GOLD vs ShadowCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GOLD
An elegant, gold-themed calculator app offering essential math operations and percentage calculations with a minimalist design. It provides a premium user experience with big buttons and a clear display for quick daily calculations.
- Essential math operations
- Percentage calculations
- Clean, aesthetic interface
- Premium gold theme
- Big buttons
- Easy-to-read display
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GOLD • CALCULATOR is a premium math tool focused on core operations, minimalism, and a premium experience. Replace your boring default app with an elegant, gold-themed aesthetic calculator. Nothing extra – just an elegant design, big buttons, and flawless performance. Features: - Essential math operations and percentage calculations. - Clean, aesthetic interface with a premium feel. - Easy-to-read display for quick daily calculations. Perfect for quick daily math, school homework, or just adding a touch of luxury to your home screen!
ShadowCalc
Calculate in style with this persona-inspired calculator app. It offers unique themes, customizable icons, and haptic feedback, all with hand-drawn assets.
- Persona-inspired themes
- Customizable icons
- Haptic feedback
- Unique hand-drawn assets
- Multiple theme support
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I am a shadow, the true self! For all the Investigation Team Members, Phantom Thieves, and SEES members, calculate in a new way with this stylized, persona-inspired calculator! ShadowCalc is a free application inspired by the Persona video game series. Features Include: - Support for 5+ different themes inspired by three of the video games! - Haptic Feedback setting! - Customizable Icons to match each theme! - Completely unique and hand drawn assets for each of the themes! Download today and begin calculating in style! Persona and other trademarks are property of ATLUS and not of my own creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShadowCalc at 5.0 against GOLD's 3.8. ShadowCalc also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 5). GOLD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ShadowCalc sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GOLD asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShadowCalc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 22 respectively.
GOLD ships an update every 7 months, ShadowCalc weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GOLD | ShadowCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Pulatov | Ahmed Aslam Juvale |
In-app purchases
GOLD
No in-app purchases
ShadowCalc
- Level 1 Tip$0.99
- Level 2 Tip$2.99
- Level 10 Tip$9.99
