's written reviews are positive against 96% of CalcMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCalc ships an update every 3 weeks, CalcMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayCalc versus CalcMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCalcCalcMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (128 ratings)4.9 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings128 — better95
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer良峰 侯Elsayed Hussein

Customer experience

DayCalc

All ratings126 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.0%

CalcMate

All ratings95 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

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
Show 11 more
  • 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

CalcMate

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
Show 1 more
  • Complete Pack$4.99
5 purchases

CalcMate

One-time5
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me 2 coffees$1.99
  • Buy Me a burger$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Buy Me a pizza$9.99

Questions

Is DayCalc free?
DayCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalcMate free?
CalcMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayCalc or CalcMate?
CalcMate is rated higher. DayCalc averages 4.7 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while CalcMate averages 4.9 from 95 ratings.
Do DayCalc or CalcMate have ads?
Both DayCalc and CalcMate show ads.
Which is updated more often, DayCalc or CalcMate?
DayCalc ships an update every 3 weeks, and CalcMate every 2 weeks. Most recently, DayCalc was updated on October 29, 2026 and CalcMate on October 30, 2026.

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