Calmetric vs Samay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calmetric
Gain practical insights into your calendar year with detailed charts and metrics. Break down any date range to identify optimal times for planning, vacations, and deadlines. Enjoy a private, secure, and ad-free experience with a native iOS design.
- Year progress charts
- Date range breakdown
- Optimal date identification
- Native iOS design
- Private and secure experience
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Calmetric helps you gain practical insights into the calendar year. Use Calmetric to track the year’s progress, explore different timeframes, and make more informed planning decisions. Features: · See the year’s progress with detailed charts and metrics · Break down any date range into days, nights, weekends, and more · Identify optimal dates for vacations, meetings, and deadlines · Enjoy a native iOS design, using Apple’s latest frameworks and UI guidelines Calmetric provides a private and secure, ad-free experience—no ads, no tracking, ever. Terms of Service: https://crater.tools/calmetric/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://crater.tools/calmetric/privacy-policy
Samay
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Samay (Hindi/Sanskrit for time) helps you effortlessly compare and plan across multiple time zones — all in one clean, customizable view. Whether you’re coordinating with a remote team, planning international travel, or scheduling across continents, Samay makes global time intuitive and visual. Core Features: • Multi-Timezone Grid View: • Compare times across multiple cities in a clear, scrollable grid. Date Selection: • Quickly switch between dates using a horizontal date picker. Smart Location Management: • Add or remove cities with persistent storage. Default Setup: • Starts with New York, London, Tokyo, and your current location. Customization Options • 12-hour or 24-hour time formats • Hourly or 30-minute intervals Multiple calendar systems: • Default • Forex • Gregorian • Islamic • Hebrew • Buddhist Visual & Accessibility Controls • Show or hide timezone names Highlight weekends • Work-hours highlighting (custom start & end times) • Night/day visualization • High-contrast mode • Zoomed-in view for focus Built for Performance • Native SwiftUI experience • Local persistence with SwiftData • Accurate time calculations using TimeZone APIs • Optimized caching for smooth scrolling and fast updates Samay is designed to feel fast, precise, and calm so time never gets in the way of planning.
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Verdict
Calmetric and Samay are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calmetric ships an update every 3 weeks, Samay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calmetric | Samay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piotr Bakker | Shubh Thorat |
In-app purchases
Calmetric
No in-app purchases
Samay
No in-app purchases









