MathNotes vs BruCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MathNotes
This app offers a comprehensive suite for STEM students, combining handwritten note-taking with powerful math solving capabilities. It features an AI tutor, graphing tools, and specialized calculators, all designed to aid in learning and organization. Notes can be compiled into professional documents and exported as PDFs.
- Handwritten note-taking with Apple Pencil
- Photo-based math problem solver
- 12 specialized calculators
- AI tutor for homework help
- PDF import and annotation
- Offline functionality
- Export to formatted PDFs
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The all-in-one math solver and study app. MathNotes combines Desmos-like graphing, Symbolab-like step-by-step solving, 12 specialized calculators, an AI tutor, and beautiful handwritten notes, all in one place. Write naturally - Handwrite with Apple Pencil or your finger, no keyboard needed - Keep notes handwritten or compile to publication-ready documents Solve anything - Snap a photo of any problem for instant solutions, graphs, and step-by-step explanations - 12 built-in calculators: graphing, scientific, matrix, symbolic, unit converter, and more - AI-powered help that actually understands your work Stay organized - Unlimited notebooks and folders - Tag definitions, theorems, and formulas to build your own knowledge base - Import, annotate, and markup PDFs and textbooks - Export beautiful, perfectly formatted PDFs Built for students - Privacy-first: your notes are encrypted and never used for AI training - Works offline - One app replaces Desmos, Symbolab, Photomath, and your note-taking app Subscription - Plus unlocks unlimited notes, cloud sync, and other basic features. Premium unlocks the AI chat, agentic LaTeX editor, and cloud sync. Everything else: notes, all 12 calculators, PDF support: is free with limited use. Try Premium free for 7 days! Terms of Use: https://mathnotes.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://mathnotes.io/privacy
BruCalc
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BruCalc is an offline brewing calculator built for practical day-to-day brewery work. It brings common brewhouse, hop, yeast, cellar, water, and conversion calculations into one streamlined app designed around real brewing measurements. Calculators include: • Strike / Mash Water • Theoretical Yield • Brewhouse Efficiency • Kettle Addition Scaler • Sugar Gravity Adjustment • Hop Addition → IBU • IBU → Hop Addition • Dry-Hop Scaler • Pitch Rate • Carbonation • Attenuation & ABV • Sugar Addition • Liquor Back • Spirit Dilution • Beer Calories • Salt Addition • Volume Conversion • Weight Conversion • SG ↔ Plato • °F ↔ °C • Hydrometer Correction BruCalc also includes a read-only Formula Reference so you can review the equations, variables, units, assumptions, and methods used throughout the app. Designed for brewery-scale measurements, BruCalc supports units including bbl, gal, L, hL, lb, oz, kg, g, specific gravity, degrees Plato, IBU, ppm, psi, bar, kPa, and cells/mL/°P. Key features: • Works offline • No account required • Fast, practical brewery calculations • Transparent formulas and assumptions • Imperial and metric unit support • Built for brewhouse, cellar, yeast, hop, and water calculations BruCalc is intended as a brewing reference and calculation tool. Users remain responsible for verifying results and determining whether calculations are appropriate for their own equipment, ingredients, processes, and operating procedures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BruCalc at none against MathNotes's 8. MathNotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. MathNotes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BruCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MathNotes | BruCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mark Miller | Chase Burrell |
In-app purchases
MathNotes
- iwrote Plus7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- MathNotes Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- MathNotes Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- MathNotes Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- MathNotes Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- 1 Course Credit$24.99
- 3 MathNotes Credits$54.99
- 5 MathNotes Credits$74.99
BruCalc
No in-app purchases









