Comparison

Maculate vs Ensu

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

Head to head
About

Maculate

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Maculate is a native frontend for Qalculate, an advanced calculator program with support for units. It supports just about anything you could imagine, and then some: - Hundreds of units and dozens of constants - Unit conversions - Solve for unknown values - Factorize equations - Calculus: Differentiate and Integrate - Calculate in different base systems - Calculate with time - Uncertainty Propagation - Economics - Matrices and Vectors - Combinatorics - Complex Numbers - Variable Assignment For a full list of features, refer to the Qalculate documentation. Please note that Maculate does not currently support plotting, dataset i/o, and realtime currency conversion.

About

Ensu

This AI chat application runs entirely on your device, ensuring all conversations remain private and offline. It offers a personal AI experience without data collection or internet requirements, perfect for secure reflection and writing.

Highlights
  • Fully on-device AI
  • Works offline
  • No data collection
  • Open source
  • Cross-platform availability
Features
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Ensu is a private, offline AI chat app that runs entirely on your device. Chat, think, and write without sending your data to the cloud. Ensu uses local language models, so your conversations stay with you - no accounts, no tracking, no usage limits. Designed as a personal AI that grows with you, Ensu works even without internet access and is perfect for private reflection, reading discussions, or long flights. It’s open source, cross-platform, and built with a shared Rust core for performance and reliability. Optional end-to-end encrypted backups and sync across devices are coming soon. Key features * Fully on-device AI - works offline * No data collection, no subscriptions * Open source and privacy-first * Available across mobile and desktop Your AI. Your device. Your control. Terms: https://ente.io/terms Privacy: https://ente.io/privacy

Screenshots

Maculate3 screens
Ensu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ensu at Free against Maculate's $4.99. Ensu also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Ensu is free to download; Maculate costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Maculate versus Ensu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaculateEnsu
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—3.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToastcat LLCEnte Technologies, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Maculate

No in-app purchases

None

Ensu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maculate free?
Maculate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ensu free?
Ensu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maculate or Ensu have ads?
Neither Maculate nor Ensu shows ads.

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