Comparison

Calmetric vs kōan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Year progress charts
  • Date range breakdown
  • Optimal date identification
  • Native iOS design
  • Private and secure experience
Features
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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

About

kōan

This daily planner helps users achieve a sense of enlightenment through its streamlined and powerful interface. It offers a focused approach to daily planning, aiming to foster personal growth and mindfulness.

Highlights
  • Streamlined daily planning
  • Powerful interface
  • Focus on personal growth
  • Mindfulness integration
Features
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Achieve your buddha-nature through kōan's streamlined, powerful daily planner.

Screenshots

Calmetric4 screens
kōan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calmetric at 5.0 against kōan's 4.5. kōan's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calmetric holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Calmetric versus kōan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalmetrickōan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiotr BakkerNICHOLAS ARTHUR OSBORNE ROSEBOROUGH

Customer experience

Calmetric

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

kōan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calmetric

No in-app purchases

None

kōan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calmetric free?
Calmetric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is kōan free?
kōan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calmetric or kōan?
Calmetric is rated higher. Calmetric averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while kōan averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Calmetric or kōan have ads?
Neither Calmetric nor kōan shows ads.

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