Comparison

Shopping Calculator. vs Mapew

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

Head to head
About

Shopping Calculator.

This app helps you track your spending while shopping by calculating your total purchase amount. It's useful for managing budgets, applying coupons, and verifying your bill. You can add item details, apply discounts, and handle sales tax.

Highlights
  • Real-time spending sum display
  • Add item photos or names
  • One-handed price entry optimization
  • Quickly add items with same price
  • View and edit past purchases
  • Sales tax and discount options
  • Multi-currency support
Features
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The Shopping Calculator app helps you keep an eye on your spendings while shopping (for example grocery shopping). Common use cases: • coupon that requires a certain minimum purchase value • stay under a certain budget • check if your bill is correct Features: • Always see you current shopping sum on top • Optional: add a photo or a name to an item • The entry of prices is optimized for one-handed use • Easily add goods with the same price • View and edit your past purchases • Sales tax option for countries that show prices without taxes • Discount option on the whole purchase or on particular items • Support for all currencies

About

Mapew

Track your spending in real-time as you shop, compare prices across local stores using a live map, and verify your receipt against your cart to catch overcharges. Build shared shopping lists and monitor your savings over time.

Highlights
  • Live price map of local stores
  • Receipt scanning and item verification
  • Real-time in-app spending total
  • AI-powered price tag reading
  • Shared shopping lists with real-time editing
  • Purchase history and savings tracking
Features
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Were you charged right? Mapew shows your running total while you shop, checks your receipt item by item, and shows on the map where each product is cheapest near you. LIVE PRICE MAP • See prices the community recorded in your area • Search one item, or your whole list, and find which store is worth it • Receipt-confirmed prices are shown apart from estimates, so you know which to trust • Every purchase recorded makes your neighborhood map more complete CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE YOU LEAVE • Scan the receipt's QR code or take a photo of it (beta) • Mapew compares each item with what you put in your cart • Spots overcharges, items you didn't take, missing items and discounts • Save the purchase and share the check as a PDF SEE YOUR TOTAL AS YOU SHOP • Scan barcodes for free, with no limit • Or point at the price tag: AI reads the product and price for you • Set a spending limit and track your total before checkout SHARED SHOPPING LIST • Build your list and tick off what you've picked up • Invite whoever shops with you: everyone edits together in real time • See what you paid last time for each item YOUR SAVINGS • Purchase history and achievements • Every wrong charge you catch adds up as savings on your profile YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR CURRENCY Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), English and Spanish, in your country's currency. PRIVACY Your location stays on your device. It's only used to center the map and measure distance. Start free: unlimited barcode scans, plus price-tag reads and receipt checks every month.

Screenshots

Shopping Calculator.4 screens
Mapew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mapew at none against Shopping Calculator.'s shown. Shopping Calculator.'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shopping Calculator. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mapew sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shopping Calculator. versus Mapew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopping Calculator.Mapew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilos Lukas ZiolkowskiRoni Amorim de Lima

Customer experience

Shopping Calculator.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Mapew

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shopping Calculator.

One-time1
  • Pro Version$11.99
1 purchases

Mapew

Subscriptions1
  • Mapew PRO$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Shopping Calculator. free?
Shopping Calculator. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mapew free?
Mapew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shopping Calculator. or Mapew have ads?
Shopping Calculator. shows ads; Mapew does not.

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